UK holidays
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In praise of Belfast
Glenn PattersonFew cities have been transformed as dramatically as Belfast. Guardian readers recently voted it their favourite UK city, which would delight locals like author Glenn Patterson
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Kids get the run of the Welsh Borders countryside at this small friendly festival, but there are plenty of activities, too, if they tire of all that unaccustomed freedom. Plus five more kids’ festivals
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There is a distinct nautical feel to the decor of this attractive hotel. Unfortunately the cooking is also all at sea
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Ahead of Disabled Access Day, Srin Madipalli, founder of accomable.com, an online collection of accessible properties, picks 10 of his favourites places to stay
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No longer just the preserve of TV contestants, the Crystal Maze is returning as an interactive game, in London, for everyone to play. Though as Team Guardian discovered, a quick refresher of the rules would be useful
accommodation
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This posh new Liverpool hotel is aimed squarely at fans of the Reds and their legendary former manager, but even a Blue concedes it’s a welcome addition to the city’s accommodation options
top 10s
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As Butlins, of all places, prepares to stage a festival of alternative club nights, we round up some of the best parties, from Hip Hop Karaoke to Rebel Bingo
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With London Beer Week about to kick off, it’s an ideal time for a crawl south of the river to savour the burgeoning craft brew scene around Bermondsey, Brixton, Penge and Peckham
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Oxford’s emerging craft beer scene offers a good mix of cosy, cool and chilled-out city centre pubs and bars
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Leave it up to the kids and they’d probably choose to spend every day at a waterpark. We select 10 of the wettest and wildest in the UK and Europe
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Science, fun and Butlins collide at this enlightening three-night family resort break that gets the balance between learning and laughter spot on
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This fun, hands-on science centre’s 4D motion ride, planetarium and theatre shows make for a jam-packed family day out. Just don’t call it a museum!
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This museum is in thrall to the wonder of words with its Narnia and other themed rooms, and a new ‘Animal’ exhibition should boost its magical appeal
budget holidays
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In more than 100 wild corners of the UK are free shelters – bothies – for use by walkers. As the charity that runs them turns 50, Phoebe Smith, author of Book of Bothy, picks eight favourites
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Our reviewer usually shuns youth hostels, but he finds this new Nottingham pad a much better budget option than many big hotel chains
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A trip to the Lakes to join the celebrations for Beatrix Potter’s 150th birthday will make for family fun – and provide a chance to tuck in to some fine food and drink
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Music lovers are in for a fine time with an eclectic array of concerts on offer in the Derbyshire spa town – and you’ll find plenty of great ales and cocktails for pre- or post-show drinks
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Few places are as ghostly and ghoulish as the Lancashire beauty spot where the notorious coven was rounded up 400 years ago for the Pendle witch trials
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The ‘Gateway to the Fens’ is hosting spooky tours in its newly opened 500-year-old vaults, but with heritage trails, classic pubs and food, it’s a fine place to visit year-round
sport holidays
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The Meek family swapped mortgage, work and school for a year of adventures around the UK – their home: a caravan, their classroom: the great outdoors
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Cardiff offers great places to refuel on the cheap. Updating his 2010 guide, Tony Naylor picks 10 spots where you can eat for under £10
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From the bedroom with wood-burning stove to helpful staff and a Segway tour, everything was going swimmingly at this revamped hotel. Until the ‘gastro-buffet’ at dinnertime …
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Let’s go to … Pontypridd