48 h. ago Iconic UK coastal town declared even better for kids than Disney World

A UK seaside town has been named the best place to keep your kids entertained, beating the likes of Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando to the top spot

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55 h. ago Bangor branded 'drab' and 'run down' as it's named UK's worst seaside town

Bangor, which is in Gwynedd, north Wales, has the misfortune of being named the worst seaside towns in the UK following recent research carried out by Which? Travel

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4 d. ago One of Britain's prettiest villages where visitors really don't want to leave

Thornton-le-Dale, a village sat on the edge of the North York Moors National Park, has charming thatched cottages and a bubbling beck running through it. Visitors love it

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5 d. ago We visited one of Britain's prettiest villages and didn't want to come home

The chocolate box village regularly tops the list of best places to visit on a UK holiday

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5 d. ago Incredible UK seaside village with hardly any tourists and stunning golden beach

Despite being mega close to some of the UK's most popular seaside resorts, this quaint fishing village in the south of England has somehow managed to avoid the tourist spotlight

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7 d. ago Gossip, gowns and Agas: could Ladies of the Cotswolds be reality TV’s next big thing?

Grand Designs team to make show set in wealthy English countryside that promises to be part glittering social whirl and part bloodbath The Cotswolds had better steel itself: reality television is upon it. A series is planned (rumoured working title: Ladies of the Cotswolds) and it sounds posher than most. It’s made by the company behind Grand Designs and set in the “chocolate box” town of Charlbury, in the Evenlode valley.Names are being proposed for the series, such as Gabriela Peacock (nutritionist entrepreneur married to hedge fund banker David Peacock, and pals with Joan Collins and Princess Beatrice). Plum Sykes (author of last year’s Cotswolds-set novel Wives Like Us) is thought to be scripting the voiceover. Then there’s “Suzie Jet” (Suzannah Harvey), CEO of the local airport. How marvellously down to earth and relatable they all sound. Though of course they don’t, and that’s the point. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Beautiful UK seaside town bursting with charm named among best places to relocate

A range of seaside towns have been named among the best places for Brits to relocate to in 2025 with this coastal gem in Wales among the crowning list

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9 d. ago 'World's most beautiful small town' in France looks like it's from a fairytale

The small hilltop village of Gordes in France has been named the world's most beautiful small town - and it's not hard to see why with its fairytale-like scenes

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1 week ago The mystery of the nameless girl found dead in a Spanish border town

On a summer morning in 1990, the body of a young woman appeared in a small town close to the frontier. For those who saw her, finding her identity became an obsession that would last 30 yearsNobody can recall who first phoned the police on the morning of 4 September 1990, but everyone remembers the girl. Her body, hanging from a pine tree on a steep slope above the Spanish frontier town of Portbou, was visible to anyone looking up from the beach or across from the opposite hillside. She was barefoot, with grey-blue eyes and thick chestnut-brown hair. She wore blue dungarees over a turquoise green shirt.Portbou, squeezed into a cauldron-like Mediterranean cove, had only 2,000 inhabitants but plenty of police officers. In these years before the Schengen agreement, guards were stationed on the French border but these officers were experts in immigration and smuggling, not violent deaths. Instead, Enrique Gómez, a 35-year-old investigator from the Guardia Civil police force was called i...

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1 week ago Rebrand for 19,000 home social landlord includes controversial name change

Bolton at Home are taking out the town's name out of their title as they become Be One Homes

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1 week ago 'Magical' UK market town is perfect for a spring staycation but most tourists miss it

The beautiful market town of Hawes in the Yorkshire Dales has been named one of the UK's most beautiful spots for spring thanks to its 'magical' surroundings - and it's perfect for a staycation

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2 w. ago Incredible UK seaside town named among top travel hotspots in the world

If you're looking to see more of the UK this year, this exciting Welsh village offers adventure-seekers and history buffs a wealth of activities

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2 w. ago UK's best seaside town is revealed and it's not Brighton or Bournemouth

For the fourth consecutive year, this Northumberland village has been named the best seaside town in the UK, offering scenic views of the North Sea from every vantage

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2 w. ago Downtrodden seaside town once condemned as UK’s worst named 2025’s best

The seaside town, previously dubbed as one of the 'worst seaside towns in UK', has turned its fortunes around.

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2 w. ago The Scottish seaside resort town once named 'worst' that is perfect for day out

It is home to a stunning sandy beach that comes alive when the sun is shining.

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2 w. ago 'Absolute waste of money!': Locals slam 'out of touch' council bosses after 'pointless' Hollywood

The sign was erected in Wigston and bears the town's name but its inhabitants believe the new installation is a misuse of public funds.

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2 w. ago The charming Scottish town just outside Edinburgh named 'best place to live'

From cosy pubs to plenty of shops, it has everything you could want.

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2 w. ago Incredible UK seaside town so well rated it keeps being ranked 'most popular'

Located in Suffolk, Southwold has been named in multiple occasions for being a 'world-class destination', with beautiful beaches and one of the best hotels in the UK.

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3 w. ago Beautiful little UK seaside town overlooked by Brits is named one of the coolest

Deal, on the east Kent coast of England, is brimming with character and charm - and it sits in the shadows of a famous neighbour

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3 w. ago ‘Everyone is affected’: UK town with Jaguar Land Rover plant reacts to Trump’s tariffs

In Solihull, where the factory employs 9,000 workers, there are fears for an ailing industry and wider communityFrom mountainsides to deserts, or even just to get around town, Land Rovers are used the world over. For a time however, many of the sturdy vehicles’ distinctive oval plates were branded with the name of a West Midlands town.“It’s an icon for Solihull and it was synonymous with Britain,” said Robert Mills, 70. The town is home to the 121-hectare (300-acre) Jaguar Land Rover car plant, which employs more than 9,000 people and is one of the last bastions of the UK’s waning automotive industry. Continue reading...

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