If you’re desperate to get away this summer, but have been put off by the new quarantine rules suddenly slapped on holidaymakers in Spain, your saviour could be long weekends in some of Europe’s most amazing cities. Better still, prices are low for many short breaks, with some packages costing less than half as much … Read more
Saddle up for a Norfolk ride… to discover Black Beauty and trace the author’s own story back to the county where she grew up Anna Sewell dictated Black Beauty, published in 1878, from her sickbed Her childhood home is now a tearoom called Kirsty’s Cakery in Great Yarmouth Stay on Somerleyton Estate – in the … Read more
Britain is famous for its comfort food, from heart-warming pies to fish, chips and mushy peas. Here the Mail on Sunday’s Richard Mellor takes you on regional food tour around the UK and picks the best places to enjoy the nation’s most renowned dishes. Get ready to start salivating… SAVOUR SOME SNACKS OR TUCK INTO … Read more
An Inspector Calls… at Bicester Hotel Golf And Spa, which has a new huge gym, assault course and swimming lake – but the rooms could do with some ‘invigorating’ Bicester Hotel Golf and Spa is a sprawling resort within earshot of the M40 It has recently added a huge gym, assault course and 200-metre swimming … Read more
A holiday built for two: Tandem cycling has never been more popular — so saddle up and head to the wilds of the Yorkshire Dales ‘A tandem bike holiday is a fresh and oddly refined adventure,’ says Rob Crossan He rode across the Yorkshire Dales National Park with his friend Sam They enjoyed dinner at … Read more
The Holiday Guru is always on call to answer your questions. This week he answers queries on river cruises, Covid-19 certifcates, renewing passports and more. Q. I had a French river cruise booked with Great Rail Journeys (GRJ) and was told the company was making decisions on whether or not trips would happen approximately 30 … Read more
As the sun sets beneath Start Bay, with a pinkness to match the first glass of rosé — and, yes, marshmallows toasting over an open fire — I finally feel that all is well with the world. Never has a short break felt sweeter than the few days we have just spent ‘camping’ on the … Read more
Sandy beaches, ice creams, fish and chips, amusement arcades, or rolling hills with footpaths and baking countryside… these are the traditional ingredients for a UK summer break. But think again. 2020 could be the perfect year to visit some of Britain’s great cities, with high streets quieter than ever and hotels offering tempting deals. It’s … Read more
Having something to look forward to is what we all need right now. And, despite our summer holidays being all but ruined, long-haul trips later this year and into next year look like a much safer bet — and there are some astonishing deals. Book with a package holiday provider, such as the ones we … Read more
Just before he turned 18 Christopher Swann joined the Royal Navy as a diver – ‘frogmen, brass helmets and lead boots, shipwrecks and the sea, this was the sort of adventure I had been longing for’, he said. The first time the Briton went diving was on a ‘bitterly cold winter’s day at the Royal … Read more