British Travel Journal | Autumn/Winter 2023
There’s so much variety throughout this issue, bursting with breathtaking travel destinations, new hotels and extraordinary one-of-a-kind experiences. We cycle around Rutland’s 23-mile perimeter on a gourmet foodie trail, sleep under the stars in a wigwam surrounded by leopards at Port Lympne Safari Park in Kent, join an early morning meadowland wildlife walk and meet the resident bees of Calcot Manor in the Cotswolds, and spend a day enjoying magnificent gardens and cyder-making at The Newt in Somerset. Our journalists uncover the hottest new hotels while partaking in a nature-inspired pottery session at the Birch Selsdon and enjoying flower arranging at Cromlix with tennis star Andy Murray's wife Kim. My own travel highlights include walking across the Rhossili Downs, visiting the exquisite region of the Gower Peninsula and taking a dip in Tinker Bunny’s Bathing Pool during a luxury stay at Atlanta Trevone in North Cornwall. With so much to both see and do, it's time to get creative with our travel trips!
There’s so much variety throughout this issue, bursting with breathtaking travel destinations, new hotels and extraordinary one-of-a-kind experiences.
We cycle around Rutland’s 23-mile perimeter on a gourmet foodie trail, sleep under the stars in a wigwam surrounded by leopards at Port Lympne Safari Park in Kent, join an early morning meadowland wildlife walk and meet the resident bees of Calcot Manor in the Cotswolds, and spend a day enjoying magnificent gardens and cyder-making at The Newt in Somerset. Our journalists uncover the hottest new hotels while partaking in a nature-inspired pottery session at the Birch Selsdon and enjoying flower arranging at Cromlix with tennis star Andy Murray's wife Kim. My own travel highlights include walking across the Rhossili Downs, visiting the exquisite region of the Gower Peninsula and taking a dip in Tinker Bunny’s Bathing Pool during a luxury stay at Atlanta Trevone in North Cornwall. With so much to both see and do, it's time to get creative with our travel trips!
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Experiences<br />
ISLE OF WIGHT<br />
<strong>Autumn</strong> Walking Festival<br />
Step out and explore this beautiful little<br />
island on any of 55 organised walks from 7<br />
to 15 October. They include something for<br />
everyone, from a one-mile Red Squirrel Walk<br />
to the 12-mile Colwell Bay circuit, which takes<br />
in the coloured sands of Alum Bay and the<br />
series of stacks known as the Needles. Find<br />
out about the island’s famous residents as you<br />
go, perhaps on the four-mile Dickens Trail<br />
around Bonchurch, or taking a turn around<br />
Queen Victoria’s East Cowes. Some walks are<br />
reserved for women only. Book ferry crossings<br />
on Wightlink (wightlink.co.uk). ◆<br />
For further details visit:<br />
isleofwightwalkingfestival.co.uk<br />
IMAGE © VISITISLEOFWIGHT / LEON BUTLER<br />
SCOTLAND<br />
Loch Ness Centre<br />
Immerse yourself in the legend of Nessie at this new £1.5 million<br />
centre at the former Drumnadrochit Hotel. Here, 90 years ago, the<br />
manageress reported seeing a ‘water beast’ in Loch Ness. During a<br />
one-hour experience, you can become part of the quest to discover<br />
what the 23-mile-long lake waters really hold. ◆<br />
Tickets from £13.95; lochness.com<br />
SOUTH COAST<br />
Electric South West 660<br />
Want to know where to find the best electric-charging spot with a<br />
view on the South West 660 road route from Dorset and Somerset<br />
to Devon and Cornwall? It’s at The Minack Theatre, one of a<br />
number of charging sites detailed on 12 different driving routes in<br />
association with charge-point mapping service Zapmap. ◆<br />
southwest660.com; zap-map.com<br />
IMAGE © GARY HOLPIN PHOTOGRAPHY<br />
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