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West Yorkshire pub walk with 'picturesque' views among the UK's best this summer
A pub walk in West Yorkshire with “picturesque" views and “meadows full of wildlife” has been featured among the best the country has to offer this summer. It comes as outdoor experts at Millets have revealed their top pub walks in England.
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Wild walk: Thameside Nature Discovery Park
One afternoon, I set out with a naturalist friend for Thameside Nature Discovery Park [frosted.shower.drum]. Despite it just turning May—the thrumming showcase of spring—this day it relentlessly bucketed down with rain. We had just walked around Two
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Discover the wealth of fun on the glorious coastline of the New Forest
The New Forest coastline is a bit of a secret. Running from Calshot in the east to Barton on Sea in the west, this is a landscape of contrast. There are glamorous marinas and breezy shingle beaches lined with beach huts, quaysides perfect for crabbing
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Sharing our walking and watery adventures
It’s a hot July day and we’re sitting with friends on the pebbly beach at Mouthmill, a stone’s throw from Clovelly. The sea is flat and turquoise, and we’re gazing in awe at Blackchurch Rock, a monumental stone arch which stands a short way out, which
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Enjoy a memorable ramble through Dorset’s Blackmore Vale
This delightful walk, undulating between 220ft and 350ft above sea-level, is through ‘typical’ Blackmore Vale country. In fact, for anyone wishing to experience the Blackmore Vale on a single visit, this walk - over dairy farmland, along country lanes
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Gislingham gardens great and small
My journey to meet Iris and Alan Stanley to talk about their lovely garden at Gislingham wasn't the simple run up the A140, then turn left at Stoke Ash White Horse, that I was expecting. Delays and more delays meant I arrived late, a bit frazzled and
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Cycling along The Strawberry Line in Somerset
A Monday in June. Grey clouds hang over my two-ton claustrophobic car, max speed over 100mph, which jolts and stops every five metres, the queue into Bristol choking my temperament and the atmosphere. Forward 24 hours. The sun, whose hat has steadfastly
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9 great dog-friendly walks in Derbyshire
From National Trust recommendations to suggestions from our very own readers, here are some dog-friendly walks that are sure to put a spring in the step of your four-legged friends. Calke Abbey Estate Walk Known as the ‘un-stately’ home, Calke
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How the Cotswolds is the place for body and spirit
One of the many wonderful things about exploring the Cotswolds on foot is that it’s not just about lengthy, hilly hikes. You can also enjoy fantastic scenery and Nature’s mood-boosting vibes on lots of shorter, flatter routes, including some of the
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Why a cuppa is so much more than a cuppa
This month Holly Moore talks about why she loves tea, coffee and all that goes with it I recently whitened my teeth, which took two weeks. During that time I couldn’t have coffee, tea or matcha, and goodness I missed it! Not for the kick but for
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10 of the best late summer blooms
Plants which produce flowers in varying shades of orange, red, purple and pink come into their own at this time of year, long after roses, lupins and other perennial favourites are starting to fade. Here are 10 of the best plants for late summer
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Bringing Ibiza vibes to Blickling
Global DJ Sam Hall, AKA Goldierocks, has spent the last two decades on dancefloors all over the world and, on Saturday August 3, she is returning to the Blickling Estate where she’ll supercharge the Classic Ibiza vibe and get the Norfolk audience partying