England will ban the sale of single-use plastic utensils and other products from October this year
England tightens restrictions on the use of single-use plastic products. The country now restricts the sale of plastic cutlery, plates, bowls, trays, sticks for balloons, as well…
Gigabit Internet in every new building – in Great Britain, building regulations have been updated
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has announced amendments to the Building Regulations 2010, which will require new properties built in England to be…
How France and England nearly united to become the world’s greatest country
Nor would tourists, or anyone else, have to learn French which, by now, would have been marginalised, like Gaelic, thus freeing up study time to practise archery…
Why England is the best holiday destination on Earth
I’ve always had a love for the English seaside. My earliest family holiday memories are of trips spent down at Camber Sands. The weather was never a…
How a Communist-led protest changed the British countryside forever
There had been acts of trespass before, at Winter Hill in 1896, and elsewhere in the Pennines. It was not unusual for 6,000 walkers to turn up…
The hidden highlights of England’s new answer to Route 66
But there’s no reason why this road trip can’t be a boost for parts of the South West that don’t already get hordes of tourists. Drivers need…
There’s no finer place to be right now than this overlooked English county
Cheryl reveals that Avalon derives from the ancient Welsh for apple orchard; and indeed, apple trees still grow on the Tor’s lower slopes, their branches heavy with…
10 things I learnt about Britain after two years exploring every corner
When the pandemic hit, my life came crashing down around me. I lost my job, two close friends and – very quickly – my entire life savings….
Do you have a narrow stoat’s head, thin hands and a small mouth? You must be upper class
If you’re in the market for a new book, can I recommend a comedy published this week? It’s called England and it’s by a German lawyer called…
The southwest city that’s home to one of Britain’s coolest new hotels
Set in a historic building, all rusting distressed walls and art deco-style drinks trolleys, it has an ‘East End squat meets five-star Cotswolds inn’ feel. The café-cum-cocktail…
Why we’re opening up our stately home to paying guests
These women are a brilliant gang, says her mother, the duchess: “What the podcast shows me again and again is that there is a group of women…
The alluring Oxfordshire town that’s a favourite of the A-list
Gruesome deaths happen on a surprisingly regular basis around here. The most recent was during a stage production of Amadeus. The crowd was enraptured as the actor…
Want to understand the English class system? Don’t ask this German
The late Duke of Westminster said, “Given the choice I would rather not have been born wealthy, but I never think of giving it up. I can’t…
The most wonderful weekend spa breaks in England
What is it about spas that make them so appealing? Perhaps it’s the idea of a velvety facial in the hands of an expert after a long…
Chaos in Manchester – just how bad is it at the much-maligned airport?
Once through security, in a record five minutes, the scene was serene – one woman was stretched out Roman-style on a large bench – well there wasn’t…
10 of Britain’s coolest campsites to stay in this summer
In spring, once the sun appears and the British countryside’s simple pleasures beckon, the pick of the nation’s campsites will book up fast. If you want meadows with…
The Essex private island that’s an unlikely A-list bolthole
A helicopter thunders overhead as we wait for our lattes, and I find myself wondering which A-lister is about to be deposited nearby to join us. We’re…
Why I’ve given up on going abroad, and plan to spend my holidays on home soil
Like so many others during the pandemic, we’ve fallen in love with the south west, so decided to spend a week there. We started our trip at…
The 20 wildlife holidays that will really make a difference
Jaunts with jaguars, Brazil Brazil is a wildlife hotspot and two of its most wildlife-rich destinations, the Pantanal and Iguazú Falls, offer the very real possibility of…
The Shoreditch hotel that ‘geriatric millennials’ will love
This makes the launch of One Hundred Shoreditch, where the Ace Hotel stood, an interesting gambit. Last year an article about “geriatric millennials” went viral; this hotel…
In defence of Cornwall’s second home owners
My story is a case in point. Back in January 2020 I booked a pretty Cornish Airbnb for me and my partner, our whippet, my youngest son…
The West Midlands hotel that’s a hotspot for foodies (and why butter is its secret ingredient)
Grace & Savour is based around the work of chef David Taylor and his co-host and wife Anette. Formerly on the team that took Maaemo in Oslo…
Why are the English so squeamish about patriotism?
They include the terrible tragedy of the Chinese cockle pickers drowned in Morecambe Bay by the inrushing tide; the manslaughter of a Polish settler in the aftermath…
Digital detox? Why a holiday with no phone is utter twaddle
After a couple of hours, we felt compelled to explore the area, so we drove to Finchingfield for a Guinness at the Fox Inn which we had…
After drag queens and sex experts, Richard Branson’s trendy cruise line has found a new gimmick
For the first time in my life I spent a night aboard a cruise ship. I have just turned 40 and like many people of my generation,…