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My 332 favourite things about England<\/strong><\/p>\n

With summer on the way, Online Travel Editor Steve Keenan chooses his highly subjective favourite things about England<\/p>\n

From Times Online April 11, 2005<\/p>\n

PLACES FOR A PICNIC<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Green, West Cowes, Isle of Wight – www.cowes.co.uk<\/p>\n

Symond’s Yat, looking over the Wye Valle – www.touruk.co.uk<\/p>\n

Pub garden on the hill overlooking Corfe Castle, Dorset – www.nationaltrust.org.uk<\/p>\n

Bamburgh beach, Northumberland, in lee of the castle – www.bamburghcastle.com<\/p>\n

Gunwalloe, Cornwall – along the Halzephron cliff, over to Gunwalloe Fishing cove and beyond, down to Loe Bar where there are great views – www.touruk.co.uk<\/p>\n

CHILDREN’S LITERATURE LOCATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Forest of Dean – home to Winifred Foley – www.fweb.org.uk<\/p>\n

Ring O’Roses Inn, Somerset – www.ringoroses.co.uk<\/p>\n

Kilmersdon, Somerset – origin of Jack and Jill – www.touruk.co.uk<\/p>\n

Aylesbury, last home of Roald Dahl – www.roalddahlmuseum.org<\/p>\n

Windermere, Swallows and Amazons – www.golakes.co.uk\/visitengland<\/p>\n

MYSTERIOUS, MYTHICAL AND LEGENDARY<\/strong><\/p>\n

Seahenge, Holme-next-the-Sea, Norfolk – www.flagfen.com<\/p>\n

Stonehenge, Wiltshire – www.english-heritage.org.uk <\/p>\n

Cerne Giant chalk figure, Cerne Abbas, Dorset – www.cerneabbas.org.uk<\/p>\n

Long Meg and her Daughters, Cumbria – www.thecumbriadirectory.com<\/p>\n

Lindisfarne, Northumberland – www.lindsfarne.org.uk www.english-heritage.org.uk www.nationaltrust.org.uk<\/p>\n

Old Sarum, Wiltshire – www.english-heritage.org.uk<\/p>\n

King Arthur’s Tintagel – www.english-heritage.org.uk<\/p>\n

Sutton Hoo, Woodbridge, Suffolk – www.nationaltrust.org.uk<\/p>\n

Great Hall, Winchester – King Arthur’s Round Table – www.thisishampshire.net<\/p>\n

Colchester Castle Museum – www.colchestermuseums.org<\/p>\n

RELIVE THE PAST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bosworth Battlefield Visitor Centre, Leicestershire – www.leics.gov.uk\/country_parks_bosworth<\/p>\n

Clerkenwell Jail, London – www.clerkenwell.org<\/p>\n

Warwick Castle – www.warwick-castle.co.uk<\/p>\n

Leeds Castle, Kent – www.leeds-castle.com<\/p>\n

Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire – www.berkeley-castle.com<\/p>\n

SELF-CATERING BREAKS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Helpful Holidays – www.helpfulholidays.com<\/p>\n

Rural Retreats – www.ruralretreats.co.uk<\/p>\n

Classic Cottages, Cornwall – www.classiccottages.co.uk<\/p>\n

National Trust – www.nationaltrust.org.uk<\/p>\n

Shoreline Cottages, Northumberland – www.shoreline-cottages.com <\/p>\n

A PLACE TO STAY<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hotel du Vin chain – www.hotelduvin.com<\/p>\n

Alias Hotels – www.aliashotels.com<\/p>\n

Hand Picked Hotels – www.handpicked.co.uk<\/p>\n

Landmark Trust – www.landmarktrust.org.uk<\/p>\n

Alistair Sawday’s Special Places to Stay – www.sawdays.co.uk<\/p>\n

UNUSUAL PLACES TO STAY<\/strong><\/p>\n

Unique Home Stays – www.uniquehomestays.com<\/p>\n

Trinity House lighthouses – www.trinityhouse.co.uk, www.lighthouse-visits.co.uk<\/p>\n

Distinctly Different – www.distinctlydifferent.co.uk<\/p>\n

Vivat Trust – www.vivat.org.uk<\/p>\n

Stately Holiday Homes – www.statelyholidayhomes.co.uk<\/p>\n

FAMILY ATTRACTIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jorvik Centre, York – www.vikingjorvik.com<\/p>\n

Beamish Open Air Museum, Northumberland – www.beamish.org<\/p>\n

Thorpe Park, Surrey – www.thorpepark.com<\/p>\n

Alton Towers, Staffordshire – www.altontowers.com<\/p>\n

Eureka! Halifax – www.eureka.org.uk<\/p>\n

Fossil hunting, Lyme Regis, Dorsetm – www.lymeregis.com<\/p>\n

Eden Project, Cornwall – www.edenproject.com<\/p>\n

Slimbridge Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust – www.wwt.org.uk<\/p>\n

Cadbury World, Birmingham – www.cadburyworld.co.uk<\/p>\n

Black Taxi Tours of London – www.blacktaxitours.co.uk <\/p>\n

CITIES FOR CLUBBING<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nottingham – www.experiencenottinghamshire.com<\/p>\n

Bristol – www.visitbristol.co.uk, www.brunel200.com<\/p>\n

Newcastle – www.visitnewcastle.co.uk<\/p>\n

Liverpool – www.visitliverpool.com<\/p>\n

Bournemouth – www.bournemouth.com.uk<\/p>\n

Brighton – www.visitbrighton.com<\/p>\n

Manchester – www.destinationmanchester.com<\/p>\n

Birmingham – www.beinbirmingham.com<\/p>\n

Blackpool – www.blackpooltourism.com<\/p>\n

Cambridge – www.visitcambridge.org<\/p>\n

SUMMER FESTIVALS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Coin Street Festival, London – www.coinstreetfestival.org<\/p>\n

Cheltenham Festival – www.cheltenhamfestivals.co.uk<\/p>\n

Garlic Festival, Isle of Wight – www.garlicfestival.co.uk<\/p>\n

Kenwood Park, London – www.kenwoodpark.co.uk<\/p>\n

Notting Hill Carnival, London – www.bbc.co.uk\/london\/carnival<\/p>\n

Henley – www.hrr.co.uk<\/p>\n

Stilton Cheese Rolling Festival, Cambridgeshire – www.stilton.org<\/p>\n

Isle of Wight Rock Festival – www.isleofwightfestival.com <\/p>\n

Great British Beer Festival, Olympia, London – www.camra.org.uk<\/p>\n

Aldeburgh Festival – www.aldeburgh.co.uk<\/p>\n

SPORTING BREAKS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Croyde Bay, Devon for surfing – www.surfsouthwest.com<\/p>\n

Cheltenham Race Festival – www.cheltenham.co.uk<\/p>\n

Cowes Week – www.cowesweek.co.uk<\/p>\n

Wimbledon – www.wimbledon.org<\/p>\n

British grand Prix – www.silverstone-circuit.co.uk<\/p>\n

LITERARY, TV AND FILM LOCATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Cobb, Lyme Regis – www.lymeregis.com<\/p>\n

Carnforth station, scene of Brief Encounter, Lancs – www.carnforthonline.co.uk<\/p>\n

World of Beatrix Potter, Cumbria – www.hop-skip-jump.com<\/p>\n

Holmfirth, West Yorkshire – www.holmfirthfestival.com<\/p>\n

Haworth, West Yorkshire – www.haworth.yorks.com<\/p>\n

Castle Howard, North Yorkshire – Brideshead Revisited – www.castlehoward.co.uk<\/p>\n

Pangbourne, River Thames, Berkshire – Wind in the Willows – www.pangbourne-on-thames.com<\/p>\n

Broadstairs, Kent – Dickens Festival – www.broadstairsculturalcentre.co.uk<\/p>\n

Bluebell Railway, East Sussex – Railway Children – www.bluebell-railway.co.uk<\/p>\n

Alnwick Castle, Northumberland – Harry Potter – www.alnwickcastle.com<\/p>\n

LITERARY FESTIVALS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival – www.sundaytimes-oxfordliterary<\/p>\n

Guildford Book Festival, Surrey – www.guildfordarts.org.uk<\/p>\n

Ludlow Festival, Shropshire – www.shropshiretourism.info<\/p>\n

Hay-on-Wye Literary Festival, Herefordshire – www.hayfestival.com<\/p>\n

Dartington Hall, Devon, www.dartingtonhall.org.uk<\/p>\n

Cheltenham Literary Festival, Gloucestershire – www.cheltenhamfestivals.co.uk<\/p>\n

SELF DEVELOPMENT BREAKS<\/p>\n

Build horse sculptures out of driftwood in Devon – www.heatherjansch.com<\/p>\n

Hedge laying in Lincolnshire – British Trust for Conservation Volunteers – www.wildlife.trust.org.uk<\/p>\n

Making Neolithic bows – Woodcraft School, West Sussex – www.wildlife.trust.org.uk<\/p>\n

Be a fireman for the weekend, Cumbria – www.firefighterexperience.com<\/p>\n

Painting breaks, Cornwall – www.cornishlight.co.uk<\/p>\n

Mineral collecting, Chichester Interest Holidays, Cornwall – www.cornwall.org.uk<\/p>\n

Healing Retreat, Devon – www.retreat-co.co.uk<\/p>\n

AMAZING BUILDINGS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lowry Museum, Salford – www.thelowry.com<\/p>\n

St Pancras Station, London – www.greatbuildings.com<\/p>\n

Selfridges, Birmingham – www.selfridgesbirmingham.com<\/p>\n

Liver Building, Liverpool – www.birminghamuk.com\/liver.htm<\/p>\n

Kirby Hall, Northamptonshire – www.enjoynorthamtonshire.co.uk<\/p>\n

Malmaison Hotel, Newcastle – www.malmaison.com<\/p>\n

Baltic, Gateshead – www.gateshead.gov.uk<\/p>\n

Angel of the North – www.angelofthenorth.org.uk<\/p>\n

The Gherkin, City of London – www.fosterandpartners.com<\/p>\n

Southampton FC St Mary’s Stadium – www.saintsforever.com<\/p>\n

CITY BREAKS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wallace Arnold – www.wallacearnold.com<\/p>\n

Shearings – www.shearingsholidays.com<\/p>\n

Superbreak – www.superbreak.com<\/p>\n

Sunvil – www.sunvil.co.uk<\/p>\n

Radisson Hotels – www.radisson.co.uk<\/p>\n

MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES<\/strong><\/p>\n

Science Museum, London – www.sciencemuseum.org.uk<\/p>\n

Corinium Museum, Cirencester – www.costwold.gov.uk<\/p>\n

Stanley Spencer, Berkshire – www.visitthames.co.uk<\/p>\n

Horniman Museum, London – www.horniman.ac.uk<\/p>\n

Sir John Soames Museum, London – www.soane.org<\/p>\n

British Empire & Commonwealth Museum, Bristol – www.empiremuseum.co.uk<\/p>\n

The Toy and Model Museum, Brighton – www.brightonmuseum.co.uk<\/p>\n

Tate Britain, London – www.tate.org.uk<\/p>\n

Lowry Museum, Salford – www.thelowry.com<\/p>\n

National History Museum, London – www.nhm.ac.uk<\/p>\n

GOOD FOR THEATRE BREAKS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Keith Prowse – www.keithprowse.com<\/p>\n

Superbreak – www.superbreak.com<\/p>\n

Highlife Breaks – www.highlifebreaks.co.uk<\/p>\n

Lastminute.com – www.lastminute.com<\/p>\n

Ramada Hotels – www.ramada.com<\/p>\n

PLACES FOR RETAIL THERAPY<\/strong><\/p>\n

Meadowhall, Sheffield, South Yorkshire – www.iknow-yorkshire.co.uk<\/p>\n

West Quay, Southampton – www.west-quay.co.uk<\/p>\n

Leeds – www.leeds.gov.uk<\/p>\n

Manchester – www.shortbreaks.destinationmanchester.com<\/p>\n

Nottingham – www.experiencenottinghamshire.com<\/p>\n

CITY DINING EXPERIENCES<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wykeham Arms, Winchester – 0870 752 2235<\/p>\n

Baltic, London – (020) 7 928 1111<\/p>\n

Club Gascon, London – 0207 796 0600<\/p>\n

Mirabelle, Grand Hotel, Brighton – www.grandeastbourne.com<\/p>\n

Michael Caines, Bristol – www.michaelcaines.com\/bristol<\/p>\n

HERITAGE CITIES<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winchester – www.visitwinchester.co.uk<\/p>\n

Bath – www.visitbath.co.uk<\/p>\n

Harrogate – www.harrogate.com<\/p>\n

York – www.visityork.org<\/p>\n

Salisbury – www.visitsalisbury.com, www.salisburycathedral.org.uk<\/p>\n

Lancaster – www.visitlancaster.co.uk<\/p>\n

Lincoln – www.visitlincolnshire.com<\/p>\n

Chester – www.chester.gov.uk<\/p>\n

Durham – www.durhamtourist.co.uk<\/p>\n

Cheltenham – www.cheltenham.co.uk<\/p>\n

CHURCHES AND CATHEDRALS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ely Cathedral – www.cathedral.ely.anglican.org<\/p>\n

Salisbury Cathedral – www.salisburycathedral.org.uk<\/p>\n

Tintern Abbey, Gloucestershire – www.tintern.org.uk<\/p>\n

Durham Cathedral – www.durhamcathedral.co.uk<\/p>\n

Westminser Abbey, London – www.westminster-abbey.org<\/p>\n

GHOSTLY EXPERIENCES<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ghost train, Blackpool Pleasure Beach – www.bpbltd.com<\/p>\n

Royalist Hotel, Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire – www.heavenlyhotels.co.uk<\/p>\n

Ettington Park Hotel (16 ghosts), Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwicks – www.rase.org.uk<\/p>\n

Tyneham abandoned village, Dorset – www.isleofpurbeck.com<\/p>\n

Haunted House, Alton Towers – www.alton-towers.co.uk<\/p>\n

CASTLES<\/strong><\/p>\n

Clearwell Castle, Gloucestershire – www.brideshead.co.uk\/clearwell<\/p>\n

Corfe Castle, Dorset – www.corfecastle.org.uk<\/p>\n

Castle Howard, N Yorkshire – www.yorkshireholidays.com<\/p>\n

Goodrich Castle, Herefordshire – www.castlewales.com<\/p>\n

Ashby de la Zouch Castle, Leicestershire – www.castleuk.net<\/p>\n

Carlisle Castle, Cumbria – www.english-heritage.co.uk<\/p>\n

Chester Castle, Cheshire – www.chester.ac.uk<\/p>\n

Barnard Castle, Co Durham – www.barnard-castle.com<\/p>\n

Orford Castle, Suffolk – www.english-heritage.co.uk<\/p>\n

Framlingham Castle, Suffolk – www.english-heritage.org.uk<\/p>\n

HISTORIC HOUSES, STATELY HOMES<\/strong><\/p>\n

Buckland Abbey, Devon – www.nationaltrust.org<\/p>\n

Osborne House, Isle of Wight – www.english-heritage.org<\/p>\n

Cliveden, Berkshire – www.clivedenhouse.co.uk<\/p>\n

Belton House, Lincolnshire – www.touruk.co.uk<\/p>\n

Althorp, Northamptonshire – www.althorp.com<\/p>\n

Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire – www.blenheimpalace.com<\/p>\n

Hever Castle, Edenbridge, Kent – www.hevercastle.co.uk<\/p>\n

Knebworth House, Hertfordshire – www.knebworthhouse.com<\/p>\n

Haddon Hall, Derbyshire – www.touruk.co.uk<\/p>\n

Moccas Court, Herefordshire – www.moccas-court.co.uk<\/p>\n

GARDENS<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Alnwick Garden, Northumberland – www.alnwickgarden.com<\/p>\n

Tresillick Gardens, Cornwall – www.cornishtouristboard.co.uk<\/p>\n

West Dean, West Sussex www.westdean.org.uk <\/p>\n

Great Dixter Garden, East Sussex – www.greatdixter.co.uk<\/p>\n

Beth Chatto’s Garden, Essex – www.nhm.ac.uk<\/p>\n

Sissinghurst, Kent – www.nationaltrust.org.uk<\/p>\n

Westonbirt Aboretum, Gloucestershire – www.forestry.gov.uk<\/p>\n

West Green House, Hartley Whitney, Hampshire – www.touruk.co.uk<\/p>\n

Savill Gardens, Surrey – www.savillgargen.co.uk<\/p>\n

Thames Barrier Park, London – www.thamesbarrier.org.uk<\/p>\n

MAZES<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hampton Court, Surrey – www.hamptoncourt.org.uk<\/p>\n

Chatsworth House, Derbyshire – www.chatsworth-house.co.uk<\/p>\n

Blackgang Chine Maze, Isle of Wight – www.isleofwight.com\/blackgangchine<\/p>\n

Paultons Park, Hampshire – www.paultonspark.co.uk<\/p>\n

Longleat House maze, Wiltshire – www.touruk.co.uk<\/p>\n

PLACES TO SEE OUTDOOR ART<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hepworth Gallery, St Ives, Cornwall – www.tate.org.uk\/stives\/hepworth.htm<\/p>\n

Birmingham city centre – www.birmingham.org.uk<\/p>\n

Wiltshire’s white chalk horses – www.wiltshirewhitehorses.org.uk <\/p>\n

Derek Jarman’s garden, Romney Marsh – www.romneymarsh.org<\/p>\n

South Bank, London – www.southbanklondon.com<\/p>\n

INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE SITES<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ironbridge Gorge Museums, Shropshire – www.visitironbridge.co.uk<\/p>\n

Dean Heritage Centre, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire – www.deanheritagemuseum.com<\/p>\n

Sellafield, Cumbria – www.cumbriaonline.co.uk<\/p>\n

Brunel’s Clifton Suspension Bridge, Bristol – www.visitbristol.co.uk, www.brunel200.com<\/p>\n

Potteries Museum, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs- www.www2002.stoke.gov.uk\/museums\/pmag<\/p>\n

Saltaire industrial village, West Yorkshire – www.visitsaltaire.com<\/p>\n

National Museum of Coalmining, Wakefield – www.ncm.org.uk<\/p>\n

Darlington Railway Centre – www.drcm.org.uk<\/p>\n

Magna Science Adventure Park, Rotherham, South Yorkshire – www.visitmagna.co.uk<\/p>\n

Geevor Tin Mine, Cornwall – www.geevor.com<\/p>\n

MARITIME HERITAGE SITES<\/strong><\/p>\n

Maritime Museum, Southampton – 023 8022 3941<\/p>\n

SS Britain, Bristol – www.ss-great-britain.com<\/p>\n

Gloucester Docks – www.glosdocks.co.uk<\/p>\n

Naval Dockyards, Chatham – www.port.nmm.ac.uk<\/p>\n

Royal Naval Museum, Portsmouth – www.royalnavalmuseum.org<\/p>\n

National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London – www.nmm.ac.uk, www.nummc.co.uk<\/p>\n

Trinity House lightship Patrica for UK coastal tours – www.trinityhouse.co.uk<\/p>\n

Captain Cook Memorial Museum, Whitby, North Yorkshire – www.yorkshirevisitor.com<\/p>\n

National Maritime Museum, Falmouth – www.nmmc.co.uk<\/p>\n

Albert Docks, Liverpool – www.albertdock.com<\/p>\n

COMPANIES FOR WALKING BREAKS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Adventureline Walking Holidays – www.advetnureline.co.uk<\/p>\n

Sherpa Walking Holidays – www.sherpaexpeditions.com<\/p>\n

Compass Holidays – www.compass-holidays.com<\/p>\n

Lightfoot Walking Holidays – www.lightfootwalingholidays.co.uk<\/p>\n

HF Holidays – www.hfholidays.co.uk<\/p>\n

ADVENTURE BREAKS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tank driving, Silverstone – www.redletterdays.co.uk<\/p>\n

Coasteering breaks around UK – www.breathingspace.uk.com <\/p>\n

Windermere Outdoor Adventure Watersports Centre, Cumbria – www.southlakelandleisure.org.uk\/windermere<\/p>\n

Drive a Formula 1 car, Wigan, Lancs – www.acornactivities.co.uk<\/p>\n

Fell riding in Cumbria, www.dandpequestrian.co.uk<\/p>\n

INSPIRATIONAL LANDSCAPES<\/strong><\/p>\n

The walk from New Romney along the coast to Dungeness, Kent – www.rmcp.co.uk<\/p>\n

The view from Striding Edge, Cumbria – www.walkingbritain.co.uk<\/p>\n

The beach at Holkham, Norfolk – www.holkham.co.uk<\/p>\n

The Fens from a boat on the River Nene, Cambridgeshire – www.visitthefens.co.uk<\/p>\n

Lincoln Cathedral – www.lincolncathedral.com<\/p>\n

Settle-Carlisle railway line – www.settle-carlisle.co.uk<\/p>\n

View from Birdlip across Vale of Gloucester – www.visit-glos.org.uk<\/p>\n

Train ride from Dawlish to Teignmouth, Devon – www.devonriviera.co.uk<\/p>\n

High Force waterfall, Co Durham – www.rabycastle.com<\/p>\n

Walk from Dorset coast to Square & Compass pub at Worth Matravers – www.goodguides.co.uk<\/p>\n

PLACES TO SEE WILDLIFE<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wilderness Wood, near Uckfield, East Sussex for entomology – www.touruk.co.uk<\/p>\n

Wetlands Centre, Barnes, London – www.wwt.org.uk\/visit\/wetlandcentre\/<\/p>\n

Longleat – www.longleat.co.uk<\/p>\n

Chester Zoo – www.chesterzoo.org.uk<\/p>\n

New Forest for ponies, deer – www.thenewforest.co.uk<\/p>\n

WILDLIFE AND NATURE BREAKS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wytham Wood, near Oxford: badger watching tours by Earthwatch<\/p>\n

Blyth and Wansbeck rivers in Northumberland for otter-spotting<\/p>\n

– Northumberland Wildlife Service – www.northumberland.gov.uk<\/p>\n

RSPB Nature Reserve at Snettisham, Norfolk – www.rspb.org.uk<\/p>\n

Forestry Commission wildlife breaks – www.wildlifetrust.org.uk<\/p>\n

Ray Mears bushwalk breaks and courses – www.raymears.com <\/p>\n

MARKET TOWNS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Castle Cary, Somerset – www.letsgothere.co.uk<\/p>\n

Stamford, Lincs – www.stamford.co.uk\/tourism<\/p>\n

Coleford, Gloucestershire – www.letsgothere.co.uk<\/p>\n

Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk – www.stedmunds.co.uk<\/p>\n

Spalding, Lincs – www.visistlinclonshire.com<\/p>\n

Evesham, Worcestershire – www.evesham.uk.com<\/p>\n

Richmond, North Yorkshire – www.richmond.org.uk<\/p>\n

Ross-on-Wye, Gloucestershire – www.visitherefordshire.com<\/p>\n

Helmsley, West Yorkshire – www.yorkshirevisitor.com<\/p>\n

Rossendale, Lancashire – www.touruk.co.uk<\/p>\n

HIDDEN VILLAGES<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fotheringay, Northamptonshire – www.east-northamptonshire.gov.uk<\/p>\n

Dunwich, Suffolk – www.touruk.co.uk<\/p>\n

Walberswick, Suffolk – www.walberswick.ws<\/p>\n

Aldworth, Berkshire – www.aldworth.info<\/p>\n

Chitterne, Wiltshire – www.chitterne.com<\/p>\n

HUNT FOR ARTS AND CRAFTS<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Lanes, Brighton – www.brightononline.co.uk<\/p>\n

Harrogate, North Yorkshire – www.hla.co.uk<\/p>\n

Tetbury, Gloucestershire – www.tetbury.com<\/p>\n

Bristol – www.visitbristol.co.uk<\/p>\n

Rye, East Sussex – www.rye.org.uk<\/p>\n

CAMP AND CARAVAN SPOTS<\/strong><\/p>\n

New Forest – www.thenewforest.co.uk<\/p>\n

Skelwith Fold Caravan Park, Ambleside – www.skelwith.com<\/p>\n

Ruda caravan park, Croyde, Devon – www.parkdeanholidays.co.uk<\/p>\n

Southland Camping Park, Isle of Wight – www.southland.co.uk<\/p>\n

Seaview Holiday Park, Weymouth, Dorset – www.haven-holidays.co.uk<\/p>\n

CYCLING BREAKS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Byways bike breaks: Cheshire and Shropshire www.byways-breaks.co.uk. Sherpa: Cotswolds www.sherpaexpeditions.co.uk. Skedaddle: Holidays across the UK, also mountain biking breaks and weekends. www.skedaddle.co.uk. Rough Tracks: Tours of North Downs, Wales, Quantocks, Wiltshire – even bike maintenance courses. www.roughtracks.com. Bicycle Beano Holidays www.bicycle-beano.co.uk) summer group tours. <\/p>\n

CITY BOUTIQUE HOTELS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hope Street Hotel, Liverpool – www.hopestreethotel.co.uk<\/p>\n

Hotel Pelirocco, Brighton – www.hotelpelirocco.co.uk<\/p>\n

Radisson SAS, Leeds – www.radissonsas.com<\/p>\n

Rossetti Hotel, Manchester – www.aliasrossetti.com<\/p>\n

Hotel Felix, Cambridge – www.hotelfelix.co.uk<\/p>\n

Hotel du Vin, Brighton – www.hotelduvin.com<\/p>\n

Hotel Barcelona, Exeter – www.aliasbarcelona.com<\/p>\n

The Baglioni, London- www.baglionihotellondon.com<\/p>\n

Hart’s Hotel, Nottingham – www.hartshotel.com<\/p>\n

Hotel du Vin, Birmingham – www.hotelduvin.com<\/p>\n

COUNTRY HOUSE HOTELS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Babington House, Somerset – www.babingtonhouse.com<\/p>\n

Charlton House, Somerset – www.somerset.gov.uk<\/p>\n

Lygon Arms, Broadway, Worcestershire – www.the-lygon-arms.co.uk<\/p>\n

Lucknam Park, Wiltshire – www.lucknampark.co.uk<\/p>\n

Painswick Hotel, Gloucestershire – www.painswick.co.uk<\/p>\n

Priory Bay, Isle of Wight – www.priorybay.co.uk<\/p>\n

Chewton Glen, Hampshire – www.chewtonglen.com<\/p>\n

Calcot Manor, Gloucestershire – www.calcotmanor.co.uk<\/p>\n

The Victoria, Holkham, Norfolk – www.holkham.co.uk\/victoria<\/p>\n

Down Hall, Hertfordshire – www.downhall.co.uk<\/p>\n

SPA BREAKS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ragdale Hall, Leicestershire – www.ragdalehall.co.uk<\/p>\n

Pennyhill Park, Surrey – www.exclusivehotels.co.uk<\/p>\n

Wood Hall Spa, Wetherby, North Yorkshire – www.handpicked.co.uk\/woodhall<\/p>\n

Matlock Bath, Derbyshire – www.derbyshireuk.net\/matlock.html<\/p>\n

Abbey Hotel, Malvern, Worcestershire\/Malvern – 01684 892 332<\/p>\n

The Grove, Watford, Hertfordshire – www.thegrove.co.uk<\/p>\n

Whatley Manor, Gloucestershire – www.whatleymanor.co.uk<\/p>\n

Hoar Cross Hall, Yoxall, Staffs – www.hoarcross.co.uk<\/p>\n

The Sanctuary, London – www.thesanctuary.co.uk<\/p>\n

Champneys, Tring, Hertfordshire – www.champneys.com<\/p>\n

SPIRITUAL BREAKS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Madhyamaka Centre Buddhist retreat, near York – www.madhyamaka.org<\/p>\n

Pilgrims Way from Winchester to Canterbury – www.ramblers.org.uk<\/p>\n

Conishead Priory Buddhist retreat, Cumbria – www.visitcumbria.com<\/p>\n

Treloyhan Manor, St Ives, Cornwall – owned by Christian Guild Holidays – www.cgholidays.co.uk<\/p>\n

The Old Methodist Chapel B&B, Suffolk – www.users.waitrose.com\/-dfabrown<\/p>\n

PLACES TO ESCAPE TO<\/strong><\/p>\n

Speech House, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire – www.thespeechhouse.co.uk<\/p>\n

Duke of York, Iddesleigh, Devon (Times Pub of Year 2001) – www.northdevon.co.uk<\/p>\n

Martello Tower, Aldeburgh, Suffolk – Landmark Trust – www.landmarktrust.org.uk<\/p>\n

Romney Marsh – www.romneymarsh.org<\/p>\n

North Yorkshire Moors – www.north-yorkshire-moors.org.uk<\/p>\n

PLACES BY THE SEA<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Old Quay, Fowey, Cornwall, www.theoldquayhouse.com<\/p>\n

Crown and Castle, Orford, Suffolk, www.crownandcastlehotel.co.uk<\/p>\n

Swan, Southwold, Suffolk – www.adnams.co.uk<\/p>\n

Romney Bay Hotel, Romney Marsh, Kent – (01797) 364 747<\/p>\n

Victoria Hotel, Holkham, Norfolk – www.holkham.co.uk\/victoria<\/p>\n

Priory Bay, Isle of Wight – www.priorybay.co.uk<\/p>\n

Burgh Island Hotel, Devon – www.burghisland.com<\/p>\n

Blue Hayes Hotel, St Ives, Cornwall – www.bluehayes.co.uk<\/p>\n

The Imperial, Torquay, Devon – www.paramount-hotels.co.uk<\/p>\n

The Old Ship, Seahouses, Northumberland – www.seahouses.co.uk<\/p>\n

BEACHES AND COASTAL BREAKS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Shingle Street, Suffolk – www.visit-suffolk.org.uk<\/p>\n

Freshwater Bay, Isle of Wight – www.islandbreaks.co.uk<\/p>\n

Blakeney, Norfolk – www.norfolkbroads.com<\/p>\n

Mousehole, Cornwall – www.cornwall-online.co.uk<\/p>\n

Bamburgh, Northumberland – www.visitnorthumberland.com<\/p>\n

WATERWAYS AND SAILING BREAKS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Black Prince Narrowboat Holidays – www.black-prince.com<\/p>\n

Hoseasons Holidays – www.hoseasons.co.uk<\/p>\n

Teddesley Canal Cruising – www.narrowboats.co.uk<\/p>\n

Clifton Cruisers – www.cliftoncruisers.co.uk<\/p>\n

Connoisseur Charters – www.connoisseur.co.uk<\/p>\n

B&Bs<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bangors House, Bude, Cornwall – Britain’s first certified organic B&B – www.bangorsorganic.co.uk<\/p>\n

Shallowdale House, Ampleforth, North Yorkshire – www.shallowdalehouse.demon.co.uk<\/p>\n

Field House, Hindringham, Norfolk – www.fieldhousehindgringham.co.uk<\/p>\n

Three Horseshoes, Warham, Norfolk – 01328 710547<\/p>\n

Old Bakery, Blockley, Gloucestershire – (01386) 70048<\/p>\n

FARM STAYS<\/strong><\/p>\n

North West Farm Tourism Initiative – www.farmtourism-matters.org<\/p>\n

Norfolk and Suffolk Farm Holiday Group, www.farmstayanglia.co.uk<\/p>\n

Peak District Farm Holidays – www.peakdistrictfarmhols.co.uk<\/p>\n

Cartwheel (Farm Tourism South West) – www.carwheelholidays.co.uk<\/p>\n

Stay on a Farm in the North of England – www.campaignbarnsw.co.uk<\/p>\n

FOOD FESTIVALS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tavistock Food & Drink Festival, Devon – www.tavistockfoodfestival.co.uk<\/p>\n

Falmouth Oyster Festival – www.falmouthoysterfestival.co.uk<\/p>\n

Ludlow Marches Food & Drink Festival – www.foodfestival.co.uk<\/p>\n

Exmoor Food Festival – www.exmoorfoodfestival.co.uk<\/p>\n

Mendip Food & Drink Festival, Somerset – www.mendipfoodfestival.co.uk<\/p>\n

FOOD AND DRINK PRODUCERS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fal Oyster fishermen, Cornwall – www.falmouthmaritime.co.uk<\/p>\n

Denham Estate roedeer, Suffolk – www.denhamestate.co.uk<\/p>\n

Cheddar cheese, Manor Farm, North Cadbury, Somerset – 01963 44 02 43<\/p>\n

Westons Cider Mill, Much Marcle, Herefordshire – www.bodenhamfarm.co.uk<\/p>\n

London Honey Company – www.lfm.org.uk<\/p>\n

GASTROPUBS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Blue Lion, East Witton, North Yorkshire – www.thebluelion.co.uk<\/p>\n

The Inn at Whitewell, Lancashire – (01200) 448222<\/p>\n

Drunken Duck, Barngates, Cumbria – www.drunkenduckinn.co.uk<\/p>\n

Talbot, Mells, Somerset – www.thetalbotinn.com<\/p>\n

Rose and Crown, Co. Durham – www.rose-and-crown.co.uk<\/p>\n

GASTRO BREAKS<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Vineyard, Stockcross, Berkshire – www.the-vineyard.co.uk<\/p>\n

Ludlow – www.ludlow.org.uk<\/p>\n

Whitstable oyster festival – www.whitstableoysterfestival.co.uk<\/p>\n

Cumbria on a Plate – www.cumbriaonaplate.co.uk<\/p>\n

Seafood at Rick Stein, Padstow, Cornwall – www.rickstein.com<\/p>\n

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