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Bull Barn Cottage in Yorkshire has been sympathetically converted from a 17th-century barn

Five luxury barns

Forget rusticity - these cosy farm buildings are seriously chic.

Inside UK

Ticket to ride: Simon Calder at the West Somerset Railway's Blue Anchor station

Britain's old railway routes are being reclaimed

Saturday, 22 November 2008

The destruction of Britain's railway network in the 1960s was a disaster for millions of people. But now, as Simon Calder discovers, some of the old routes are being reclaimed

Majestic Ullswater

Peak practice: Escape to the Lakes

Saturday, 15 November 2008

Rob Cowan needed a break from London, so he took a remedial ramble around Ullswater

Blackheath's fireworks

Ten ways to enjoy London on a budget

Wednesday, 5 November 2008

Hannah Bills offers a wealth of ideas for free attractions in and around the capital

The Rising Sun

24-Hour Room Service: The Rising Sun, Lynmouth, Devon

Saturday, 1 November 2008

Few places can have such heavyweight literary associations in relation to their size as Lynmouth, tucked below looming Exmoor on the north Devon coast. William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge knew the harbour village well; Percy Bysshe Shelley is supposed to have brought his 16-year-old bride Harriet here in their wanderings, following their flight to Gretna Green. RD Blackmore, the author of Lorna Doone, the great Exmoor tale, spent time here, too.

Whether wrapped up on a cold autumnal day for a walk in the country or strolling through a city park, autumn offers the spectator, young or old, a whole spectrum of opportunities to be closer to nature

Caught on camera: autumn puts on a colourful show

Tuesday, 14 October 2008

Dense piles of copper-tinted leaves in the park, the smell of hot chestnuts, conkers, soggy raincoats and warm scarves... it’s that time of year again.

Just go with the flow on this northern trail

Sunday, 5 October 2008

Walk of the Month: Never mind Hadrian's Wall. Northumberland has other beautiful spots worth exploring, says Mark Rowe

5 rooms with a view: The Swan at Streatley

Saturday, 4 October 2008

The Swan is perched on the banks of the River Thames in the pretty village of Streatley. Its 45 rooms have views of the lush greenery, or there's the riverside bar and terrace area which offer an alternative viewpoint for guests.

5 rooms with a view: Canterbury Cathedral Lodge

Saturday, 4 October 2008

All the rooms in this stylish bed and breakfast have stunning views of Canterbury Cathedral. So they should; the lodge is set within the tranquil private grounds of the cathedral itself.

5 relaxing spa hotels: Careys Manor, Hampshire

Saturday, 4 October 2008

Fancy a weekend of pampering in the South-east?

5 rooms with a view: The Wellington Hotel

Saturday, 4 October 2008

From it's elevated, sea-facing position, The Wellington Hotel provides a superb vista of Ventnor Bay and the ocean beyond.

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