From McCaig’s Tower on the hill above the harbour you may feel temporarily transported to the capital of Italy during the days of the Romans. For this ‘tower’ is nothing of the sort. Instead, it takes the form of a wide, granite
The Inspector calls at The Grand Hotel in Birmingham, which he says is grander than ever thanks to a £45million renovation The Inspector stays in a ‘spacious’ room with Banksy artwork on the walls in the Grade II listed building He recommends
Do you like to bag a bargain on a hotel stay? Then think about a winter break that takes in a Sunday night rather than a Saturday. Why? Because you can often find 50 per cent discounts. ‘There are significant savings at
Staycation travel: Travel guide author Alastair Sawday shares his pick of dog-friendly cosy cottages
Paws & Stay is a collection of the ‘finest places to take your dog’, from the teams behind Sawday’s and Canopy & Stars (file photo) Dogs are often overlooked. And for a country like ours, whose people love their pooches with a
When Beatrix Potter wrote to the four-year-old son of her old governess, she drew a rabbit on the page. It was just a doodle. The child had been ill and needed cheering up. She could not know that this sketch in 1893
A cynical friend dismissed Cornwall’s latest ‘glampsite’ and back-to-nature retreat as just ‘some poshos jumping on the wellness bandwagon’. Certainly, our hosts sounded suitably pukka: former Army officer Merlin Hanbury-Tenison and his wife Lizzie, who are creating a sanctuary for stressed urbanites
Great British boltholes: Inside the wisteria-covered North Essex pub with rooms where a young Jamie Oliver learned his craft Jane Knight checks in to The Cricketers in Clavering, which was previously owned by Jamie Oliver’s parents The pub has 22 ‘beautifully decorated’
There is no county in Britain quite like Suffolk. Bypassed by the major motorways, it offers great swathes of land and sea that are almost empty. The lack of hills, the huge skies and, on occasions, a chill wind blowing all the
Encounters in cycling don’t come sweeter than this. The young man in the sort of coloured Lycra that could bring on a migraine was heaving on the pedals of his fancy carbon road bike. The hill was short, but sharp and nasty,
Britons are still banking on Staycation Summer! Bookings for UK holiday lets are up 136% on 2019 with Devon and Cornwall most popular spots – despite ‘green list’ hopes of foreign travel Bookings for staycations during the May bank holiday are up