UK holidays
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This pretty market town in lovely West Pennines countryside has several Christmas events, adding to the appeal of its quality shops, pubs and bistros
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Gentrified Peckham Rye now has a pub with rooms to match. And the food’s pretty high-end, too
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After living on Fair Isle, the singer and author says visitors should pause to appreciate this tiny island with a big sense of community. But keep an eye on the weather!
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A Christmas drink, be it mulled, pulled or poured, comes with an extra splash of seasonal cheer at these classic London pubs, where the festive season is celebrated in style
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The East Yorkshire market town hosts one of the most colourful festive events in the UK, with a market, street entertainers, rides and a Christmas parade
accommodation
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A one-bedroom, eco-friendly, holiday let on trendy Gloucester Road proves cute and practical enough to ward off any charge of pretentiousness, despite its arty leanings
top 10s
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Dixe Wills set off on a pilgrimage round Britain in search of diminutive places of worship. In an extract from his new book he picks 10 of the most unusual, from a cliffside chapel in Wales to a plywood labour of love in a Norfolk garden
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To celebrate World Vegetarian Day, we choose the best places to eat for veggies and vegans in the city where the UK Vegetarian Society was established, 169 years ago
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The show must go on, and whether it’s late-night music, cabaret, queer or circus shows, the stars of the scene know just where to go in London after hours
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London’s long-awaited night tube is a gift to the capital’s clubbers. As the Victoria and Central lines start a non-stop weekend service – with other lines to follow in the autumn – we asked the cream of London’s club scene to point us to the party
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This new gallery inside the (otherwise free) museum invites children to become scientists through 50 interactive displays and regular live shows
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The round-the-world yachtsman’s fondest childhood memories are of holiday trips to a tiny islet off Jersey – and grabbing live lobsters with his bare hands
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Retired plumber Steve Etches has spent years combing the coast for ammonites and dinosaur bones. He has collected so many a £5m, world-class museum, in the village of Kimmeridge, has been built to house them all
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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Its new Remembrance Centre has just opened, in time for Armistice Day. But also take time to explore nearby lovely Lichfield and its medieval cathedral
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Get spooked for Halloween on a tombstone trail that covers five graves of interesting or scary characters in four area of south Wales
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England’s first Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty offers scenic walks, fossil hunting and, as you’re never more than 1.7 miles from a pub, pints aplenty
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The town’s fabulous 1927 lido is reopening after a multimillion pound refurb – but that’s not the only reason to drop in on this Taff valley town
sport holidays
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Pilgrimages were once common in the UK. Now, a new trust aims to revive the tradition, in secular form. Alan Franks joins a walk from London to West Sussex to celebrate the song Jerusalem’s centenary
restaurants
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Left-field Liverpool is thriving with a strong DIY culture and an art world bubbling with grassroots projects. Here’s our pick of the most exciting music and culture venues, and the best places to eat and drink
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This revamped village pub is a community hub, with a village shop and fair pay, but it makes a cosy, well-priced, well-run stay for outsiders, too
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