It’s well worth the drive up to this pretty village in the beautiful Surrey Hills. It is often dubbed Little Switzerland because of the way its prestigious houses are dotted on the slopes of Holmbury Hill. Some farmhouses date back to the 1600s. The village has the usual attributes – a green, the huge bell-ringing...
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10 wonderful British stays for railway lovers
8. The Old Station, Allerston, North Yorkshire It was 1950 when the last passenger boarded a train at Ebberston station, actually at Allerston, just five miles from Pickering and the North Yorkshire Moors Railway. Set in two acres, three imaginatively converted carriages sleeping four to six people, and the Ticket Office with two double bedrooms...
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The ultimate global travel visa guide
What’s the best source of information about visas? Most visa applications are managed wholly online, and you should always be cautious of scams and unofficial operators. Only use gov.uk and the embassies it links to: these are the most trustworthy sources of information about visas. Do I need a visa to visit Europe? UK tourists...
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Covid’s new summer strain and what to do if you catch it
The Euros are in full flow, Wimbledon is coming and we are on the brink of a General Election. We’ve long stopped wearing masks and abiding the rules of staying 2m apart but with summer socialising at full kilter and a summer Covid wave known as the “FLiRT” variant “building”, should we be rethinking our...
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UK E. coli outbreak: What are the symptoms and how does it spread?
Where is E. coli found? Food which comes into contact with manure Petting farms Contaminated water STEC is regularly found in the lower intestine of animals, especially cows, but also sheep and goats, and doesn’t cause them any problems, says McNally. However, if manure from these animals infiltrates food, it can cause infections in people....
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The 10 best caving experiences in Britain
Dark caverns, vaults, tunnels and mines are not everyone’s idea of a grand day out. The underworld has had a bad reputation since the ancient Greeks dubbed it Hades – the realm of the dead. But to our Palaeolithic ancestors, caves offered safety and shelter from the elements. For anyone planning a staycation this summer,...
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Seven things you didn’t know about Stonehenge – and how to visit
Ancient astronauts have docked here This claim gained popularity thanks to Erich von Däniken’s 1968 book Chariots of the Gods?, which claimed numerous monuments, including Stonehenge, may have been built by extraterrestrials. His hypothesis is based upon “interpretations” of Mayan iconography and mysterious landmarks around the world such as the Nazca Lines. The association of monoliths and...
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When will the 100ml airport liquids limit be banished from UK airports?
Which airports have the new scanners in place? In early 2023, London City Airport and Teesside International Airport became the first British airports to roll out the cutting-edge scanners, enabling passengers to board flights without removing liquid miniatures or electronics from their bags. Newcastle, Leeds Bradford, Aberdeen and Southend have also introduced the new scanners...
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The world’s most expensive visas for UK holidaymakers
Each year, the Henley Passport Index measures the number of countries travellers can visit visa-free. The UK usually ranks reasonably highly: in 2024, with 192 countries visitable visa-free, it came third, level with Denmark and Belgium. France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Singapore and Spain are all, collectively, the most powerful, with their passport-holders able to visit...
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London’s 10 best walks – including four Royal Parks
There are many unsung heroes of London – one of the best of them is the Thames Path, a National Trail since 1996, which follows 184 miles of the 215-mile-long river. Without it, London would be a different place. It’s a resource for runners and cyclists, idlers and flâneurs, artists and mudlarks,and above all for...
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10 British woodland wonders to discover this summer
All is not quite as it seems in this ancient semi-natural woodland lining the southern bank of the Ure. Gnarled sessile oaks speak of great age, now interspersed with wych elm, sycamore, rowan, ash and silver birch. But those moss-greened ruins peering out from the greenery aren’t actually the remains of Roman temples or medieval...
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Six cancer treatment breakthroughs pushing us closer to a cure
The new cancer jabs are one of many recent exciting steps forward in medical science. Kevin Harrington, a professor of biological cancer therapies at The Institute of Cancer Research and an honorary consultant oncologist at the Royal Marsden (RMH) and St George’s Hospital in London, is optimistic that advances in treatment will improve outcomes. “In...
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