Five more buildings remade brick by brick St Fagans is a treasure trove of old buildings, remade. In its new home The Vulcan sits beside a row of shops and a working men’s club, both of which appeared in 2007 in an episode of Doctor Who set in the 1910s, thanks to their period accuracy....
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I visited ‘the UK’s worst seaside town’ – it’s like the British Library of bad tattoos
All summer we will be taking the pulse of our most famous traditional seaside towns, examining the efforts being made to regenerate them, and opining on whether they are still worth visiting. This week, Ed Grenby explores Skegness. I have narrowly avoided winning a plastic lizard. Which is good because I think I might have...
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Scotland’s 10 greatest islands
Arran sports two distilleries (a brace of breweries too), plus a great butcher, baker, ice-cream maker, and even a chocolatier. It’s the only island with all of Scotland’s wildlife Big Five (red deer, seals, otters, red squirrels and golden eagles). You can cycle round it in a day. Where to stay The Auchrannie is the...
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The best places to go fossil hunting in Britain
Crail Harbour Gallery and Tea room is a characterful café with sea views (01333 451896; crailharbourgallery.co.uk) . UK Association of Fossil Hunters occasionally runs guided fossil walks at Crail and other locations around the UK (ukafh) Best find? Hard to beat those track marks of the giant centipede. Boggle Hole, Yorkshire A one-mile hike south...
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This Yorkshire wonder is still a model village – 170 years on
Salt even banned pubs from the village (which explains why there’s now a bar in its promenade of shops called Don’t Tell Titus). These days though, Saltaire has Unesco-listed status and a cosmopolitan buzz. West Yorkshire is packed with beauty spots, but this mill complex is a one-off. Despite being full of visitors, it’s not...
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The 10 best holidays in Cornwall for 2024
One such is Cornish Cycle Tours, which offers a five-day West Cornwall itinerary, starting in Porthleven and following the coast clockwise through Penzance, Sennen, St Ives, Redruth and Falmouth. The package includes accommodation at each stopping point, as well as the option to ride an electric bike. How to do it: Cornish Cycle Tours (01637...
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WestJet’s St. John’s-to-London route goes live — sparking anger over affordable air travel within N.L. | CBC News
Newfoundland and Labrador is connected once more to Europe with a direct flight to the United Kingdom this summer, but government subsidies of the St. John’s-to-London route has one Labrador MHA demanding closer attention to the high cost of travel within the province. The newest WestJet route, which flies three times weekly from May until October,...
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The dull London hotel that’s been voted the ‘best in Britain’
Can this really be the best hotel in the whole of the United Kingdom? Does charm, character, history, a beautiful location count for nothing? As for value, while the hotel’s standards, including cleanliness, are high, and hotels in London are more expensive than ever, there are other similar properties in the area that come at...
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Hot tubs and axe-throwing: How British holiday lets are raising their game to survive
“All the activities make for a wonderful Herefordian experience. We can book different workshops for everybody – all ages, on and offsite,” she says. Price wars Owners and agents are also embracing creative discounting to get more guests through their doors. It means there are bargains to be had – especially in regions where demand...
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Cornwall vs Devon – which is better for a holiday?
Devon Devon is almost twice the size of Cornwall, so there’s more countryside to explore – and huge diversity too. In Dartmoor national park, the largest area of open country in the south of England, you’ll find wild moorland, waterfalls and the temperate rainforest of Wistman Woods. In the north, ancient hedgerows line the lanes...
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The UK is officially one of the world’s best road trip destinations
From the tippity top of the mountain highways in Scotland to Wales’ winding coastal roads, the UK has plenty of marvellous spots for a scenic drive. And we at Time Out certainly know a place or two that make for a really cracking road trip. But there’s a little more to a road trip than prettiest drives...
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The England and Scotland border ‘badlands’ where tragic history and epic scenery converge
In the 18th century the closest Scottish customs house was in Dunbar 20 miles north. I naively conjure up scenes of savvy smugglers sneaking around the tight wynds of Eyemouth’s old town while Keystone Cops excisemen give comical chase. The reality was darker, as Janes reveals: “They would have used force if they had to....