THE COUNTRYSIDE views at the country’s highest pub are set to get better next year when a new beer garden opens at the boozer. At 528m above sea level, the Tan Hill Inn in Richmond, Yorkshire, is the highest pub in the UK. 6 The Tan Hill Inn in Richmond, Yorkshire, is the highest pub … Read more
A POPULAR beach in Kent will be kitted out with brand-new beach huts next year thanks to a £1.5million renovation project. Plans to build the new beach huts at Greatstone Beach (near New Romney) were approved by Folkestone & Hythe District Council back in June. 2 Greatstone Beach in Kent will be kitted out with … Read more
A WARM breeze drifts through the open balcony doors just as I’m lulled to sleep by the sound of waves splashing lazily against the shore. It’s November, I’m steeling myself for the festive season’s craziness, and I can’t think of a better way to relax before it all than this. 6 A lovely courtyard main … Read more
ONE of the UK’s best-loved museums is opening a huge new ‘cabinet of curiosities’ attraction next year. The Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A), will launch the V&A East Storehouse in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, East London, on May 31, 2025. 2 The V&A Storehouse will open in east London in the spring, … Read more
THERE is a magical place where lights twinkle in snow-capped trees and Father Christmas makes children’s wishes come true with the help of his industrious Elves. But it is not to be found in the Arctic circle…but sandwiched between the M3 and M4 motorways near Bracknell. 7 The Sun’s Caroline Iggulden took her family to … Read more
IT may overlook arguably the most famous 18th hole in golf, but I can assure you there is nothing about Rusacks Hotel that’s below par. This is a place that has been serving guests and golfers for nearly 140 years. Back then it was the Marine Hotel, owned by Johann Wilhelm Kirstof Rusack himself. 5 … Read more
IN THE heart of the East Midlands lies one of the best-kept secrets for a family outing. Belton House is located just a five-minute drive from the town of Grantham in the southwest corner of Lincolnshire. 9 Belton House is located near Grantham in LincolnshireCredit: Alamy 9 Belton House is home to the National Trust’s … Read more
BRITAIN has some pretty odd pastimes – cheese rolling, bog snorkelling and conker championships. But none of them are both equally wholesome and rude-sounding as Dorset’s knob-throwing contest… which has gone surprisingly under-the-radar given its catchy name. 5 Dorset’s knob throwing contest takes place in the quaint village of CattistockCredit: Alamy 5 Cattistock itself is … Read more
DECEMBER is drawing closer – and with the festive season fully upon us, it’s time to start thinking about New Year’s Eve. Plenty of cosy cottages and plush hotels across the UK still have availability – but be quick. 4 We reveal the top staycation spots to ring in the new yearCredit: Getty Sophie Swietochowski … Read more
THERE’S a town in the West Midlands that was built to look like it belongs in the Swiss Alps. Ilam in Staffordshire, which sits within the Peak District National Park, was designed by an eccentric rich man in the 19th century, with a very specific European design in mind. 5 A wealthy businessman had Swiss-style … Read more
