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• Around the world in 50 countries: the globe-trotting Christmas travel quiz

  25-12-2025 07:00
  From the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World to Donald Trump’s territorial wishlist, test your travel knowledge. Every answer is the name of a countryName the six countries or territories Donald Trump has said or suggested he would like to annex, acquire or take control of. Continue reading...
  
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• ‘It’s a social hub more than a pub’: Scottish community reopens its local inn just in time for Christmas

  24-12-2025 08:00
  As pubs nationwide buckle under soaring costs, one Argyll village spent three years buying and restoring theirs – and has ambitious plans for the futureIt’s opening night at Scotland’s newest community pub, Oakbank Inn, which sits on the Holy Loch in the village of Sandbank, Argyll. It’s a clear, cold night, and the inn couldn’t look more welcoming: a cosy glow from within the historic building, the Cowal hills beyond. The Christmas lights are twinkling, the glasses
  
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• ‘An unsung alternative to the Cotswolds‘: exploring Leicestershire’s Welland valley

  23-12-2025 08:00
  This hidden gem has country inns, canalside walks, a stunning viaduct, the historic town of Market Harborough – and not a tour bus in sightIt was a chilly Sunday in November 2000 when the gods chose to smile on Ken Wallace. The retired teacher was sweeping his metal detector across a hillside in Leicestershire’s Welland valley when a series of beeps brought him up short. Digging down, he found a cache of buried coins almost two millennia old. He had chanced upon one of the UK’s
  
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• Stargazing in the Lake District: a new forest observatory opens in Grizedale

  22-12-2025 08:00
  There’s no shortage of stunning scenery and daytime activities in the Lakes. Now, an observatory is offering stellar nocturnal events tooA tawny owl screeches nearby in the dark and her mate replies, hooting eerily from the forest below. A white dome floats in the gloaming above a plain black doorway outlined with red light, like a portal to another dimension. I’m in Grizedale Forest, far from any light-polluting cities, to visit the Lake District’s first public observator
  
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• Come on in, all ye faithful: 18 of the UK’s best mass swims for Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day

  21-12-2025 08:00
  Festive sea swims are pure joy – and also blow away the cobwebs, unite communities and raise money for charity. Here are some old (and new) favouritesFelixstowe, Suffolk
  A proper community affair, with hundreds of participants resplendent in festive finery racing into the North Sea at 10am sharp while much of the town gathers along the promenade to watch. The event raises funds for St Elizabeth Hospice, and every year brings new tales of heroics and even romance (there’s been the odd
  
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• I took my kids to Lapland on the Santa Claus Express – but would the big man deliver?

  20-12-2025 08:00
  If meeting Santa is on your family wishlist, this trip on a festive sleeper train from Helsinki to Rovaniemi, with reindeer and huskies thrown in, is Christmas with jingle bells onChristmas was only a few days away and the Finnish capital of Helsinki was ringing with festive cheer as we explored the Tuomaan Markkinat in Senate Square, sipping from mugs of hot, spicy glögi (mulled wine), and biting into joulutorttu (jam-filled puff pastries shaped like catherine wheels). A cold front had bro
  
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• ‘You can’t beat a wintry walk on a crisp, bright day’: readers’ favourite UK winter activities

  19-12-2025 09:00
  From rockpooling in Somerset to stargazing in Northumberland, our readers share their favourite seasonal outdoor activities
  • Tell us about a beach holiday – the best tip wins a £200 holiday voucherArrive at Fowlmere RSPB reserve, 10 miles south-west of Cambridge, an hour before nightfall to allow yourself time to find a good vantage point to enjoy the spectacle of the murmuration. Starlings gather and swirl in fluid Spirograph shapes, framed by shadowy trees against sunset reds
  
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• Why west Cornwall is the perfect place to mark the winter solstice

  18-12-2025 08:00
  With ancient standing stones and modern midwinter festivals, the West Penwith peninsula is a land of magic and mysteryThe light is fading fast as I stand inside Tregeseal stone circle near St Just. The granite stones of the circle are luminous in this sombre landscape, like pale, inquisitive ghosts gathered round to see what we’re up to. Above us, a sea of withered bracken and gorse rises to Carn Kenidjack, the sinister rock outcrop that dominates the naked skyline. At night, this moor is
  
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• Share a tip on your favourite beach in Europe

  17-12-2025 18:02
  Tell us about a lesser-known European beach – the best tip wins £200 towards a Coolstays breakAt this time of year, thoughts turn to warmer days and dreamy holidays on sun-drenched beaches. We’d love to hear about beaches you’ve discovered on your travels in Europe (excluding the UK). We’re interested in places beyond the usual tourist haunts – coves and sandy stretches overlooked by the holiday crowds.The best tip of the week, chosen by Tom Hall of Lonely Pla
  
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• Share a tip on a favourite beach in Europe

  17-12-2025 18:02
  Tell us about your favourite lesser-known European beach – the best tip wins £200 towards a Coolstays breakAt this time of year, thoughts turn to warmer days and dreamy holidays on sun-drenched beaches. We’d love to hear about favourite beaches you’ve discovered on your travels in Europe (excluding the UK). We’re interested in places beyond the usual tourist haunts – lesser-known bays, coves and sandy stretches overlooked by the holiday crowds. Tell us where i
  
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• A winter tour of Luxembourg’s fairytale chateaux – on the country’s free bus network

  17-12-2025 08:00
  This tiny country is awash with atmospheric castles, many of which you can stay in, making for a magical wintry break. And it won’t cost you a cent to travel between themThe top of the tower had disappeared in the mist, but its bells rang clear and true, tolling beyond the abbey gates, over the slopes of frost-fringed trees, down to the town in the valley below. Final call for morning mass. I took a seat at the back of the modern church, built when the Abbey of Saint Maurice and Saint Maur
  
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• Delizioso! Six of Italy’s tastiest local food delicacies – and where to try them

  16-12-2025 08:01
  It will come as little surprise that Italian cuisine has been added to Unesco’s cultural heritage list. Here are a select few of the country’s countless regional specialitiesLast week’s announcement that Italian cuisine has been added to Unesco’s intangible cultural heritage list came as no surprise to anyone familiar with that country’s obsession with food. Unesco called Italy’s cooking a “communal activity” in which “people of all ages and
  
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• All I want for Christmas … is to escape and go travelling

  15-12-2025 08:00
  Going away for the festive season has left me with unforgettable memories, from a boat trip with Bangladeshi fishermen to exploring Castro’s Cuban hideoutI have made a point of escaping Christmas for as long as I can remember. Not escaping for Christmas, but avoiding it altogether – the stressful buildup, consumer chaos, panic buying, the enforced jollity and parties. When the first festive gifts start appearing in the shops in September, it’s time to confirm my travel plans, i
  
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• Our 25 favourite European travel discoveries of 2025

  13-12-2025 11:41
  The most exciting places our writers came across this year, from untouched islands in Finland to an affordable ski resort in Bulgaria and the perfect Parisian bistroOn a midsummer trip to Ireland, I saw dolphins in the Irish Sea, sunset by the Liffey, and misty views of the Galtee Mountains. The half-hour train journey to Cobh (“cove”), through Cork’s island-studded harbour, was especially lovely. As the railway crossed Lough Mahon, home to thousands of seabirds, there was wate
  
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• ‘We walked in awe, gazing across the sea’: readers’ favourite travel discoveries of 2025

  12-12-2025 08:00
  From Essex to Istanbul, and from a soul music bar to a dramatic mountain pass, our tipsters share their personal travel highlights of the yearMoments after stepping off the bus, I wanted to text my friend: “What have I done to you, why did you tell me to come here?” As I weaved my way through coach-party day trippers, my initial suspicions dissipated. I came to swim, but Piran offered so much more. Venetian squares provided a delicately ornate backdrop, while cobbled passageways hous
  
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• Underground art: exploring the unique designs of London’s tube seats

  11-12-2025 08:00
  Most metros use plastic or metal, but the distinctive fabrics on London’s network are full of clues to its historyWhen I first came to London from Yorkshire in the late 1980s, I found the tube replete with bizarre novelties. Among them was the way most trains required me to sit sideways to the direction of travel, as on a fairground waltzer. Directly opposite me was another person or an empty seat, and while I knew not to stare at people, I did stare at the seats – at their woollen c
  
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• Why I love Portscatho in Cornwall – especially in winter

  10-12-2025 08:00
  It’s a far cry from the sun-kissed beaches of Cape Town where she grew up, but the simple pleasures of a seaside village in Cornwall draw the author back year after yearThe idea of the sea that I grew up with was associated with sundowners and souped-up cars and skipping classes to sunbathe with the models who took over Cape Town’s beaches each summer. As a student, long nights would end, not infrequently, with a swim at sunrise (until, one morning, the police arrived to remind us th
  
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• ‘This is the real Santa’s workshop’: a trip to Germany’s toy village

  09-12-2025 08:00
  You don’t have to be a child to enjoy Seiffen, the magical ‘home of Christmas’ where they’ve been making traditional wooden toys for hundreds of yearsI feel terrible … I’ve left the children at home and Seiffen, nicknamed Spielzeugdorf (The Toy Village), is literally a Christmas wonderland. Every street is alive with sparkling fairy lights and soft candlelight. There are thousands of tiny wooden figurines, train sets and toy animals displayed in shop windows,
  
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• ‘When the church door opens, it’s like a miracle’: the phone app that’s a key to Italy’s religious art

  08-12-2025 08:00
  A cultural initiative in Piedmont is unlocking a trove of priceless medieval frescoes in rural churchesThe Santa Maria di Missione chapel in Villafranca Piemonte, northern Italy, stands at the end of a long cornfield. Behind it, the mountains rise gently, their outlines caressed by the sun. The colours of autumn frame the 15th-century frescoes that embellish the structure’s interior, painted by Italian artist Aimone Duce, of the Lombard school. The chapel is the municipality’s o
  
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• Supermarché sweep: the treats we love to buy on holiday in Europe

  07-12-2025 08:00
  Italian sweets, Irish smoked fish, honey cakes in Belgium … travel writers choose the stores and local delicacies they make a beeline for when travellingI fell in love with Belgian snacks when cycling the amateur version of the Tour of Flanders some years ago. The feed stations along the route were crammed with packets of Meli honey waffles and Meli honey cake. I ate so many that I suffered withdrawal symptoms after finishing the last of them at the end of the 167-mile route. Continue rea
  
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• Where the real Rudolph lives: reindeer herding with the Sami people in Sweden’s wild west

  06-12-2025 08:00
  In the snowy mountains of Grövelsjön, visitors can get a rare glimpse into alittle-known traditional way of life – and sleep in a tipi under the starsOn the summit of a snow-covered hill, two men sit on a patch of lichen, their backs against their snowmobiles. They are wearing thick padded clothing and hats with ear covers. One is scanning the valley with binoculars, the other is checking their drone. “We’ve got a speaker on it to play various calls. Thermal imaging h
  
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• ‘One of the most breathtaking cathedrals in the world’: readers’ favourite churches in Europe

  05-12-2025 08:00
  Wonderful art, amazing design and beautiful locations have drawn our tipsters to chapels, churches and cathedrals from Norway to Bulgaria• Tell us about a great charity challenge you’ve taken part in – the best tip wins a £200 holiday voucherThe Tromsøysund parish church, commonly called the Arctic Cathedral, in Tromsø is a modernist delight. The simple, elegant exterior that reflects the surrounding scenery and evokes traditional Sami dwellings is matched by
  
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• We tested Europe’s luxurious new ‘business-class’ sleeper bus between Amsterdam and Zurich

  04-12-2025 08:00
  A new overnight bus service in the Netherlands, Belgium and Switzerland offers comfort and sustainabilityI feel my travel-scrunched spine start to straighten as I stretch out on the plump mattress, a quilted blanket wrapped around me and a pillow beneath my head. As bedtime routines go, however, this one involves a novel step – placing my lower legs in a mesh bag and clipping it into seatbelt-style buckles on either side; the bed will be travelling at around 50mph for the next 12 hours and
  
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• We found the authentic Liguria: an off-season road trip through north-west Italy’s brilliant villages and cuisine

  03-12-2025 08:00
  By avoiding the famous hotspots and travelling in December, we enjoy culinary delights and historic charms without the summer crowdsThe copper pot is filled with a custard so golden it looks like liquid sunshine. Our waiter carefully ladles the sugary, egg-yolk elixir, zabaglione, into two bowls for dunking warm pansarole doughnuts. Our conversation stops, a silent competition to nab the last one. We are literally living la dolce vita.This dessert is a tradition in Apricale, a fairytale-like vil
  
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• 10 of the best pop-up ice rinks in the UK

  02-12-2025 08:00
  From city rooftops to seafront winter wonderlands, these are some of the best places to slide into ChristmasLeicester Square in the West End of London has its first ice rink, encircling the statue of Shakespeare that has stood on the spot since 1874. Unusually for a London pop-up rink, there are tickets available every day for walk-up visitors, with skating sessions starting every 15 minutes from 10am to 10pm. A bar serves hot chocolate, mulled wine and mulled cider, and Christmas market stalls
  
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• Share a tip on taking part in an organised challenge in the UK or overseas

  01-12-2025 14:17
  From charity treks to open water swims and urban trail runs, tell us about a trip based around a physical challenge – the best tip wins £200 towards a Coolstays breakForget the sun lounger, more of us than ever before are signing up for trips which involve completing a tough physical challenge, whether it’s to raise money for charity or just to put ourselves to the test. From taking part in the UK’s Three Peak Challenge, a sponsored open-water swim or charity trek, to com
  
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• ‘It’s like striding across the top of the world’: the Pennines’ new Roof of England walk

  01-12-2025 08:00
  The route showcases the North Pennines’ unsung landscapes. We road test a 50-mile section that takes in golden forests, high moors and pretty villagesUp on Langley Common the wind is rising. The tussocks under my boots cover the Maiden Way, perhaps the highest Roman road in Britain, but the sense of being close to the sky – today a simmering grey – remains as palpable as it would have been 2,000 years ago. Looking north, a rainbow arcs across the horizon, the full rea
  
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• ‘I was hooked’: the rise of the intrepid female solo traveller

  30-11-2025 16:00
  Women of all ages, especially older ones, are actively choosing to travel alone. What’s behind the trend?UK travel companies have reported an increase in bookings for solo travellers, primarily older women, often leaving partners behind to “explore on their own terms”.Last month, the tour operator Jules Verne said solo travellers accounted for 46% of bookings for its trips departing next year, up from 40% in 2023. Just under 70% of its current solo bookings are made by women. C
  
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• Winter warmer in the woods: a sizzling sauna and cool, cosy cabin deep in a Sussex forest

  30-11-2025 08:00
  Architect-built cabins and a sauna blend seamlessly into the High Weald landscape and make the most of its magnificent viewsI sat stock-still on a bench fashioned from a fallen silver birch, scanning the woods for a sudden movement or a flash of blue. Deer and kingfisher visit this secluded copse and its stream, and I hoped to spot at least one of them. There was a rustle in the undergrowth, but it was only a more familiar winter visitor: a cheery robin.It was a chilly day for wildlife-watching,
  
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• Pete’s Eats, north Wales’ famous climbers’ cafe, reopens its doors

  29-11-2025 08:00
  This Eryri refuge for hillwalkers and climbers has been reborn, breathing new life into the once-struggling mountain village of LlanberisPete’s Eats, the famous climbers’ cafe in the heart of Eryri (Snowdonia), reopened this summer after almost three years of being shuttered. The newly minted version is a swish affair, with a copper-topped bar, distressed wood panels, local craft beers, tacos and a handsome crew of young locals in branded T-shirts. A lot of money has clearly been spe
  
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• ‘We awoke to find the Peak District under a blanket of snow’: readers’ favourite rural winter UK breaks

  28-11-2025 08:00
  From an ancient castle in Easter Ross to a cosy cabin on Lough Erne, our tipsters share their favourite country boltholes for an active winter escape
  • Tell us about a UK winter walk – the best tip wins a £200 holiday voucherAfter a beautiful wintry walk along the Roaches in Staffordshire (having been fuelled with Staffordshire oatcakes), we stayed at the historic YHA Hartington Hall youth hostel, a period drama setting for a cosy bunk. We woke up to find the Peak District under
  
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• Authentic Algarve: exploring Portugal beyond the beach

  27-11-2025 08:00
  A series of walking festivals and cultural programmes aim to lure visitors to the Algarve’s woodland interiors and pretty villages to help boost tourism year round‘I never mind doing the same walk over and over again,” said our guide, Joana Almeida, crouching beside a cluster of flowers. “Each time, there are new things – these weren’t here yesterday.” Standing on stems at least two centimetres tall and starring the dirt with white petals, the fact these
  
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• Tell us about a great winter walk in the UK

  26-11-2025 16:32
  Share a tip on your favourite route at this time of year – the best entry wins £200 towards a Coolstays breakThe crunch of frost underfoot, lungfuls of crisp fresh air, landscapes sparkling in shafts of sunlight; a good winter walk is one of life’s simple pleasures. We want to hear about where you love to walk at this time of year in the UK. Perhaps it’s a bracing coastal path, a meandering woodland hike or a riverside trail. If there’s a lovely pub or cafe on the r
  
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• Empty beaches guaranteed: a wintry weekend break in north Devon

  26-11-2025 07:00
  With stunning beaches, cosy cafes and a lot fewer people, the unspoilt surfing village of Croyde has just as much to offer out of seasonIt’s been a while since I’ve struggled into damp neoprene of a morning. It’s the second day of a wintry weekend in Croyde, north-west Devon; I’m stiff from an hour in the sea the previous afternoon, and the upper part of the super-thick wetsuit won’t budge past my elbows. Together, my husband, Mark, and I jiggle and pull and yank it
  
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• ‘Alicante cuisine epitomises the Mediterranean’: a gastronomic journey in south-east Spain

  25-11-2025 08:00
  The Alicante region is renowned for its rice and seafood dishes. Less well known is that its restaurant scene has a wealth of talented female chefs, a rarity in SpainI’m on a quest in buzzy, beachy Alicante on the Costa Blanca to investigate the rice dishes the Valencian province is famed for, as well as explore the vast palm grove of nearby Elche. I start with a pilgrimage to a restaurant featured in my book on tapas, Andaluz, a mere 25 years ago. Mesón de Labradores in the pedestr
  
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• Share a tip on your favourite outdoor winter activities in the UK

  24-11-2025 14:36
  From stargazing to swimming, we’d love to hear how you beat the winter blues by getting out into nature – the best tip wins £200 towards a Coolstays breakWith the days getting shorter (and colder), it’s tempting to go into hibernation mode. But winter can feel like a special time of year if you get out and embrace it. We’d love to hear about your favourite UK-based outdoor winter activity, whether it’s cold-water swimming, stargazing, birdwatching or simply wr
  
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• 20 of the UK’s best town and country hotels – chosen by the Good Hotel Guide

  24-11-2025 08:00
  From stylish townhouses to characterful country piles, this selection of inns, B&Bs and hotels offer delicious food and a touch of luxury for £150 a night or lessDrakes, BrightonKeep an eye out for deals at this glamorous Regency seafront hotel (a November 30% discount won’t be a one-off). A sea-view balcony room, of course, will cost a bit, but even the snuggest, city-facing bedrooms have air conditioning, a king-size bed, wet room, bathtub and Green & Spring toiletries. For
  
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• I’m hiking in the Dolomites, Italy’s magical mountains – if only I could see them!

  23-11-2025 08:00
  Poor weather couldn’t spoil my high-altitude walking trip amid these stunning peaks, especially with delicious, hearty Tyrolean cuisine to keep me goingWhen you come to the Dolomites for winter walking, it’s with the intention of having spellbinding snow-streaked peaks that are unlike anything else in the Alps as your constant companion. But with impenetrable cloud and heavy rain forecast, it was hard not to feel deflated.Then again, this was Italy, where it’s easy to make
  
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• ‘So unchanged it is almost otherworldly’: the oasis town of Skoura, Morocco

  22-11-2025 08:00
  For the explorer and author, the desert outpost, irrigated by water from the Atlas mountains, is the perfect place to decompressThe first thing I notice when I walk into the oasis is the temperature drop. Then, I hear the birdsong and the rustling of the palm trees. The harsh sun dims and there’s water and the smell of damp earth. It’s easy to understand why desert travellers yearned to reach these havens and why they have become synonymous with peace. I’m an explorer who&rsquo
  
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• ‘It’s like stepping into a Renaissance masterpiece’: readers’ favourite unsung places in Italy

  21-11-2025 08:00
  The country has so many cultural and historical treasures that relatively few are known to tourists. Our tipsters share their discoveries, from ancient hill towns to a mini Venice• Tell us about your favourite travel discoveries of the year – the best tip wins a £200 holiday voucherApproaching the town of Brisighella in Emilia-Romagna, it feels as though you are rapidly incorporating yourself in the backdrop of a Renaissance masterpiece, with dramatic rocky hills with singular t
  
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• All wrapped up: the 10 best British towns and cities for Christmas shopping with a local flavour

  20-11-2025 08:00
  Where better to source what you need for the season than the places with a reputation for making it? From fizz and food to fine art, here’s our festive shopping guideStock up on festive fizz with a trip to the heart of Kent’s flourishing wine region. Start the tastings at Simpsons’ wine estate, 10 minutes’ drive from Canterbury, then head to Domaine Evremond, Taittinger’s UK vineyard, where its first release, Classic Cuvée Edition I, is available at the Cella
  
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• Exploring the home town of the artist Joseph Wright of Derby

  19-11-2025 08:00
  With a new exhibition of his work at the National Gallery in London, a visit to the artist’s home town reveals the landscapes and industry that inspired himThe river rushes white around each of the large, flattish rocks as I tread tentatively over the stepping stones that Dovedale is famous for. This limestone valley on the border between Derbyshire and Staffordshire is a popular spot for day trips and hiking. Thankfully, it’s quiet on this brisk November morning, and I’m able
  
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• Wetlands and wildlife in the Netherlands: slowing down and connecting with nature in Friesland

  18-11-2025 08:00
  The cosy cabins, bike rides and serenity of De Alde Feanen national park make it the perfect place to switch off and unwind in winterIf there are times when the sights, smells and sounds of a new destination are best downed in a single, heady, flaming sambuca of a weekend, there are others when a more slow-drip pace is called for. Such is the case with De Alde Feanen, in Friesland. One of the most peaceful national parks in the Netherlands, this 4,000-hectare wetland slows down naturally after t
  
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• Share a tip on a favourite European travel discovery of 2025

  17-11-2025 16:18
  Tell us about your favourite discovery this year in Europe, including the UK – the best tip wins £200 towards a Coolstays breakAs another year nears its end, it’s worth taking stock of the new places we’ve discovered in 2025. Perhaps it was a quiet seaside resort, an exceptional gallery or museum, an unforgettable restaurant, a wonderful hiking route or vibrant nightlife in a small town. We’d love to hear about your finds in Europe and the UK – the more unusua
  
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• Why Herefordshire was the perfect stand-in for Shakespeare’s Stratford in the new film of Hamnet

  17-11-2025 08:00
  Crooked buildings, welcoming inns, ancient woodlands … it’s easy to see why the location scouts chose this idyllic corner of EnglandThe door creaks as I push it back and move forward into the gloom. The ceiling is vaulted and dark, but light falls in shafts of gold from the upper windows, revealing ancient stone carvings and tombs. It’s the right atmosphere for a ghost-hunt. I take a few steps and the door clicks, making me jump. Must be the wind.Exploring old English churches
  
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• 10 places to stay in the UK and Europe where you can travel back in time

  16-11-2025 08:00
  From a Tudor manor in Wales to a swinging 60s hotel in Prague, these hotels and guesthouses are steeped in history Continue reading...
  
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• History comes alive at a new hotel-museum in the ancient Italian city of Matera

  15-11-2025 08:00
  The past lives again at an unusual immersive hotel housed in the cave dwellings of Italy’s oldest city, once ruled by ancient GreeceDiners fall silent as the haunting sound of the aulos – a double-piped wind instrument from ancient Greece – echoes through the vaulted breakfast room. The musician, Davide, wears a chiton (tunic), as do the guests; the mosaic floor, decorated vases and flicker of flames from the sconces add to the sense that we’ve stepped back in time.This i
  
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• ‘We stayed in a 500-year-old palazzo for €100’: readers’ favourite historic places to stay in Europe

  14-11-2025 08:00
  Travel back in time at a folly in Scotland, a parador in Spain and a German castle
  • Tell us about your favourite church in Europe – the best tip wins a £200 holiday voucherMy husband and I stayed in a beautiful 500-year-old Venetian palazzo for just €100 for a double room. The exterior of Palazzo Abadessa, tucked away in the sleepy backstreets of the Cannaregio district, is low key enough, but the grandeur and opulence begin to hit your senses as you explore. First we stro
  
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• Chatsworth estate in Derbyshire opens a new family-friendly hotel

  13-11-2025 08:00
  With affordable rooms, the Hide hotel makes a great base to explore one of England’s most famous stately homes, as well as the glorious Peak District national parkNothing quite prepares you for your first glimpse of Chatsworth. As we turn into the drive, the house reveals itself, a handsome limestone edifice framed by a steep ridge of wooded hills, ablaze with autumn colours, and fronted by rolling parkland where sheep graze on the riverbanks. Despite its bucolic aspect, this is a landscap
  
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• New sleeper service will run from Paris to Berlin next year

  12-11-2025 08:00
  European Sleeper will operate the new service from March 2026, replacing the Nightjet train that is being axed next monthThe resurgence of sleeper trains on the continent hit a kink in the tracks in September, when the Austrian state operator ÖBB announced that it would be axing its two Nightjet services – Paris to Vienna and Paris to Berlin – from 14 December. ÖBB cited the French government’s ending of subsidies, dealing a blow to the night-train renaissance.However
  
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