British Travel Journal | Summer 2019
Hooray it’s the summer! – and all we want to do is travel - to see as much of the British Isles in this glistening sunshine as we possibly can, and with tourism in the UK rising rapidly from previous years, it seems we are not alone.... Inside this issue we tour the new South West Coast 300 driving route in Scotland, Nathan Outlaw takes our food columnist, Chantal Borciani on a gourmand’s tour of the spectacular Cornish coastline, we visit the wonderful new Machrie Hotel on the Isle of Islay, ‘In search of Scotch Whisky’, we go behind-the-scenes at Wimbledon, learn to ride the waves at surfer’s paradise, Fistral Beach, Newquay, we join a cookery class to improve the culinary skills, find adventure after-dark with our 10 unique experiences - and not to mention all of our regulars too - with the latest Travel News, What's On Cultural Agenda, and featured destinations and travel itineraries we hope will inspire you to book that holiday you have been dreaming of too!
Hooray it’s the summer! – and all we want to do is travel - to see as much of the British Isles in this glistening sunshine as we possibly can, and with tourism in the UK rising rapidly from previous years, it seems we are not alone.... Inside this issue we tour the new South West Coast 300 driving route in Scotland, Nathan Outlaw takes our food columnist, Chantal Borciani on a gourmand’s tour of the spectacular Cornish coastline, we visit the wonderful new Machrie Hotel on the Isle of Islay, ‘In search of Scotch Whisky’, we go behind-the-scenes at Wimbledon, learn to ride the waves at surfer’s paradise, Fistral Beach, Newquay, we join a cookery class to improve the culinary skills, find adventure after-dark with our 10 unique experiences - and not to mention all of our regulars too - with the latest Travel News, What's On Cultural Agenda, and featured destinations and travel itineraries we hope will inspire you to book that holiday you have been dreaming of too!
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L O N D O N ’ S N I G H T<br />
F O O D M A R K E T S<br />
W I L D L I F E S P O T T I N G I N C A R M A R T H E N S H I R E<br />
6<br />
Spot nocturnal animals like otters, beavers and badgers in their natural habitat in a 300-acre<br />
farm in Carmarthenshire. You’ll also be helping a not-for-profit wildlife company reintroduce<br />
wild beavers in Wales. bevistrust.comk<br />
N I G H T W A L K S A L O N G T H E<br />
W A L L S O F L I N C O L N C A S T L E<br />
7<br />
Each month, between<br />
May and November,<br />
Lincoln Castle runs themed<br />
evening tours of William the<br />
Conqueror’s fine fortress.<br />
Visit the castle’s Victorian<br />
prison, see a medieval<br />
cooking demonstration,<br />
a falconry masterclass,<br />
or take a wall walk for<br />
twilight views of the city.<br />
lincolncastle.com<br />
8<br />
London’s street food scene has enjoyed<br />
nothing short of a revolution in recent<br />
years, with many derelict and disused spaces<br />
being transformed into night food markets. Try<br />
Shoreditch’s Dinerama, Canary Wharf’s Giant Robot<br />
and Lewisham's Model Market for mouth-watering<br />
global cuisine. streetfeast.com<br />
R O P E - S W I N G I N G<br />
I N D A R K N E S S<br />
9<br />
Perfect your Tarzan call and take a leap in the<br />
dark in North Yorkshire’s Dalby Forest. Go<br />
Ape’s Adventures After Hours programme features<br />
twilight zip-wires and the chance to get to grips with<br />
the high ropes after dark. goape.co.uk<br />
N I G H T K A Y A K I N G I N N O R F O L K<br />
Experience some of the best night skies in<br />
10 the UK on a full moon kayak adventure in<br />
the heart of the Norfolk Broads. See the moon and<br />
the stars reflected in the tranquil waters aboard an<br />
easy-to-paddle two-seater kayak. The two-and-ahalf<br />
hour adventure takes place on Hickling Broad<br />
and the surrounding narrow reed bed backwaters.<br />
norfolkoutdooradventures.co.uk<br />
24 <strong>British</strong><strong>Travel</strong><strong>Journal</strong>.com
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