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Britain's best 50 days out
The best pub gardens, moonlit walks, ice cream, boat rides, festivals, beaches, picnics, cottages in Britain (and a couple in Ireland)
50 places to eat in the great outdoors
From crab shacks to pub gardens, our intrepid foodie and brilliant best-selling author tracks down the best of British
The best pubs in England and Wales
Alastair Sawday reveals the award winning pubs from his latest guide, from organic bolt holes to pubs with rooms
holiday cottages
How to rent our English Heritage
EH has opened up eight cottages for rent - Nick Wyke tried one of them, Pool House in Worcs
A palace for the weekend
Norman forts, Jacobean palaces, Georgian follies: historic buildings can be yours for the weekend
Big houses for hire in Britain
Need a palatial pad for that special celebration? Jane Knight reveals the top finds from her new book
The best holiday cottages in Britain
Four decades ago the Landmark Trust started a revolution in holiday rentals: now we pick the 15 most memorable hideaways
The best beaches
British beach breaks
Who needs French beaches when British ones are so beautiful? Here's some of the best, chosen by Vincent Crump
The best winter beaches
Follow Vincent Crump to the coast for a walk on the wild side, from Beadnell to Ballintoy
Britain's best beaches
Now the crowds are gone, it's the time to walk our pick of the eight best empty beaches
The top hotels
Give me shelter: hotel outhouses
Bothies - chic shelters in the grounds of posh hotels - are about to pop up across Britain. Rob Ryan tries out the first
The best hotels in Britain
The Good Hotel Guide voted these 10 the best. But are they? Walter F Stowy went undercover
10 gourmet hotels in the British Isles
The co-editor of The Good Hotel Guide picks the 10 spots that serve supreme cuisine with a good night’s kip
Family places to stay
Britain's best beach-side B&Bs
Yes, you can take the kids to the seaside - and it needn't cost. Here are the best-value family B&Bs
Where to rent a cottage for you and the kids
But with a spa? Even the baby of the family can't believe it, says Chloë Bryan-Brown
Down on the farm
Urban toddlers like nothing better than life on the farm, says Fred Mawer
BED & BREAKFASTs
The top 10 B&Bs in England
The Sunday Times sent its ruthless hotel inspector, Walter F Stowy, to see if B&Bs are up to scratch
The best B&Bs for gardeners
The Times' Gardening Editor leaps into spring in East Sussex and reveals more of her favourite B&Bs with gardens
The top country house hotels
The top 10 country houses
The top 10 country-house escapes around the British Isles by Adam Raphael, co-editor of The Good Hotel Guide
England's country hotels
Cath Urquhart runs her finger along the mantlepieces of the best country house hotels
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What’s new at Britain's theme parks
The new attractions and latest news from nine parks around the country
Bespoke British biking breaks
Anyone for a weekend bike ride? Nothing too taxing, nice comfy B&Bs on the way. Splendid, says Simon Hacker
Where to get riding lessons in England
Kathleen Truman wants some refresher riding lessons in England before her horsey holiday
Top golf courses in Britain and Ireland
The Times golf correspondent John Hopkins picks his top ten courses in Britain and Ireland
British walks
Town and country
We've more than 100 ideas from family days out to pub walks, hill tramps, city strolls and epic treks plus a section devoted to London walks
Canvas and caravans
Getting sexy again
Under cover and on the road - in camping and caravanning week, we salute travel icons seriously back in fashion
Travel Images
Toys by Julio Etchart
See how children around the world live their lives and amuse themselves when it is time to play
Travel Images
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Travel essentials
Your travel A to Z
How to book a cheap flight, get the right insurance, avoid jet lag and stay healthy
Your world
Fond memories
My holidays by Durdle Door - more of your tales and images in Your World, touring the globe with BMW, plus win a break and view your images of Africa
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Jay Leno takes five astoundingly expensive automobiles, altogether worth over a million US dollars, out for a test drive. Why? Because he can
Europe's best family-friendly hotels
Mark Hodson picks the best hotels for families from around the Mediterranean
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