‘This is perfect’ – my ideal winter cottage, in north Wales
This cosy homestead offers all the simple pleasures for a winter escape: great scenery, log burners, no wifi and a pile of paperbacks
Where tourists seldom tread
Where tourists seldom tread, part 13: three more British places with tales to tell
We visit Wakefield’s rhubarb triangle Britannia’s westernmost amphitheatre in Carmarthen, and Colne - home of Monty Python’s favourite cobblestones
Tide’s out, dinner’s up: why Wales is at the forefront of a seaweed revolution
Food, fertiliser, fuel … seaweed has been a life force for centuries. On a coastal foraging trip in Pembrokeshire, we discover it’s now behind a new green initiative, too
October 2024
Very cheap and incredibly cheerful: we hired an entire hostel in Wales
A glimpse of ancient Wales: the wilder alternative to Snowdon
September 2024
Top 20s
20 of the best UK foodie breaks for autumn
Walking the Celtic Camino: new coast path links sacred sites in Ireland and Wales
August 2024
Readers' travel tips
‘I inched across rock faces, explored sea caves and plummeted off cliffs’: readers’ favourite active holidays in Europe
Island-hopping in Sicily, saving turtles in Cephalonia, coasteering in Pembrokeshire, e-biking in Andalucía and more – courtesy of our readers
Where tourists seldom tread
Where tourists seldom tread, part 11: five British seaside towns with hidden histories
Some of the less-loved and gently crumbling British resorts still teem with hidden pleasures, for those who care to look
‘I lost my balance in excitement!’: a paddleboarding adventure along the Welsh coast
Stand-up paddleboarding is among the most popular water sports in the UK. Navigating idyllic beaches from Llandudno to Cardiff, the author of a new guide to paddling in Wales discovers routes to suit all levels
July 2024
Tell us: if you work in the UK holiday industry, how has business been so far in 2024?
We’re keen to hear from workers and business owners in the British tourism sector what this year’s holiday seasons have been like
Where tourists seldom tread
Where tourists seldom tread, part 10: four more towns with hidden histories
We continue our series on towns the guidebook writers skip with visits to Gillingham, Camborne, East Kilbride and Stockport
Three castles, three days, three writers in Wales’ border country
Over an early summer weekend, three writer friends trek through the hills of Monmouthshire, mapping the medieval lordship of Three Castles
May 2024
How an eco-campsite in north Wales rescued our family holiday from disaster
We were supposed to be on the Italian Riviera, but an impromptu switch to a glamping break on the Llŷn peninsula proved a more than acceptable substitute
Welshness is essential to the Aberystwyth experience: why I love ‘Aber’
The sun doesn’t always shine, but when it does the town’s idiosyncratic seaside cheer and remote feel make a train trip worthwhile
10 UK stays that take tranquillity to the next level
From a hideaway with star-gazing spectacular enough to keep you off your phone to a ‘burnout’ retreat and a reimagined coastguard lookout
April 2024
A scoot through Wales: Cardiff to Llandudno on a Vespa
The 186-mile A470 might be a bit of a patchwork route but it perfectly showcases the spine of Wales’s beauty
Nuclear reactor or medieval castle? Brutal Welsh architecture – in pictures
A new title in Simon Phipps’ bestselling Brutalist series, this photographic exploration of modernist Wales features over 60 extraordinary buildings, including many lesser-known examples of Welsh Modernist architecture
The pub walk
A Pembrokeshire coast walk to a warm, welcoming pub
Wildlife, fossils and industrial heritage add extra interest to this wild cliff walk to an inn for all seasons
March 2024
Hot ticket: 10 of the best pop-up saunas in the UK
There’s never been a better time to embrace your inner Scandi with a cold plunge and a steam clean
