Hotspots that now sound even better: How audio tours can conjure up cities, castles and country villages and bring them to life wherever you are Sir Ian McKellen shares personal stories in the Theatreland Tour of London BBC newsreader Huw Edwards can be your lockdown guide to Cardiff Castle The official Quayside Adventure audio tour … Read more
Exclusive for Mail on Sunday readers: Discover Venice with TV’s Kevin McCloud By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 22:01 GMT, 9 January 2021 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 9 January 2021 The centuries-old canals and palaces of Venice have captivated generations of visitors, and on this incredible Italy experience you’ll cruise the islands of the Venetian … Read more
Forget Dubai or Barbados – we can’t wait to explore more of Britain when things open up again. Here seven travel writers share where in the UK they long to visit after lockdown, from the Norfolk Broads to the Isle of Skye. Angelina Villa-Clarke – Isles of Scilly The Mail on Sunday’s Angelina Villa-Clarke wants … Read more
Checking in… Comedian Susan Calman talks about her love for the Isle of Arran, her honeymoon on the Orient Express – and why she will never fly again By Roz Lewis for the Daily Mail Published: 16:04 GMT, 9 January 2021 | Updated: 16:04 GMT, 9 January 2021 Comedian Susan Calman checks into our travel … Read more
Cream of Devon resorts: If you like a good dollop of history, geology and science to go with your bucket and spade, Sidmouth couldn’t be more appealing – at any time of year Sidmouth, one of Britain’s most sedate seaside towns, lies at the mouth of the River Sid near Exeter Forget seaside arcades – … Read more
Shopkeeper Kalina has just brewed tea and offers me a cup. I have stopped to buy water from her village store in Ban Chan, near Luang Prabang in northern Laos. It’s her home, too, built at ‘pig height’ off the ground to stop the animals wandering in, and is also reassuringly surrounded by a border … Read more
Horizons may have shrunk once again, with non-essential trips banned and flights cancelled for the next few weeks — but don’t let that stop you seeing the world. Go online, find the right webcam (video cameras streaming live internet pictures) and you can soon feel as though you’re almost — but not quite — in … Read more
Over the years, the likes of Keith Floyd, Nigel Slater, Nigella Lawson and Rick Stein have never been far from our television screens, often after foreign jaunts. Like them, we have become accustomed to returning home hoping to recreate that life-altering Colosseum-side bowl of cacio e pepe in Rome. With recipe-inspiring holidays on hold, how … Read more
A great British bolthole so good, the guests bought it! Farlam Hall in Cumbria is owned by a couple who were regulars for over 30 years Farlam Hall was sold to a couple who were regulars – who then let another regular-guest couple run it It dates from the early 19th Century and has ‘space … Read more
It’s a steel! Company transforms SHIPPING CONTAINERS into luxury lodges, pool rooms – and even cricket pavilions The company behind the transformations is Gloucestershire-based SteelPad, which charges from £17,000 Features can include a railed roof terrace; wall beds, shower rooms and Bluetooth speaker systems ‘Little daunts us in the joinery department and our attention to detail … Read more