‘Vibrant, design-led and surprisingly green’: why the Dutch city of Eindhoven is perfect for a relaxed arty break
Travel | The Guardianby Sarah Rodrigues·13h ago
A baggily clad skateboarder’s wheels clatter across concrete floors, the noise bouncing off exposed pipes and iron girders.
‘It’s hard to imagine the fires of July’: a bike ride through the Cairngorms in Scotland
Travel | The Guardianby Ailsa Sheldon·1d ago
In the Cairngorms national park, the bracken is changing from dark green to russet and umber. Birch leaves are lined with gold, while the Scots pines remain proudly green.
Fine scenery, historic towns and great pubs: a weekend walk on the Shropshire Way
Travel | The Guardianby Jane Dunford·2d ago
Few pubs boast a more idyllic setting. As I emerge from the woods after a 15-mile hike, The Bridges, on the banks of the Onny River, in the rolling south Shropshire hills, glistens in the late...
‘Delays are always welcome’: 10 of the best railway station pubs in England
Travel | The Guardianby Rachel Dixon·8d ago
Old Ticket Office, Cambridge No prizes for guessing what this pub used to be… The Old Ticket Office has high ceilings, walls painted shades of locomotive green and booths resembling train...
15 great cottages and cabins for an autumn escape in the UK
Travel | The Guardianby Rhiannon Batten·11d ago
Pen Bonc Moelfre, Ynys Môn (Anglesey) As close to the sea as you can get without setting sail, this newly renovated cottage is moored up between a little shingle beach and the village of Moelfre...
Athens on a plate – a food-lover’s guide to the Greek capital
Travel | The Guardianby David Carter and Nick Molyviatis, as told to Joanna Taylor·12d ago
Coffee Normally we stay around Plaka, so Anana is the coffee shop I go to most often. There’s also Behold The Man in Exarchia, which is one of the coolest coffee shops I’ve been to.
‘Everything is golden’: readers’ tips for a great autumn day out in the UK
Travel | The Guardianby Guardian readers·13d ago
Gambling on sunshine at Loch Lomond I love Loch Lomond in autumn. I’d start with a walk around Balmaha village and a stretch of the West Highland Way, pretending I’m there for the scenery rather...
Taking a deep dive in Helsinki’s subterranean city
Travel | The Guardianby Gabriella Bennett·14d ago
The moon is an impostor. Swimming backstroke beneath its surface, I look up at craggy hollows in close relief.
Bolognina: make tracks for Bologna’s bustling former rail workers’ quarter
Travel | The Guardianby John Brunton·15d ago
Why go now? Located just north of the Centrale train station, Bolognina neighbourhood is more than just a Little Bologna.
‘Gateways to heaven’: readers’ favourite trips in Europe’s mountains
Travel | The Guardianby Guardian readers·20d ago
All the fun of the funicular in Switzerland No doubt your first thought on hearing the words “double-decker” is of a bus.
A taste of home: discovering Sweden’s local food heroes
Travel | The Guardianby Ailsa Sheldon·25d ago
‘It’s a magical place, and not just because of the hotel.” Standing outside the greenhouses at Högbo Brukshotell, two hours north of Stockholm, Stefan Johansson is talking about far more than...
Make tracks: 8 of the UK’s best walking and cycling trails on former railway lines
Travel | The Guardianby Annabelle Thorpe·28d ago
The Monsal Trail, Peak District, Derbyshire Start/finish Coombs Road in Bakewell to Blackwell Mill in Chee Dale, but there are lots of access points along the way Distance 8.5 miles Cycle, hike or...
Whisky galore – and now plenty more besides: exploring the Scottish island of Islay
Travel | The Guardianby Ailsa Sheldon·2 Sept 2026
The Paps of Jura disappear into the mist as I pedal along the shores of Loch Indaal, and the rain cloud I’ve been racing finally catches up.
My search for the perfect Polish dumplings in Gdańsk
Travel | The Guardianby Ben Aitken·31 Aug 2026
I used to live in Poland. I worked in a fish-and-chip shop in the western city of Poznań, boning cod and peeling potatoes for £1.50 an hour.
Walking on the edge: a three-day hike along Cumbria’s rugged, overlooked coast
Travel | The Guardianby Chris Moss·26 Aug 2026
What’s the edgiest region in the UK? I don’t mean in the sense of sketchy or fashionable, but where on the map of these four nations feels most at the margins of everywhere else?
‘Tuscany may be beautiful, but do they sell sticks of rock?’: readers’ favourite UK holidays
Travel | The Guardianby Guardian readers·21 Aug 2026
Dorset’s take on the Mediterranean Mudeford feels like one of England’s best-kept secrets, the sort of place visitors from abroad might never imagine exists here.
‘All the watering places are crammed with hot people’: on holiday with Dickens
Travel | The Guardianby Caroline Davies·20 Aug 2026
It’s summer in the city, the pubs are crowded, and the coast beckons. In a year that has so far brought five significant heatwaves, it is a fair description of the current holiday season.
‘The only way is up’: cycling Norway’s mountainous ‘Milky Way’
Travel | The Guardianby Ailsa Sheldon·20 Aug 2026
‘Norway is a hilly country,” shrugs Glenn Roar Berge. He’s not wrong, though he is fond of an understatement.
‘I came to the Highlands to give something back to the hills’: a volunteering trip in Scotland
Travel | The Guardianby Mike MacEacheran·19 Aug 2026
I hadn’t planned to enjoy any of this. As summer light fell on Stac Pollaidh – the summit’s teeth bared, the views stretching across the surreal emptiness of Assynt – I found myself ankle-deep in...
Transylvania beyond the spooky castles: a family adventure in Romania’s mountains
Travel | The Guardianby Graeme Green·18 Aug 2026
As the sun disappears behind the high tree line, our campfire spits and crackles. Four plump trout are sizzling on a flame-heated slab of rock, a cooking technique used by people in the Gurghiu...
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