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Travel

Mist-shrouded fields and trees with Glastonbury Tor visible in the distance under a pale sky.
The UK’s spookiest tours for Halloween — haunted prisons and more

Witch trails, late-night ghost hunting, Jack the Ripper’s London… here’s where to get your thrills and chills around the country (and where to stay afterwards)


A luxurious restaurant interior with dark green booths, orange chairs, and a large hydrangea floral arrangement.
A dance through 100 years of art deco: the history of Claridge’s

Interior of the Fleur de Lys pub in Cranborne, Dorset, with tables, chairs, a brick fireplace, and hops hanging from the ceiling.
Thomas Hardy used to stay here and now it’s a characterful hotel

Collage of actor John C. Reilly in a pinstriped suit and hat, and a pier with a lighthouse at sunset.
John C Reilly: The untapped US destination I return to every year

Belmond Grand Hotel Timeo in Taormina, Sicily.
These are loveliest places to stay in Sicily

Collage of actor John C. Reilly in a pinstriped suit and hat, and a pier with a lighthouse at sunset.
John C Reilly: The untapped US destination I return to every year







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The interior of an airplane cabin looking down the aisle with rows of seats and passengers.
Why airlines overbook flights — and how to avoid it happening to you


Seven adult-only cruises for 2026 and beyond


The World's 50 Best Spas


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Columnists



A woman and a baby eating watermelon and other food at a table with an ocean view at sunset.
Jenny CoadMistakes I’ve made… on self-catering holidays



Collage of a woman and the Grand Hotel.
The traditional dirty weekend destination finally has a worthy hotel

Jane Mulkerrins checks in to Brighton’s classic seafront hotel, which has had a multimillion revamp and now is home to a slick spa and saucy freestanding tubs


A guest room at Saltmoore House, Whitby – one of the best hotels in Yorkshire
These are the best places for a cosy autumn break in Yorkshire



Hotel room at Sir Hotels Devonshire, London, UK, with an olive green sofa, dark wooden flooring, and a large bed.
The new east London hotel that goes big on 1970s style


Giraffe walks through a sandy enclosure at Chester Zoo.
My wild stay at the UK’s new ‘VIP’ zoo lodge


Gleddoch Spa outdoor terrace with chaise lounges and a view of the water and distant hills.
Fresh from a multimillion-pound facelift — spa hotel on the Clyde
Scotland


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City breaks

Old town square Romerberg in Frankfurt, Germany at twilight, featuring the Justice Fountain and traditional half-timbered houses.
Calling all art lovers: 25 breaks that are hot right now

The crowd-free Tuscan city break — that’s not Florence, Siena or Pisa




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