As you drive up the A5 past Rugby, you come to High Cross. It’s nothing special: Leicestershire farmland on one side, Warwickshire farmland on the other. You are ten miles from the geographic centre of England — but also at the very heart of Roman Britain, the only place where our two greatest Roman roads … Read more
Face masks, temperature checks, endless forms, Covid testing, ‘approved’ accommodation, travel corridors, quarantines … the world of travel is bewildering. Yet there is a silver lining: bargain-basement holiday prices. Deals abound, especially in the Caribbean, much of which is quarantine-free. But for peace of mind, do book an ATOL-bonded package holiday, which provides the best … Read more
Sunshine? Plenty. Average daily high temperatures are in the 20Cs throughout winter. Flight time? Four hours and 30 minutes — half the journey to Florida (and, anyway, you can’t go there due to travel restrictions). Are we welcome? Yes! The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has just made the Canaries a ‘travel corridor’. So there’s … Read more
As you drive up the A5 past Rugby, you come to High Cross. It’s nothing special: Leicestershire farmland on one side, Warwickshire farmland on the other. You are ten miles from the geographic centre of England — but also at the very heart of Roman Britain, the only place where our two greatest Roman roads … Read more
Pictured: The incredible new villas in the Maldives that boast 62ft waterslides, glass floors – and are among the largest overwater retreats in the world The villas, called water retreats, are at the Soneva Fushi resort, with some 6,286 sq ft and others 9,224 sq ft Each comes with a private pool as well as plush sun … Read more
Pictured: The incredible new villas in the Maldives that boast 62ft waterslides, glass floors – and are among the largest overwater retreats in the world The villas, called water retreats, are at the Soneva Fushi resort, with some 6,286 sq ft and others 9,224 sq ft Each comes with a private pool as well as plush sun … Read more
Britain could never eradicate Covid-19 — even if it banned all international travel, top experts believe. Professor Paul Hunter, an infectious disease specialist based at the University of East Anglia, insisted closing the borders would not have stopped the crisis taking hold in the UK. Research suggests the coronavirus was already spreading between Britons before it … Read more
An Inspector calls… at the ‘heart-warmingly pretty’ Pear Tree Inn in Wiltshire where he enjoys the garden and an ‘excellent’ dinner (but he doesn’t approve of the knickknacks) The Pear Tree Inn is in the village of Whitley, north Wiltshire, not far from the National Trust’s Lacock Abbey The 17th-century building has eight rooms – four … Read more
The Canary Islands, the Greek island of Mykonos, the Maldives and Denmark were tonight opened to Britain’s quarantine free travel list. Arrivals from the four areas will no longer face a 14-day quarantine after cases of coronavirus fell to acceptable levels, the Department of Transport said. The move will boost hopes of a surge in … Read more
The Canary Islands, the Greek island of Mykonos, the Maldives and Denmark were tonight opened to Britain’s quarantine free travel list. Arrivals from the four areas will no longer face a 14-day quarantine after cases of coronavirus fell to acceptable levels, the Department of Transport said. The move will boost hopes of a surge in … Read more