UK Breaks

Beaches

A Beginner’s Guide to…Whitstable, Kent

Escape to the classic coastal town for exceedingly good food, indie boutiques – and briny air

The exterior of The Pointer
Rural

Stay here: The Pointer, Brill

Escape overcast London for this stylish bolthole in a quaint Buckinghamshire village

The bar at Queensberry Hotel in Bath
Cities

Stay Here: Queensberry Hotel, Bath

Its Olive Tree restaurant just won the city its first Michelin star. But does it live up to the hype?

Beaches

A Beginner’s Guide…. Old Leigh, Leigh-On-Sea

This olde waterside Essex village is a hop from the capital – but feels a lot further

The rivers of Christchurch, Dorset
Beaches

A Beginner’s Guide to… Christchurch, Dorset – where time is pleasant

A new travel series giving you the lowdown on the UK’s lesser-known towns

Cities

Edinburgh Fringe 2018: Three shows you must see

Heading up to Edinburgh this month? Here’s a trio of unmissable works

Bury St Edmunds
Cities

48 Hours in…Bury St Edmunds

There’s a foodie scene, serious cocktail bars – oh, and a thousand years of history

UK Breaks

A Beginner’s Guide to…Melbourne, Derbyshire

A new travel series giving you the lowdown on the UK’s most underrated towns

Viking Bay Broadstairs Kent
UK Breaks

24 Hours in Broadstairs, Kent

The famed Thanet resort is finer than ever, reckons local boy Stephen Emms

Food

What’s it like taking a senior dog on a luxury hotel break?

The Luton Hoo spa hotel celebrates its 10th anniversary this month. Stephen Emms gives his elderly pooch a holiday