Your essential guide to Oxford
The university city in southeast England is easy to explore on foot and is a hub of museums, galleries and historic buildings
Getting there
Oxford is about 50 miles (90km) from London. If you drive, use...
Hotels in central London: the best in five-star luxury
Make your next trip to London your most luxurious yet with a stay in one of these quintessentially English five-star London hotels
Brown’s Hotel, Mayfair
Beneath the mosaic floors and wood-panelled walls of the 180-year-old Brown’s...
Best hotels in Scotland: From castles to cottages
Yearning to escape it all? We’ve found some of the best hotels in Scotland to indulge in some serious down time
Forget the Scandinavian trend of hygge; this year is allabout còsagach – a Gaelic...
Kick back in London’s luxurious K West Hotel & Spa
Head west to one of London’s most relaxed hotels and spas... certainly the only one with a snow room
Located on the site of a former BBC recording studio, where the likes of Bob Marley,...
Review: The Anchor Inn, in Jane Austen’s Hampshire
A cosy inn with open fires, but the biggest draw of The Anchor Inn in Hampshire is surely its proximity to Jane Austen’s home in Chawton
With its low oak beams and beautifully polished bar,...
Review: Flemings hotel, Mayfair, London
This privately owned and effortlessly discreet hotel has recently undergone a £15 million makeover, transforming it from a rarely talked about luxury hotel into the place to be
Set on Half Moon Street just a...
Review: The Swan at Hay-on-Wye, Brecon Beacons, Wales
Calling all bibliophiles: with book shops a plenty, cosy pubs, and riverside walks, the town of Hay-on-Wye in the Welsh Brecon Beacons is a great weekend destination
Driving alongside the Brecon Beacons National Park into...
British hotels: exciting new places to stay in 2017
If you’re planning your next trip then check out some of these British hotels and boltholes, all new for 2017
Looking for a seaside retreat, a city base or a remote hideaway this year? Then...
Seaside luxury at The Grand Hotel, Eastbourne
The seaside resort town of Eastbourne on England’s south coast is often touted as the sunniest spot in Britain. Clare White luxuriates in the best of the region with a stay at The Grand...
English country houses you can stay in
Become Lord or Lady of the Manor for the weekend by booking a room in one of these English country houses you can stay in...
If you’ve ever dreamed of living out the Downton Abbey...
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