Travel
The world’s best hotels (at home and abroad), country house stays and unbeatable guides to much-loved and still-to-discover holiday destinations.
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A restored farmhouse is a magnet for Britain’s best chefs and it’s making Deal a big dealRichard MacKichan checks in to Updown Farmhouse — and reveals everything you need to know about the surrounding area.
By Richard MacKichan Published
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The Plaza review: Gilded Age opulence beloved by Fitzgerald, The Beatles and a lion called GoldfleckCarla Passino reviews New York's most impressive grande dame.
By Carla Passino Published
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Viva Italia! Inside the health retreat in the Dolomites that doesn’t skimp on carbsWellness need not be the monastic pursuit its champions say it should be. At LEFAY Resort & Spa, Will Hosie discovers a more humane (and human) approach to living well.
By Will Hosie Published
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Dumbleton Hall hotel review: Rejuvenated grandeur in Jilly Cooper countryThis refreshed Cotswolds manor house makes for an elegant stay not far from London.
By Lotte Brundle Published
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If you want a hotel with history, then you can't put a price on funHotels risk losing their sparkle if they price out the very people who give them their place-to-be-seen allure.
By Richard MacKichan Published
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The girl and the six-strong crew went to sea in a beautiful red sail boatOctavia Pollock explores North Norfolk's salt marshes, hidden creeks and open sea aboard a traditional craft.
By Octavia Pollock Published
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From Wilde to Woolf, the great and the good have all stayed at Hotel Café RoyalBella Fulford checks in to London's most central hotel.
By Bella Fulford Published
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'The ground floor is a sweet shop for grown-ups': Country Life's favourite London spas and treatmentsLondon life moves a million miles per hour, so it pays to have somewhere to rediscover your inner peace.
By Rosie Paterson Published
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Ahãma hotel review: Turkey's new waterfront resort is as popular with wildlife as it is with the yachtiesLook out for red squirrels, ducks, swans, peacocks and... emus.
By Richard MacKichan Published
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Looking for a New England: How to have a whale of a time in the American Salcombe...and the home port of the vessel at the heart of Moby-Dick.
By Rosie Paterson Published
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The French Capability Brown meets English-style design in this German gardenA jewel in Germany’s crown: there’s more than a hint of the fairy tale about Schloss Dyck in the Rhineland.
By Pamela Goodman Published
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Rodel House review: Scandi-Scot chic on the original home of Harris TweedThe spirit of the Hebrides breathes from every inch of stone and tweed at Rodel House.
By Steven King Published
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'If there is a European hotel with more magical swim spots then I have yet to find it': Stay on the private island of the man behind the world’s favourite pastisOur Travel Editor was one of the first to stay at Zannier Île de Bendor.
By Rosie Paterson Published
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Cancel your safari because Earth's greatest wildlife experiences take place beneath the surface of the oceanThere's no shortage thrilling marine encounters for intrepid travellers.
By Rosie Paterson Published
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What's in my BootBehold the Mary Poppins boot, see what’s inside for Hetty Lintell’s weekend in the Cotswolds
By Hetty Lintell Last updated
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Oh my yacht! You've just bought a very big boat, but how on Earth do you configure it?Those in the yachting know are increasingly prioritising outdoor living.
By Rosie Paterson Published
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What it's like to dive with humpback whales the size of London buses and surf Olympic wavesRosie Paterson journeys to Tahiti, in French Polynesia, where adrenaline junkies can try their hand at big wave surfing, diving with humpback whales and planting coral.
By Rosie Paterson Last updated
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42 Acres review: The Somerset rewilding retreat where beavers are the VIPsBen Lerwill visits 42 Acres, a regenerative estate, nature reserve and retreat running on 100% renewable energy.
By Ben Lerwill Published
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This 100-year library in Oslo is beautiful — but we won't be able to read its books until the year 2114Margaret Atwood and Elif Shafak are among the authors that have contributed works to the project, which is called Future Library.
By Pamela Goodman Published
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How to follow the footsteps of The Odyssey in styleThe much anticipated summer blockbuster is here, but where was it filmed?
By Rosie Paterson Published
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How the owners of a rug firm with a famous following made an 18th-century Maltese palazzo a homeEmma Lavelle meets the brains behind Casa Bonavita — Malta's most exciting new hotel.
By Emma Lavelle Published


