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Jane Austen's 250th anniversary: the essential places to visit to mark the occasion

Retrace the novelist's childhood haunts, visit the grand country piles that inspired her six novels or recreate the best scenes from the film adaptations
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Where is The Celebrity Traitors filmed in the UK? Inside Scotland’s Ardross Castle

As The Celebrity Traitors 2025 gets underway, we step inside the 19th-century Scottish castle used as the BBC’s filming location
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Wimbledon 2025: Order of play today and how to watch this year's tennis championship

The most quintessentially British sporting event of the year begins this week
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Is Venice Sinking? Here’s What You Need to Know About the Floating City

Is Venice sinking, or are sea levels rising? Overtourism and climate change pose significant threats to this feat of Italian architecture
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Spend a bucolic summer's day in the countryside on The Newt in Somerset's Great Garden Escape

With a garden-to-table lunch, cider tasting and more included, there's a lot to love about this fulfilling day trip
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The new grand IKEA on Oxford Street will open this week after 18-months of delays

This Thursday, 1 May sees the long-awaited IKEA superstore on London's Oxford Street finally open.
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The Royal Scotsman train collaborates with Dior on a £20,000 three-day wellness retreat - here's what's included

One of the most luxurious trains in the world, Belmond’s Royal Scotsman, has just announced an upgrade courtesy of Dior
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Inside China's eerie ‘ghost town’ of 260 abandoned palatial mansions

Now, farmers are reportedly putting the land of the deserted development to use 
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Announcing the winners of our very first House & Garden Travel Awards

To mark the launch of our inaugural travel guide, the editorial team have selected the most exceptional hotels and individuals leading the way in the world of luxury hospitality
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A Royal Picnic Cottage in Balmoral has been restored and is ready to welcome visitors

The charming granite bothy was a regular picnic spot for Queen Victoria, and will be open to the public in 2025
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Belmond unveils Britannic Explorer: a new era in luxury train travel across England and Wales

The first ever luxury sleeper train in England and Wales will debut in July 2025. Take an exclusive peek around.
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The 'World's 50 Best Hotels' have just been announced for 2024 - see the full list

Asia is home to the most hotels on the list with 19 spots.
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Paris Olympics 2024: Where to stay and the best restaurants near the venues

The Olympics is returning to Paris for the first time in a hundred years this summer.
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Inside the Olympic Village in Paris: Cardboard furniture to wells instead of air conditioning

The Paris Olympics are just around the corner and the Village could be the most ambitious design yet when it comes to all things sustainable. Step inside.
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Dubai’s new airport: everything we know about $35 billion Al Maktoum International

It is the world's most expensive airport and will handle 260 million passengers per year
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This glorious 150-acre country Cotswold hotel has new suites dedicated to its cut-flower garden

Everything comes back to the landscape surrounding Thyme. Including these new flower-themed suites.
Architecture + Design

The world’s 9 most iconic buildings: then and now

Existing for generations, see how structures like the Flatiron Building and the Taj Mahal have changed over the years
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The Olympic flame lighting ceremony takes place in Greece ahead of Paris 2024 – see its route

The ‘flamme olympique’ torch will begin its relay from Greece to Paris on 8th May ahead of the games in July passing iconic landmarks like the Palace of Versailles, vineyards and viaducts.