Make your staycation a seacation: The best cruises around the UK to book this summer

Those who love a cruise have spent a year wondering when they will once again be able to swap the view of their living room for that of a sparkling sea — and now it’s about to happen. Cruise lines have announced dozens of round-Britain summer sailings to coincide with the May 17 relaxation of … Read more

Campsites reopen as millions of lockdown-weary Britons plan summer ‘staycation’ breaks

Campsites in England and Wales have reopened as lockdown-weary Britons begin planning their summer staycation breaks.   On the day which saw the country covered in flurries of snow as temperatures plummeted below freezing, camping holidays are among the only options for those keen to get away.  England has finally eased its lockdown restrictions and given Brits a … Read more

Staycation boom: Brits’ top 10 Airbnb destination searches are in the UK and Saint Clears is No1

With doubts hanging over foreign holidays this year, Britons are currently staycation-obsessed – and it’s Saint Clears in Carmarthenshire, Wales, that’s the hotspot, according to Airbnb. The home rental site has released data on 2021’s trending destinations – those that have seen the biggest year-on-year increase in searches among its users – and the top … Read more

Staycation boom: Brits’ top 10 Airbnb destination searches are in the UK and Saint Clears is No1

With doubts hanging over foreign holidays this year, Britons are currently staycation-obsessed – and it’s Saint Clears in Carmarthenshire, Wales, that’s the hotspot, according to Airbnb. The home rental site has released data on 2021’s trending destinations – those that have seen the biggest year-on-year increase in searches among its users – and the top … Read more

Staycation boom for holiday park owner Away Resorts: Bookings soar 47%

Staycation boom boosts holiday park owner Away Resorts as bookings soar 47% By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:53 BST, 5 April 2021 | Updated: 21:54 BST, 5 April 2021 In demand: Away Resorts’s Isle of Whitecliff Bay Holiday Park on the Isle of Wight Holiday park owner Away Resorts saw a 47 … Read more

Where to find the lowest Covid infection rates in the UK – and bag a sublime staycation

When we are finally allowed to go on self-catering trips in the UK from April 12 (April 26 in Scotland), where will we travel? The answer may be: wherever is possible, as holiday-let firms report that over 90 per cent of properties are already taken. Competition is also likely to be tough for hotels and … Read more

Where to find the lowest Covid infection rates in the UK – and bag a sublime staycation

When we are finally allowed to go on self-catering trips in the UK from April 12 (April 26 in Scotland), where will we travel? The answer may be: wherever is possible, as holiday-let firms report that over 90 per cent of properties are already taken. Competition is also likely to be tough for hotels and … Read more

Staycation: A review of Devon’s Cricket Inn pub with rooms, which has views that’ll bowl you over

Bowled over by The Cricket Inn: Inside the Devon pub with rooms that has a seaside location that’ll knock you for six The Cricket Inn is located in Beesands, Devon, which is popular with walkers exploring South Hams Rooms have a New England nautical vibe with tongue-and-groove white panels and views of Start Bay  Breakfast covers … Read more

Staycation in 18th Century Oxfordshire stately home so desirable Liz Taylor tried to buy it

Yours for £28,000-a-week – the ultimate staycation in 18th Century Oxfordshire stately home so desirable Liz Taylor tried to buy it on the spot For the first time in its history, Grade I listed Kirtlington Park, Oxfordshire, can be rented out for £28k a week Allowing up to 16 guests, it boasts eight bedrooms, landscaped … Read more

Cunard to offer luxurious staycation cruises around the UK this summer on Queen Elizabeth

Cunard to offer luxurious staycation cruises around the UK this summer on Queen Elizabeth in place of a number of international voyages Sailings will be from Cunard’s home port of Southampton and will be in UK coastal waters  Queen Elizabeth’s summer Med fly-cruise season and departures up to October 11, 2021, are cancelled  P&O Cruises … Read more