Stretching out on the world's most unusual beaches

Stretching out on the world's most unusual beaches

Our writers stretch out on some of the world's most unusual beaches,from quirky to quaint,bizarre to beautiful.

An adventure out of the storybooks

Paul Edwards traces the world's literary legends to every corner of Britain.

  • byPaul Edwards
Waxing lyrical in Celtic seas

Waxing lyrical in Celtic seas

A surfari to Ireland and Wales comes with quality waves and stunning backdrops,David Knox writes.

  • byDavid Knox
Follow that poet

Follow that poet

Dylan Thomas is everywhere in his native land,along with the hand print of history,Glenn A. Baker writes.

  • byGlenn A. Baker

A hike along the hedgerows

For millenniums people have seen Britain best by foot and today is no exception,writes the aptly named Leanne Walker.

  • byLeanne Walker
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Cold climate,warm hearth

Cold climate,warm hearth

Scott Ellis finds the welcome overwhelming on a visit to his ancestral homeland.

Llangollen:an L of a place

Llangollen:an L of a place

Keith Austin takes in the history,hospitality and language of north Wales.

  • byKeith Austin

Funny village,folly good idea

Portmeirion is a quirky,imaginative place you have to visit,John Maddocks writes.

  • byJohn Maddocks
Wild on Wales

Wild on Wales

A country of majestic landscape and near-unpronounceable names claims Jill Hocking's heart.

Where a real-life Bond might stay

Where a real-life Bond might stay

The opulent Llangoed Hall is licensed to thrill,Debra Solomon writes.