Holidays in in the UK

	Autumn In the Lake District My first visit to the Lake District fulfilled all my expectations, and more. What had I envisaged? Expansive lakes, of course, and wilderness, but I hadn’t foreseen it would be as replete with endearing villages and a sense of society as I found it to be. ....READ MORE
	Going Underground All manner of minerals have been mined in Britain, and that industrial legacy has left its mark in many places. Softened and weathered by the passage of time the old mining sites are now places of rugged beauty as well as providing an insight into how our forebears lived and worked. ....READ MORE
	Exmoor - A Few Ideas Exmoor is one of Britain's smallest national parks, but none the worse for that! Straddling North Devon and west Somerset and bordering the Bristol Channel, it has scenery, wildlife and interest in abundance. ....READ MORE
	Marine Wildlife To us here in the UK (and that's most of our website visitors) we can be pretty blasé about our own wildlife while thinking that the animals in other countries are more "exotic". I would put a lot of that down to familiarity as deer, foxes and badgers are a great sight in their natural setting. So where do we find the "exotic" close to home? ....READ MORE
	Cornish Harbours Cornwall is the ideal holiday spot for almost everyone. There are long, sandy, family-friendly beaches, wild moors, the raw industrial grandeur of engine houses, fabulous walking routes on the South-West Coast path, quaint rocky coves and more besides. So much more that one blog could not possibly do it justice so let's concentrate here on just one thing: some Cornish harbours. ....READ MORE
	We Are an Island Nation There are over 6000 islands that make up the British Isles (depending on where you draw the line between an island and a rock), yet Great Britain and Ireland form such an overwhelmingly large proportion of the area that it's easy to forget the others. ....READ MORE
	Shades of Autumn No matter where you are in Britain, there is always a multiplicity of beautiful things to see and exciting things to do, and all within easy reach. As we roll into autumn the colours of the trees all around us are a particular attraction. One of the best places to see these glorious colours is Westonbirt Arboretum in the Cotswolds (other arboreta are available!). ....READ MORE
	Pembrokeshire - A Long Weekend We recently spent a long weekend in Pembrokeshire - confirmation, if ever we needed it, of what an interesting, spectacular and beautiful county it is. We chose to stay at Penally Abbey near Tenby, with a lovely view out over the sea and Caldey Island. ....READ MORE
	New Hotels (Apr 2022) We never cease in our quest for the very best small hotels, so here are a few of our most recent discoveries, starting with a house once owned by the Luttrell family of Dunster Castle. The Great House in Timberscombe is a Grade II listed building that is the epitome of gracious living. ....READ MORE
	Top Destinations for City Lovers Tripadvisor just published their list of top city destinations in the world, and it was gratifying to see a lot of Little Hotels' destinations featuring highly. This is what they said about our favourite cities. ....READ MORE

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