Recent Articles in Activities

Britain's spa trek
Oct 12, 2009

WE ARE delighted to learn that Von Essen Hotels has launched 'Spa as You Go' vouchers, which give you competitive rates for day visits to their nine spas. You can buy six of 12 day passes, valid for a year from purchase, and start to plan your pampering.

The depths of the bog snorkelling season
Sep 1, 2009

SPORTING DRAMA drew the crowds to mid Wales on the August Bank Holiday weekend. Although the 2012 Olympics, will produce some great achievements, there's nothing to beat the The World Bog Snorkelling Championship.

Go walking with the National Trust
Aug 13, 2009

NATIONAL TRUST landscapes are popular with BRITAIN magazine: the Trust looks after 710 miles of coastline and more than 250,000 hectares of countryside. Why not explore these gems of Britain's scenery on a walk?

Walk back in time on the South West Coast Path
Aug 10, 2009

WALK BACK in time this summer along The South West Coast Path, with 630 miles of coastal walking, from Poole Harbour in Dorset around the south-west peninsula to Minehead in Somerset, on the edge of the Exmoor National Park.

In full swing
Jun 12, 2009

VENICE HAS its canals, America the Grand Canyon but, here in Britain, we have the perfect landscapes for that most magical and maddening of sports – golf. King James II famously banned the game of golf in 1457. Fortunately this law was overturned and Britain now boasts some of the finest golf courses in the world, on moorland, parkland, heathland and coastal areas.

Water of life
Jun 10, 2009

DO YOU like a peaty Islay single malt or a lighter Lowland taste? Scotland's national drink is now a worldwide favourite and England and Wales are getting in on the game. Join us in raising a glass and wishing ‘good health' to whisky as we take a tour of some of the finest distilleries around Britain.

Signs of spring
Apr 20, 2009

WE REVEAL the hidden gems of Worcestershire’s Blossom Trail in the Vale of Evesham and discover an area rich in historic houses, glorious gardens and fine British fare... Since medieval times the area has been renowend for fruit growing and it remains one of England's most prolific market gardening centres.