20 of the best autumn escapes around the UK

These breaks revel in the glorious change of season, and take in everything from foraging and festivals to stargazing and glampingThe traditional harvest jamboree is given a modern twist in Blenheim Palace’s walled garden this year, with an autumn fest…

‘I was sliding towards the drop and couldn’t stop’ – the writer who fell from a mountain

It is every climber’s worst nightmare. In this extract from his thrilling book about the glorious – and treacherous – Cuillin Ridge on Skye, Simon Ingram recalls the day its wild peaks almost took his lifeI had been out of signal for most of the day, s…