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Rural retreat: Amberley Castle offers a different view of the countryside, with its urbane pleasures

The bit between the city and the sea

As the clocks go forward, are you tempted to celebrate the arrival of spring with a trip to the countryside? I'm not, says Cole Moreton

Inside UK

Why I Love: Scottish silence

Sunday, 29 March 2009

Fiona Phillips, broadcaster

Dinosaur coast: the harbour at Whitby

Coast watch: Tracing the footsteps of dinosaurs and Dracula in Whitby

Saturday, 28 March 2009

North Yorkshire's shoreline is littered with ancient fossils and relics of the past.

Home for the holidays: Eurocamp's mobile units offer deluxe extras such as decking. The British sites will have fully equipped tents

The cut-price holiday that's coming home

Sunday, 22 March 2009

Eurocamp is returning to the UK. So what is the experience like? Kate Simon reports

Simon Calder takes a break mid-trek

Knoydart: Britain's last wilderness

Saturday, 21 March 2009

Simon Calder visits the inhabitants of Knoydart, a remote peninsula in western Scotland, ten years after they gained ownership of their land.

Stay The Night: The Vincent, Southport

Sunday, 15 March 2009

Put on the Prada, we're going to Southport

Willy's cottage is still recognisable from John Constable's work

The countryside in East Anglia is as pretty as a picture

Sunday, 15 March 2009

Oliver Bennett on the trail of John Constable, the painter who changed the face of tourism

Wye, oh Wye: canoeing the river is a great family activity

Blazing paddles: Take a canoe trip down the River Wye for a family day out with a difference

Saturday, 14 March 2009

We wanted to go en masse – seven adults and nine children in total – to celebrate a clutch of 40th birthdays, but not spend a fortune. In fact, as discussions became protracted, the budget and timescale diminished. Finally, we were down to one night together: we needed an option that was inexpensive, memorable and wasted no time getting down to business. That is why we found ourselves heaving Canadian canoes out of Hereford's Asda car park and taking them down to the River Wye.

Travel challenge: The best value for an active summer holiday in Scotland

Saturday, 7 March 2009

Every week, we invite competing companies to give us their best deal for a particular journey. Today: a week's holiday in Scotland, departing on Saturday 1 August, based on two adults travelling together.

The Harbour Master's House in Northumberland overlooks the harbour of Craster village and the ruins of Dunstanburgh Castle

Five chic seaside rentals

Saturday, 7 March 2009

Get the most from Britain's coast at one of these sophisticated waterside retreats.

Exe marks the spot on the West Country moors

Sunday, 1 March 2009

Walk of the month: Follow the meandering path of this river as it winds its way through the heart of the Exmoor National Park, says Mark Rowe

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