The best British beaches, chosen by the travel desk
oorah! Beaches have been given the epidemiological all-clear. Sage scientists have ruled that there was no increased risk of Covid-19
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The ultimate lockdown bike ride into outer space
ow can you home school, exercise and go on the longest lockdown journey imaginable all at the same time? The
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A lockdown adventure on Bristol’s Community Forest Path
hat does a keen long-distance hiker do during lockdown? In my case, scour the local OS map (the rather underused
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Merchants of Norwich: on the trail of the city’s lost fortunes
or hundreds of years Norwich was England’s richest provincial city. But just when the rest of the country was powering
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Add a sense of adventure to lockdown exercise with a microchallenge
t’s midwinter, bitingly cold and I’m out for my regular lockdown run. But I’m not where I’m supposed to be.
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How Plymouth went from grey sprawl to Ocean City #hometowns
During lockdown, many of us made the pilgrimage back to our family homes – and rediscovered them through fresh eyes.
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Ireland has world’s highest Covid infection rate
Ireland has the highest rate of new Covid-19 cases of any country in the world, according to figures published by
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Best second cities in Europe to visit in 2021
Last year all but killed the city break. With social distancing the buzzword, a city, with its crowded streets and
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Avoid the crowds at these 9 European beach destinations
There’s nothing quite like spending time at the beach on a summer’s day – and for some, even a dip
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Best European train journeys to try in 2021
f 2020 taught us anything, it taught us how to slow down. And what better way to take that skill
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The joys of soundwalking, the ultimate lockdown hobby
tanding outside my front door, the first sound that hits me is a motorbike revving its engine a few streets
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