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Exclusive guide to the best holiday destinations in the United Kingdom, independent reviews from award-winning travel writers

Guernsey and Alderney – Channel Islands at War

19/06/2018 by .
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The new film ‘The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society’ based on the bestselling book, focusses on Guernsey’s experience during WW2. Indeed the Channel Islands were the only British territories to be occupied by the Nazis and it was a tough time. Food was short, communications were limited and nobody knew what the future might hold.

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Unmissable Insider guide to Jersey

15/05/2018 by .

Insider Guide to Rye and East Sussex. Discover their hidden gems.

08/05/2018 by .
Coloin Hockley provides his brilliasnt insider guide to Rye and East Sussex, uncovering all kinds of cool stops.

Coloin Hockley provides his brilliasnt insider guide to Rye and East Sussex, uncovering all kinds of cool stops.

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Insider Guide to Orkney

28/03/2018 by .
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For today’s visitors, Orkney is a charming and beguiling place; charismatic, enthralling, enlightening, and tantalisingly close to the Scottish mainland, just 10 miles away.

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Up Helly Aa. Discover Shetland’s Fire Festival.

05/02/2018 by .
Up Helly Aa

A hundred years from now, Shetland’s fire festival, Up Helly Aa, will be the stuff of legend.

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The Piece Hall. Halifax’s Classical Georgian Cultural heart.

03/09/2017 by .

Sunderland International Airshow

25/07/2017 by .
Sunderland International Airshow is one of Europe’s biggest free-to-visit air shows. The long-established event is held over a weekend each July. SF SunderlandAirshow 035

Sunderland International Airshow is one of Europe’s biggest free-to-visit air shows. The long-established event is held over a weekend each July.

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Exploring North Wales by Rail

13/07/2017 by .
Ffestiniog Railway

This tiny area of Wales is home to probably the highest concentration of narrow and standard gauge steam train lines in the UK. Rupert Parker climbs on board.

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GWR First Class service  to Devon

26/04/2017 by .
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The GWR First Class Lounge at London Paddington is unseasonably quiet for a Thursday morning as we wait for our direct train to Newton Abbot in south Devon. More than enough time to take advantage of a cup of tea and some fresh fruit and pastries.

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More Secret Skye

28/01/2017 by .