UK holidays
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With festivals attempting to clean up their shocking environmental record, we pick the best planet-friendly events, all accessible without flying -
A Dorset cider orchard, a Highland glen, a rural idyll in Powys and rugged Atlantic views in County Derry make for superb walking as the evenings lighten and the air softens
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The seaside town hosts a street-art festival and the world’s first digital art park, while nearby Leigh is packed with galleries -
Lee Miller, Frank Auerbach and Picasso have all starred recently at this pretty market town’s eyecatching new gallery -
Heritage is as good an excuse as any to enjoy a pie and a pint. Here are more excellent reasons to visit places that rarely feature in the guidebooks
Accommodation
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Countryside havens, Jacobean houses, beach hangouts and a converted chapel are among our pick of openings and revamps in 2023
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This year’s event is themed on queer contributions to cinema, with screenings, museum tours, talks and exhibitions from Glasgow to Margate -
Our pick of healthy getaways from the Highlands to the Isle of Wight aslo includes cold-water therapies and wild swimming -
From Morecambe to Marrakech, our tipsters reveal their UK, European and no-fly holiday dreams for 2023. Scroll down to see the winner -
From Cornwall to North Yorkshire beautiful bus rides take in sea views, mountains, rivers and cute villages. Our readers know the best routes. Scroll down for the winning tip
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The county gets famously full in summer, but out of season it comes into its own as the roads quieten and the surf roars on its empty beaches -
Going away for the festivities can raise issues from sleeping to catering to whether Santa will still find you. But get it right and it can be a yuletide miracle -
Cityscapes, sherry bodegas, wilderness trails, medieval marvels and the joys of youth hostelling ... we share their finds of the year
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From atmospheric outdoor theatre and historic houses to sumptuous seafood and dramatic clifftop walks, Scotland’s east coast gets the pulse racing -
While Padstow and Rock heave with cars, a three-generation stay further up the River Camel manages to keep everyone happy -
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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 -
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 -
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 -
Get spooked for Halloween on a tombstone trail that covers five graves of interesting or scary characters in four area of south Wales
Sport holidays
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The hike to the Garn Coch iron age fort may be pretty by day, but a new guided full-moon walk offers a whole other experience
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Jumbo haddock with hand-cut chips and crushed peas, like all posh fish and chips, loses some of its charm in the bid to be posh -
Gorge on eye-popping vistas as well as great food at our pick of eateries with spectacular views from Cornwall to County Fermanagh -
Countries
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Some text about England here -
Scottish highlights here -
Wales is great here -
And don't forget Northern Ireland
Coast & country
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