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The 50 Best nights under canvas

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:00:43 +0100

The experts:

Iain Duff is the editor of ‘Camping’ magazine, campingmagazine.co.uk

Richard Hammond is chief executive of green-holiday specialists greentraveller.co.uk

Jonathan Knight is the founder of Cool Camping and editor of the new ‘Cool Camping Britain’ guide, coolcamping.co.uk

Tania Pascoe is co-author of the Wild Guide to Devon, Cornwall and the South West, wildguide.net

Tom Dixon is managing director of glamping specialists, Canopy & Stars, canopyandstars.co.uk

The 10 Best hand luggage

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 14:41:36 +0100

{1} Cath Kidston

If you want something a bit different, this quirky travel bag from Britain’s favourite vintage designer has a generous internal pocket, plus two side-pockets, all with zip fastenings, so there’s room for everything. There’s a removable shoulder strap and in-built luggage tag.

£75, cathkidston.co.uk

The 50 Best travel websites

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 16:00:53 +0100

The experts:

The 10 Best adventure weekends

Tue, 28 May 2013 18:27:53 +0100

{1} Kite Surfing In Sussex

If you’re up for combining wakeboarding, windsurfing, surfing, paragliding and gymnastics, get to Camber Sands for a weekend of learning how to kitesurf. The icing will be your stay at the Gallivant, a seaside hotel that boasts a top-notch chef.

From £222pp for 2 nights (based on 2 people sharing), thegallivanthotel.com

The 50 Best holiday cottages

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:00:55 +0100

The experts:

William Gray is a travel writer and editor of 101familyholidays.co.uk

David Else is lead author of the new Lonely Planet guide to Great Britain, published 17 May.

Jim Manthorpe (jimmanthorpe.com) is the author of guidebook Scottish Highlands – The Hillwalking Guide.

Alastair Sawday is founder of Sawday’s, the guide to special places to stay, and recommends cottages for foodies (sawdays.co.uk)

Emma Gregg (emmagregg.com) is a travel journalist and is eco-renovating an 17th century cottage in East Sussex (apple-cottage.co.uk)

The 50 Best British hotels

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:00:35 +0100

The experts:

Tom Bell is the editor of Sawday’s Special Places British Hotels & Inns, sawdays.co.uk

Erin Boyd is the founder of dog-friendly travel company Chien Bleu, chienbleutravel.com

Tamara Heber-Percy is co-founder and one half of Mr & Mrs Smith, mrandmrssmith.com

The 10 Best flea markets

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000

1. Vintage Kilo Sale, Edinburgh

We all buy food by weight, so why not clothes? Brought to you by Britain's biggest vintage wholesaler, which is taking five tons of vintage stock to Scotland and selling it at £15 a kilo. There couldn't be a cheaper way to bulk buy retro outfits.

4 and 5 May, judysvintagefair.co.uk

The 10 Best architect tours

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 17:18:43 +0000

{1} Cambridge Walking Tours

Daily guided tours (11am and 1pm) which include information on the city’s spectacular buildings. The tourist office, where the general walk starts, also offers specialist tours on request. Price includes entrance to King’s College, too.

£17.50; £15.50, 01223 457574, visitcambridge.org

The 10 Best snowdrop walks

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 17:18:52 +0000

{1} Dunham Massey, Greater Manchester

The country’s largest winter garden opened in Cheshire in 2009 and boasts hundreds of thousands of snowdrops. Even head gardener Damian Harris has said it’s hard to imagine how much it has changed in just four years.

Garden open 11am-4pm Mon-Fri, 11am-5.30pm Sat and Sun, adults £7.20, children £3.60, nationaltrust.org.uk/dunham-massey