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Short breaks

May 2026

  • A railway platform backed by Yorkshire hills, with station sign and signs with arrows pointing to Carlisle and London in the foreground

    Car-free UK
    ‘A landscape raw and wild’: by train to the heart of the Yorkshire Three Peaks

    The Yorkshire Dales Explorer is a little-known alternative to the Settle to Carlisle rail route, and takes you deep into wonderful walking country
  • Wells CathedralAvon and Somerset, England, United Kingdom

    Readers' travel tips
    ‘We found a charming alternative to touristy Bath’: readers’ favourite UK trips

    From Hadrian’s Wall to the locations of Happy Valley and Hot Fuzz, readers share their top discoveries

    • And did those feet in ancient time: walking Britain’s oldest paths

    • Car-free UK
      Gateway to the South Downs: take the train to a picture-perfect village with a cracking pub

    • Zoning in
      ‘It feels like an independent republic’: Madrid’s new arty barrio of Carabanchel

April 2026

  • 778060-svw-h75-2526-between-the-trees-festival-ballet-cymru-0019 Between the Trees, Wales festival

    10 of the best UK nature festivals for late spring and summer

    The natural world is the headliner at these joyous gatherings, while the support acts include live music, immersive art and fire ceremonies
  • Weird light effect scotland

    Readers' travel tips
    Lochs, bothies and burial chambers: readers’ favourite trips in Scotland

    From the epic landscapes of the Highlands and islands to intimate local community events, our readers share their best finds in Scotland

    • ‘Bath, Harrogate … Woodhall?’ A short break in one of the UK’s most forgotten spa towns

    • The perfect base for a Wind in the Willows weekend: a stylish B&B in the Chilterns

    • Route des Vacances: a gastronomic driving holiday from Paris to the Mediterranean

March 2026

  • Pufffins, Isle of Lunga, Scotland2R3PMPJ Pufffins, Isle of Lunga, Scotland

    Readers' travel tips
    ‘A kaleidoscope of colour and life’: readers’ favourite UK spring days out

  • Restaurants at Mirador de San Nicolas, Albaicin, Granada

    Holy parades and earthly pleasures in Spain: Easter in Granada

  • The impressive chimney of Edenwood mill ruins nestled in the valley of the Dearden Brook, Edenfield, Lancashire.2TAHPY2 The impressive chimney of Edenwood mill ruins nestled in the valley of the Dearden Brook, Edenfield, Lancashire.

    Walking with the weavers 200 years after the Lancashire uprising

  • Man dressed in black walks past a mural of the face of Peaky Blinders' Thomas Shelby.

    On the trail of Peaky Blinders, Black Sabbath and the perfect pint – an alternative guide to Birmingham

  • ‘That thrush just did something incredible’: tuning in to bird calls on a North York Moors walk

  • My search for the perfect brown bar in Amsterdam

February 2026

  • Entrance to a metro station in Paris.

    Zoning in
    Zoning in on Ménilmontant, Paris: ‘bohemian, arty and off the tourist trail’

  • Redbrick Tudor-style ruins in a grassy landscape

    Car-free UK
    Rolling hills, rich heritage and great pubs: a car-free break in Leicestershire

  • Cabin at dusk with woman in a hot tub

    10 of the most romantic hotels, pubs, cabins and cottages for a cosy UK getaway

  • Centre Pompidou-Metz, 1 Parvis Des Droits De L?Homme, Metz, F57020, France Architect: Shigeru Ban And Jean De Gastines 2010 Centre Pompidou-Metz, Shigeru Ban + Jean De Gastines, Metz, France, 2010 Exterior Shot Of The Structure Lit By NightCentre Pompidou-Metz, 1 Parvis Des Droits De L?Homme, Metz, F57020, France, Architect: Shigeru Ban And Jean De Gastines, 2010, Centre Pompidou-Metz, Shigeru Ban + Jean De Gastines, Metz, France, 2010, Exterior Shot Of The Structure Lit By Night (Photo by View Pictures/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

    Cool design and wild art on a city break in Metz, north-east France

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