1 hour ago 20 family nature holidays in the UK – from kayaking to stargazing and whale watching

Fun and educational outdoor activities in the wild that will coax kids off their screens this summerThere’s no escaping sea and sky on Tiree, as the Inner Hebridean island is only 12 miles long and 3 miles wide. Shallow seas provide rich feeding grounds for marine life, and it is one of the UK’s best spots for whale watching. Tiree Sea Tours – a member of the WiSe national training scheme for minimising disturbance to marine wildlife – offers half-day and full-day sea-faris (from £75). Visitors can also try to spot basking sharks circling the island in the plankton-rich waters at viewing spots in Hynish Bay or Caoles, or from the deck of the CalMac ferry over to nearby Coll. Sunset Pods’ two cabins (from £700 a week, one week minimum stay in July-August) sleep four and offer views over Balevullin beach, a Dark Sky discovery site and home to Blackhouse Watersports. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago London leaver: 'we swapped a Battersea townhouse for 25 acres near the Devon coast'

From a few rodent pets to a smallholding on Exmoor, this family made more than a change of address when they swapped Battersea for Devon

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2 h. ago Barbarella, London E14: ‘A large scoop of Lady Gaga does House of Gucci’ – restaurant review

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8 h. ago UPDATED: Four injured as New London firefighters extinguished blaze at Crocker House

UPDATED: Four injured as New London firefighters extinguished blaze at Crocker House  The Day

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8 h. ago UPDATED: Four injured as New London firefighters extinguish blaze at Crocker House

UPDATED: Four injured as New London firefighters extinguish blaze at Crocker House  The Day

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22 h. ago How I live in London for less than £500 a month: Woman reveals her trick to amazingly cheap rent and bills

Honora Pamplin, 27, lives in a spacious converted warehouse with four housemates in Walthamstow, east London.

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22 h. ago Hipsters and tourists love our town because it's covered in graffiti: It's making us depressed and our local businesses are broken

It was once a booming industrial sector of east London surrounded by social housing estates home to humble working-class Cockney families.

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26 h. ago 'A harsh reality is biting for London returners whose country homes have lost value'

London leavers who moved to remote rural areas are struggling to recoup their money as they move back to the capital, says buying agent Philip Harvey

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43 h. ago London Open House Festival 2025: Preview of venues for booking released

London Open House Festival 2025: Preview of venues for booking released  ianVisits

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48 h. ago Househunter compares renting in London to 'the Hunger Games' after revealing bizarre list of  'tips' for tenants from letting agent

Taking to TikTok, Harriet shared the message a friend got after doing viewings in the London, which included a series of baffling 'tips' on how to get the landlord to accept an offer

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62 h. ago Andy Cohen Gives Disappointing Real Housewives of London Update

Andy Cohen Gives Disappointing Real Housewives of London Update  Reality Tea

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68 h. ago Best commuter towns: four areas within 45 minutes of London with house prices from £350,000

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69 h. ago The remote worker bubble bursts: House prices in London and commuter towns soar while WFH hotspots drop in value

Property prices outside of the capital exploded at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic as employers embraced remote working practices - but the trend appears to be at an end,

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69 h. ago The Railway Children review – a real steam train is the spectacular star

Keighley & Worth Valley Railway, West Yorkshire Stupendous set design brings E Nesbit’s children’s classic to new life as a wealthy Anglo-Indian family is forced to adjust to reduced life in Yorkshire in this irresistible adaptationThis site-specific experience begins with a ride on a stream train. Audiences travel to a purpose-built auditorium inside an engine shed at Oxenhope station. It is a delightful mood-setter to Mike Kenny’s adaptation of E Nesbit’s 1905 novel, which premiered in 2008. It is back on the road, this time chugging its way along the same five-mile line comprising the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway on which the Green Dragon travelled in Lionel Jeffries’ iconic 1970 film.Inside the shed, the impressive stagecraft arrests the senses over the story of Roberta (Farah Ashraf), Peter (Raj Digva) and Phyllis (Jessica Kaur), the children forced out of their well-to-do London home and into a shambling house by the tracks in Yorkshire, after their father (Paul Hawky...

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2 d. ago Popular US homeware brand ‘that beats Ikea’ is finally launching in the UK

The site will offer a 'curated' selection of its homeware products, plus a personalised interior styling assistance service for shoppers who need design inspiration

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3 d. ago The Real Housewives of London: Release date, cast and latest news

The Real Housewives of London: Release date, cast and latest news  Radio Times

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3 d. ago Planners kick out bid to build home on site of derelict Ayrshire cottage

The applicant had claimed the house would have been a replacement for the cottage that stood empty for decades.

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3 d. ago Prince Harry and King Charles' secret 'peace summit' is a 'good first step' and sign of 'optimism', insider claims

Harry and Meghan have denied leaking details of the meeting between Meredith Maines and the King's communications secretary Tobyn Andreae near Clarence House in London last Wednesday.

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4 d. ago Kew's famous Palm House to shut for four years for net zero renovation

The glasshouse will be closed for five years from 2027 to reduce admissions from the Palm House to net zero

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4 d. ago 'It feels bleak living in London': new play House Party explores the impact of the housing crisis

Chakira Alin’s new play draws on her own experiences of renting to examine how the demise of the house party is a symptom of London’s housing crisis

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