The secrets of Britain’s happiest town

A lot of people have lived in Hexham for a very long time which creates a strong sense of community, he points out. “They look out for…

20 last-minute UK getaways for a fabulous Christmas break

Christmas is, of course, a time for giving. And yet… if ever there was a year for tipping the balance of the festive season slightly more towards…

Dartmoor’s lost railway returns after 50 years

Simmons Park is lovely though, with its ornamental tree collection, contemporaneous to a Victorian shopping arcade with an arched glass roof from 1906. The Museum of Dartmoor…

The new pub with rooms turning heads in Windsor

As Britain stirs from lockdown, a quiet revolution is shaking its gastronomy industry: the democratisation of the tasting menu. Once upon a time, overnight pilgrimages to hotel…

The new pub with rooms turning heads in Windsor

As Britain stirs from lockdown, a quiet revolution is shaking its gastronomy industry: the democratisation of the tasting menu. Once upon a time, overnight pilgrimages to hotel…

The hidden corner of Cumbria where you’ll meet more sheep than people

It didn’t start well. On my first day the rain was lashing down, clouds were low and Wild Boar Fell (my target) was nowhere to be seen….