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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.

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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”,

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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”,

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Escape to a Welsh farmhouse

Just occasionally, you come across somewhere that’s fabulous in the flesh despite its unpromising relationship with the web. Such is the case with Plas Farmhouse, in the small Pembrokeshire town of Narberth. If it hadn’t been for a friend’s recommendation, I

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Escape to a Welsh farmhouse

Just occasionally, you come across somewhere that’s fabulous in the flesh despite its unpromising relationship with the web. Such is the case with Plas Farmhouse, in the small Pembrokeshire town of Narberth. If it hadn’t been for a friend’s recommendation, I

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A bargain B&B in Edinburgh

Starting the day with a fry-up is a step too far for me. I’ve always judged a breakfast on the quality of its porridge, muesli or fruit salad. And if the toast comes with a collection of straight-from-the-cash-and-carry jam sachets,

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A bargain B&B in Edinburgh

Starting the day with a fry-up is a step too far for me. I’ve always judged a breakfast on the quality of its porridge, muesli or fruit salad. And if the toast comes with a collection of straight-from-the-cash-and-carry jam sachets,

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10 great Yorkshire boltholes

My pick of North Yorkshire’s 10 best places to stay (outside the national parks) covers an elegant B&B in Scarborough, an open-fire-and-ale pub in Pickering, a slow food-focused B&B with extraordinary views in Knaresborough and a stylish bunk barn near Masham.

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10 great Yorkshire boltholes

My pick of North Yorkshire’s 10 best places to stay (outside the national parks) covers an elegant B&B in Scarborough, an open-fire-and-ale pub in Pickering, a slow food-focused B&B with extraordinary views in Knaresborough and a stylish bunk barn near Masham.

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Bivouac, North Yorkshire

Stepping out of my “shack” I could hear lambs, curlews … and the distinctive hum of power tools. I’d arrived at Bivouac two days before the UK’s latest glampsite opened and there was plenty to be finished off. A collection of

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Bivouac, North Yorkshire

Stepping out of my “shack” I could hear lambs, curlews … and the distinctive hum of power tools. I’d arrived at Bivouac two days before the UK’s latest glampsite opened and there was plenty to be finished off. A collection of

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