Le Roi des Belges: Set sail for the Southbank
10 February 2012 11:30 AM
A boat-shaped holiday let on the roof of the Queen Elizabeth Hall is a bold addition to London's landmarks, says Stephen Bayley.
10 February 2012 11:30 AM
A boat-shaped holiday let on the roof of the Queen Elizabeth Hall is a bold addition to London's landmarks, says Stephen Bayley.
08 February 2012 12:00 AM
Never mind the snow and ice – winter camping is a chance to enjoy the British countryside at its most serene, as Tracey Davies discovers from a yurt in Sussex
08 February 2012 12:00 AM
1. The Mournes Walks by Paddy Dillon
£7.99, obrien.ie
Walks in the Northern Irish Mourne mountains that take in the rugged coast and beautiful forest parks.
05 February 2012 12:00 AM
Broadstairs in Kent was once Dickens's holiday retreat. As the bicentenary of his birth arrives, Hilary Macaskill pays a visit
04 February 2012 12:00 AM
People flock there now for its perfectly picturesque seaside and Rick Stein's fish and chips, yet in Frank Meadow Sutcliffe's day, Whitby was a place of Bram Stoker stories, gambolling urchins and an endlessly photogenic sea.
03 February 2012 12:00 AM
To mark the Diamond Jubilee, Greenwich has been given 'Royal Borough' status, with celebrations taking place this weekend. Laura Holt figures it all out.
01 February 2012 12:00 AM
The British B&B has undergone a transformation. Now, you're just as likely to find a host of amazing extras as you are a warm welcome.
29 January 2012 12:00 AM
Center parcs is an indubitably modern part of our domestic travel industry. We know that because of the way it's spelt. Center, as if it's American. And Parcs, as if it's French. Because nothing says modern like trying to make people feel like they fit in. Only Center Parcs is neither American nor French. It's Dutch. Perhaps Piet Derksen, the man who came up with the idea in 1968, was just a poor speller. We'll never know. Probably. And it DOESN'T MATTER!
29 January 2012 12:00 AM
The drive is on to tempt the extra visitors expected for the Games and Diamond Jubilee out into the wider country. Matt Chorley reports
28 January 2012 12:00 AM
Each week we invite three companies to give us their best deal for a specific holiday. Today: a two-night Valentine's Day break in the UK. All prices are per couple, for stays commencing Friday 10 February until Sunday 12 February.
28 January 2012 12:00 AM
The best known story about Joseph Mallord William Turner is that he had himself lashed to a mast, brush in hand, to capture the full force of a storm at sea. Like many art anecdotes, this one probably isn't true: other, lesser painters are known to have had themselves tied to bits of shipping while they worked, and one of their stories has barnacled itself to JMW. He was, after all, Britain's greatest living artist, and so by definition the most heroic. The truth may come as a disappointment, or, if you are taking the Turner Tour, as a faint relief. At least it can be done without water wings.
22 January 2012 12:00 AM
Visit the beautiful backdrop for Spielberg's latest movie, before the crowds arrive. Mark Rowe sets a 'War Horse' course
18 January 2012 12:00 AM
TripAdvisor's poll of visitors' comments shows UK has six of the top 10 places to stay
01 January 2012 05:45 PM
Need a cure for the New Year blues? Rhiannon Batten presents the experts' guide to steamy saunas, perfect plunge pools and tempting treatments
23 December 2011 09:00 PM
From the highest peaks to tree-lined lanes, Rhiannon Batten finds festive perambulations