Mountains offer great landscapes, hiking and places to stay, as these ideas from a new Wild Guide to the French Alps showWhile the pristine turquoise waters of Lac d’Annecy are renowned, the remote massif of Les Bauges, which rises to its west and sout…
The Beach of Dreams trail left me dazzled by an Essex I never expected
This 500-mile walking adventure has provided revelations – and huge incongruities – in its coastal towns and villages • Follow the walk: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3I stand aside to let a tractor go past down the lane and only then notice the field of sunf…
Secrets of the New Forest – and where to spot its elusive wildlife
Neil Ansell knows almost every inch of the New Forest, a favourite childhood haunt. He returns to share his favourite spotsIf you were to blindfold me and drop me unexpectedly almost anywhere in the New Forest, I think I would know, the moment I unmask…
Is this Switzerland? No, I’m in the Shropshire Hills
The peaks around Church Stretton put Victorian tourists in mind of the Swiss Alps – and that tranquillity still exerts a strong pullThe first time I saw the Shropshire Hills it was through a misty car window during a frigid winter drive from Birmingham…