23 h. ago Woodland walk with a fairytale castle and a cafe that nails the perfect toastie

This pretty woodland is where you'll find wildlife and remnants of the former Glamorganshire Canal

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29 h. ago The fairytale castle under siege by tourists: Violence breaks out as 75,000 tourists flock to tiny village on just one weekend

Over the long bank holiday weekend, thousands of sunseekers flocked to Lake Garda to take in the stunning sights, but locals were left fuming with their behaviour.

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30 h. ago Fury in Italy as 75,000 tourists jam streets of quaint Lake Garda village as video shows arguing holidaymakers trying to barge their way in to fairytale castle

Over the long bank holiday weekend, thousands of sunseekers flocked to Lake Garda to take in the stunning sights, but locals were left fuming with their behaviour.

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48 h. ago We’re having sex inside Moby Dick! The wild architectural world of Japan’s love hotels

From cruise ships to UFOs, from King Kong to a giant whale, half the sex in Japan may take place in its dazzlingly imaginative love hotels. But have some become just too seedy? Our writer checks inDo whales make you horny? How about UFOs? Maybe you’ve always dreamed of having a tryst in a fairytale castle, or making love inside a gigantic biscuit tin? Whatever your weird fantasy may be, it can probably be catered for on a roadside somewhere in Japan, if a new book on the curious phenomenon of love hotels is anything to go by.French photographer François Prost has been on a 3,000km pilgrimage of passion, driving from Utsunomiya, north of Tokyo, to the island of Shikoku in the south, to document Japan’s unique architecture of furtive liaisons. What he found spans from manga-embellished motels and Christmas-themed love nests to pastel-hued stage sets worthy of Wes Anderson. And some things stranger than your most eccentric kinks could dream of. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago The beautiful woodland walk you can reach by steam train, which ends at a roaring waterfall

You will find stacked bridges, a boutique hotel, unique chocolate and a waterfall trail

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2 w. ago Rampaging dog owner's three words before beloved cavapoo savaged in brutal attack

Steven Yorke revealed the terrifying ordeal he and his dog faced when an off-lead pet attacked his beloved cavapoo on a woodland walk - leaving it fighting for its life

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2 w. ago The Greater Manchester woodland walk with waterfalls and a charming tea room

Stroll along the banks of a flowing river, admire tumbling waterfalls and walk under a huge viaduct

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3 w. ago Woodland walk with blossoms and wild garlic near quiet Welsh village that ends with a seriously good Sunday lunch

If you walk this trail in spring, prepare for a sensory overload: swathes of wild garlic burst through the undergrowth

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3 w. ago The woods near Greater Manchester named one of the best to see bluebells this spring

Enjoy a walk through a magical woodland covered by a carpet of bluebells

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