3 h. ago Magical UK village just as pretty as Bath but without as many tourists

This village just outside Bristol has experienced a boom since the pandemic, drawing travellers with its picturesque countryside, award-winning pub and historic architecture

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8 h. ago Tiny UK seaside village with pretty beach once named among Britain’s dirtiest

The number of UK beaches awarded the Brown Flag Award went up by almost 50% in the past year, but this Kentish seaside spot was the only one to buck the trend

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22 h. ago British beach with three miles of golden sand named amongst UK's best

A beautiful beach in Wales has been named as one of the country's best and it's even picked up global awards.

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26 h. ago Beautiful UK beach so well rated by tourists it keeps being named world best

The area is part of the UK’s first designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and has previously surpassed ratings for top locations in Hawaii, the Caribbean and Mediterranean

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4 d. ago Insanely beautiful European beach named world's best but there's a huge catch

Cala Goloritzé on the Italian island of Sardinia has been ranked as the world's best beach, with its untouched beauty and crystal-clear waters that make it ideal for swimming

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5 d. ago Pretty little UK seaside village with mini railway and huge 3

This charming village in Kent has become a big draw for British families looking for wholesome adventure. A big sandy beach with a nearby amusement park and miniature railway promises a day's worth of fun

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6 d. ago Beautiful UK beach is named Blackpool Sands but is 317 miles from tourist town

Despite its name, there's no sand on the beach and it's worlds away from Blackpool, in both distance and appearance

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6 d. ago Tiny UK seaside village with once thriving harbour now a hidden gem

The small hamlet of Porthgain offers tourists a wonderful holiday destination off the beaten track with cultural touchstones and some amazingly fresh fish and chips

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7 d. ago Tiny European beach that could be in the Caribbean named among 10 best

According to a ranking by travel professionals, this tiny beach in Santanyi has been named one of Europe's best beaches of 2025 despite being the site of a major protest in 2024

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7 d. ago UK beach named as dupe of stunning spot in the South of France by travel experts

A picturesque UK beach has been described as a dead-ringer for a world-famous spot in the South of France.

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8 d. ago Tiny UK seaside town with beautiful beach dubbed Italy's Amalfi Coast 'dupe'

Forget Europe's sun-soaked beauty spots as Britain has its own collection of stunning coastal gems, with this town likened to a stunning location in Italy

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9 d. ago A luxury lighthouse stay in northern Spain: ‘Windows look east and west to sunrise and sunset’

A renovated lighthouse on the Bay of Biscay is the perfect base for exploring Asturias’s maritime delightsI have always longed to be a lighthouse keeper and now, at last, I am one. If only for the weekend. Look at my chunky-knit jumper! Feel the waterproof weave of my Donegal tweed cap! Truth be told, I am way too toasty in this quasi-nautical ensemble, having hoped and dressed for ominous fog, murderous gales and oceanic rainstorms. Instead, it is bright, calm and warm on an early spring afternoon in the famously pretty fishing village of Cudillero in Asturias, where the Costa Verde of northern Spain drops away into the deep blue Bay of Biscay.Built in 1858, the local lighthouse – the Faro de Cudillero – stands on a shelf of rock just beyond the harbour, a short walk up stone steps and along a narrow cliff side service path. Its hexagonal beacon tower has been remodelled a few times over the years. The signal lamp inside was first fuelled by olive oil, then paraffin and petrol, bef...

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1 week ago 'Best beach in the world' has pink sand and turquoise waters in gorgeous setting

Tripadvisor's 2025 Travellers' Choice Awards for the Best of the Best Beaches has named the best beach in the world as well as the top-rated beaches in the world

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1 week ago Pretty UK seaside village frozen in time where tourists keep visiting

This Northumberland village transports travellers to different era, home to a historic smokehouse with world-class kippers and the remains of an imposing cliff-top fortress

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1 week ago 1,000 experts name European hidden island gem world's best beach

Sardinia is an island in the Mediterranean Sea, just to the west of the Italian mainland. It is around an hour's flight from Rome and has some of the best beaches in the world

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1 week ago ‘Nightmare’ in pretty English village overrun by tourists with resident injured in parking bust

The picturesque village of Bibury in the Cotswolds attracts up to 20,000 visitors on weekends

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1 week ago The island beach named ‘the best in Europe’ with flights for under £100 from Manchester Airport this summer

It beat beaches in Spain, Greece and Italy to bag the number one spot

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2 w. ago ‘I hum the Chariots of Fire theme all day, every day’: Nigel Havers on beach

The quintessential English actor answers your questions about being posh, appearing on I’m a Celebrity, and asking parked motorists to turn off their enginesI’m obsessed with the BBC Radio 4 programme, Nigel Havers’ Ravers, where you recount your experiences during the ecstasy-fuelled 90s summers of love. I’ve never been sure if it was a) genuine, b) a brilliant and strange parody, or c) a fever dream of my own imagination. What’s the truth, Nigel? UncleMontyI just don’t remember it, so I’m Googling it “Dermot O’Leary, Nigel Havers Ravers, the definitive guide to the 90s underground rave scene from a man who lived through it.” Raves are where people go mad, take a load of drugs and dance all night, right? I don’t think I’ve been to a rave in my life. I must have been bullshitting.I had you in my cab once in Sydney, where you were expounding to your fellow passengers that you could identify the drama school of any young performer on stage. That was 35 years ago, mate. Still the case,...

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2 w. ago Gilgo Beach victims 'Peaches' and 'Baby Doe' named as veteran mum and daughter 30 years later

Tanya Denise Jackson, 26, and her two-year-old daughter Tatiana Marie, have been pictured nearly 30 years after their bodies were found not far from Long Island’s Gilgo Beach in an unsolved crime

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2 w. ago Beautiful British beach named as the UK's answer to the Maldives

With turquoise seas and soft white sand, Luskentyre beach on the Isle of Harris has been dubbed the UK's answer to the Maldives, and it’s not hard to see why

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