Dive into seafood suppers, crisp coastal walks and wildlife spotting in Dorset When I was a child pretty much all of our family holidays were to England’s south coast, and Dorset was a firm favourite. I remember heading to Lyme Regis one year when I was about eight – but …
“From woodland walks to coastal hotels and family adventures” I’ve always thought that autumn is the best time to travel around the UK, getting cosy by the fire in rural pubs, stomping through the leaves in forests shaded russet and gold, and wandering quiet city streets devoid of their summer …
“During the recent heatwave, BBC London visited Southend. In 30-plus-degree heat, the reporter stood at Jubilee Beach and spoke of a lack of social distancing as a ribbon of broiling bodies stretched away behind her. They seemed to occupy every single shingle and, frankly, the coverage almost put me off …
“The windscreen is wall-to-wall blue, my bonnet pointing up so vertically it feels like the car could tip backwards at any moment and send me tumbling. I push my foot down harder on the accelerator and feel the lurch of the engine kicking in, propelling me upwards, seemingly into the …
