UK holidays

Husband and wife duo Sophie Brendel and Panu Long have created a bucolic getaway with deeply comfortable accommodation and sensational English wines and cyders.

Scotland’s ancestral houses are no longer the preserve of just the aristocracy. Grace McCloud opens the door on Penicuik, where the former stables have been sensitively restored along with cottages on the estate to create smart rentals

With saunas an increasingly popular offering at many UK hotels, we've rounded up the best to book now.

Nicola Moyne casts off with Coastal Exploration Company, a traditional Norfolk sailing fleet harbouring an altruistic vision for authentic, sustainable travel through the region's wildest waterways

Looking for your very own Celebrity Traitors experience? These wonderfully inviting and atmospheric castles are the perfect destination for a winter getaway with friends and family

Taking the kids away doesn’t need to mean you have to give up on grown-up indulgence

Booking your holidays for 2025? These rural cottages to rent around the UK are the perfect place to curl up in winter and explore from in summer

The latest rural retreats offer stylish rooms and farm-to-table dining. Emma Love digs up a host of agriturismo-style stays in the British countryside, where creature comforts are always on the menu

There's more to a good dining experience than just the food

Affordable, charming, and a great way to immerse yourself in a local community – these country pubs with rooms are where we head for on rural holidays

With thousands of glorious country houses to discover across the country, which ones should you add to your bucket list?