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A return trip to John Betjeman’s Metro-land, 50 years on from his classic TV documentary
The late poet laureate’s hymn to the commuter towns of Middlesex, Herts and Bucks is still a great guide to the Metropolitan line, the world’s first urban ‘underground’ railway
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Faroe Islands farmers charge a fee to access beauty spots as visitor numbers soar
A tourism boom to the North Atlantic islands, fuelled by social media, has resulted in some landowners taking measures to get a share of the revenues
Rail route of the month: across eastern Germany to the Polish city of Szczecin
Our slow travel expert rides a train through a region of lakes and forests which deserves to be far better known
Car-free east of England: a Christmas castle, winter walks and fairytale villages
There’s so much to see in and around Lincolnshire and Leicestershire this Christmas – from nature reserves to medieval towns – and it can all be done without a car
Alistair Dixon obituary
Other lives: Choirmaster, telecoms consultant and co-owner of the Bay Tree Hotel
20 of the best UK pubs with bedrooms, for lunch and a winter walk
What’s better than a winter pub lunch? Staying the night afterwards. Our pick includes coaching inns, a 12th-century abbey and a Game of Thrones hotspot
A moorland walk to the UK’s best gastropub – the Parkers Arms, Lancashire
A hike in Bowland fell country is the perfect starter to a feast of award-winning modern British classics in a rural inn
‘An open fire, the dog snoozing at our feet’: readers’ favourite UK pubs for food
Cosy nooks and ancient wooden beams are the backdrop for our tipsters’ pick of proper boozers serving good pub grub
Kendal Mountain Festival 2023 celebrates adventure for all
Diversity was the watchword at this year’s gathering of outdoors lovers in Cumbria, with all races, sizes and abilities celebrated
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Where tourists seldom tread, part 6: ‘ugly, lovely towns’ with stories to tell
Dungannon, Burnley, Barrow-in-Furness, Harlow and Merthyr Tydfil may not be quaint, but these robust centres have a poetry that’s all their own
‘People dance on tables’: welcome to Belgrade’s kafana pub culture
Serbia’s ‘tavernas’ are fusing traditional food and drink with new cuisines and rousing live music as they evolve to attract a younger crowd
How to do Champagne on a prosecco budget: a tour of France’s most famous wine region
The champagne houses of Épernay and Rheims produce some of the finest fizz in the world, but if you know where to look, there are bargains to be had