‘It makes you feel alive while half-killing you’: cycling in Carmarthenshire

Between the Brecon Beacons and the Cambrian mountains is an area of big hills and big views, laced with quiet roads perfect for those on two wheels

An immersive weekend of wine and wine-making in south Devon is a crushing success

A course in Dartington educates the tastebuds, and with grape treading and blindfold tests on offer, is also fun and messily therapeutic

Taking in beaches, castles, historic houses and wildlife, this bus-based trip from Blyth via Ashington is a shore-fire winner

A Moomin wetland trail, mazes and magical woody walks feature among our tipsters’ bank holiday trips around Britain

This 500-mile walking adventure has provided revelations – and huge incongruities – in its coastal towns and villages

The Red Kite Cabin, an eco-build in Powys, has style to swoon over and makes a great base to explore the lush countryside

While Padstow and Rock heave with cars, a three-generation stay further up the River Camel manages to keep everyone happy

Designer hotels, chic boutiques and arty boltholes for getaways from Bristol to Edinburgh

Savour this selection of the city’s many great food discoveries, from street food to fine dining

Our series on low-cost stays ends in a Cornish coastal village with Unesco status – bunking down on the renovated Pen Glas

A vibrant waterfront sets the tone for a trip of cultural delights, Dylan Thomas sights, great food and the beauty of the Gower peninsula nearby

Neil Ansell knows almost every inch of the New Forest, a favourite childhood haunt. He returns to share his favourite spots

We take the train and local buses on a break with a new low-carbon specialist that aims to ‘make slow travel mainstream’

The peaks around Church Stretton put Victorian tourists in mind of the Swiss Alps – and that tranquillity still exerts a strong pull

In the Calder valley, the industrial past blends with nature, the community runs on kindness and it’s home to England’s highest beach