Accommodation
Bargain beach holidays for 2013
From a simple, whitewashed cottage right on the beach in Sicily to a chic new yoga retreat in Greece, hibiscus-fringed cabins in Turkey and barefoot luxury in Portugal, here are my top 20 holiday suggestions for beach lovers in 2013.
Bargain beach holidays for 2013
From a simple, whitewashed cottage right on the beach in Sicily to a chic new yoga retreat in Greece, hibiscus-fringed cabins in Turkey and barefoot luxury in Portugal, here are my top 20 holiday suggestions for beach lovers in 2013.
B&B and Beyond: Gallon House
The Yorkshire market town of Knaresborough is often neglected by tourists, but not by those who know about its foodie-friendly B&B, Gallon House. A minute’s walk from the town’s railway station, its 19th-century exterior, painted a sludgy stone, looms grandly
B&B and Beyond: Gallon House
The Yorkshire market town of Knaresborough is often neglected by tourists, but not by those who know about its foodie-friendly B&B, Gallon House. A minute’s walk from the town’s railway station, its 19th-century exterior, painted a sludgy stone, looms grandly
B&B and Beyond: Oriel Milgi
Opened last November in pretty St Dogmaels, Pembrokeshire, this three-room B&B looks like any other village house from the outside. Step over the threshold, however, and you find yourself inside a cosseting seaside retreat. Once a sea-captain’s house, Oriel Milgi
B&B and Beyond: Oriel Milgi
Opened last November in pretty St Dogmaels, Pembrokeshire, this three-room B&B looks like any other village house from the outside. Step over the threshold, however, and you find yourself inside a cosseting seaside retreat. Once a sea-captain’s house, Oriel Milgi
Scarborough’s chicest seaside B&B
Scarborough might not have a Turner Contemporary or a Jerwood Gallery, as Margate and Hastings respectively can boast, but it does have one weapon on its side when it comes to attrcating visitors: Barbara Firth, the owner of its most
Scarborough’s chicest seaside B&B
Scarborough might not have a Turner Contemporary or a Jerwood Gallery, as Margate and Hastings respectively can boast, but it does have one weapon on its side when it comes to attrcating visitors: Barbara Firth, the owner of its most
Pembrokeshire B&Bs
A round-up of 10 of the most welcoming and stylish places to stay in Pembrokeshire, from a five-star B&B in Tenby to a restaurant with rooms near Solva, a vintage-flecked B&B at the start of the Pembrokeshire Coast Path and
Pembrokeshire B&Bs
A round-up of 10 of the most welcoming and stylish places to stay in Pembrokeshire, from a five-star B&B in Tenby to a restaurant with rooms near Solva, a vintage-flecked B&B at the start of the Pembrokeshire Coast Path and
Hotel style at B&B prices in Edinburgh
Opening in time for last summer’s festival, B+B Edinburgh has plenty going for it. Book via a discount site and, for the price of a B&B, you can stay in this 22-room hotel with its willing staff, whisky-stocked bar and
Hotel style at B&B prices in Edinburgh
Opening in time for last summer’s festival, B+B Edinburgh has plenty going for it. Book via a discount site and, for the price of a B&B, you can stay in this 22-room hotel with its willing staff, whisky-stocked bar and
The woodman’s hut
When David and Valery Dean bought three acres of woodland beside their home in Scotland’s Cairngorms national park they knew exactly what they were going to do with it. At one edge sat a hillock, “the perfect spot to build a hut”,
The woodman’s hut
When David and Valery Dean bought three acres of woodland beside their home in Scotland’s Cairngorms national park they knew exactly what they were going to do with it. At one edge sat a hillock, “the perfect spot to build a hut”,
The blue cabin by the sea
Book into this pint-sized self-catering cottage, around an hour’s drive south-east of Edinburgh, and you’re not so much buying time in someone else’s property as time in another world. You park your car, throw your luggage in a wheelbarrow and set
The blue cabin by the sea
Book into this pint-sized self-catering cottage, around an hour’s drive south-east of Edinburgh, and you’re not so much buying time in someone else’s property as time in another world. You park your car, throw your luggage in a wheelbarrow and set
Glory days: the best nostalgic breaks in Britain
Pack your glad rags and book a holiday to the good old days, on one of the nostalgic breaks included in this round-up of retro-themed trips across the UK, from stays in bunting-strewn caravans to tours on bicycles made for
Glory days: the best nostalgic breaks in Britain
Pack your glad rags and book a holiday to the good old days, on one of the nostalgic breaks included in this round-up of retro-themed trips across the UK, from stays in bunting-strewn caravans to tours on bicycles made for
The B&B that’s reinventing a corner of England’s south coast
When this boutique B&B opened in 2009, it was still an anomaly in a seaside town more associated with the bucket-and-spade trippers in the Chas & Dave song, “Margate”. But regeneration of the town, driven by the opening of the
The B&B that’s reinventing a corner of England’s south coast
When this boutique B&B opened in 2009, it was still an anomaly in a seaside town more associated with the bucket-and-spade trippers in the Chas & Dave song, “Margate”. But regeneration of the town, driven by the opening of the