Ah, the sweet smell of spring is finally here. Flowers are beginning to bloom, the sun has started to shine and there is hope on the horizon for a great British summer!
I’m sure you’ll agree that spending so many months at home has only made our adventurous, curious hearts grow fonder with a passion for travel and exploration.
I will appreciate my upcoming travel trips so much more, and it has only made my job as travel Editor, and the content in our latest issue, seem even more special than usual!
Lockdown might have put a stop to many things, but it certainly hasn’t stopped the travel industry preparing to ensure a super fun and warm welcome once it is safe for visitors to return. From new hotels and luxury spas, exciting holiday resorts full of adventure and off-grid activities, luxury boutique stays in acres of unspoilt countryside and coastline, brand new attractions to immersive one-of-a-kind experiences – it seems there has perhaps never been a better time to explore the British Isles!
With so much ‘British staycation’ wanderlust flying about we couldn’t resist compiling our Ultimate British Bucket List. Deep in the West Dorset countryside we Meet the Makers behind the world’s only vodka made from cows’ milk. We uncover 10 of the most wonderful places to visit in Yorkshire and discover that there’s much more than just Cheddar Cheese and ancient apple orchards to Somerset’s epicurean offering in The Rise of Food and Drink. In search of beautiful destinations where social distancing is made easy, you won’t find better than a remote Sea Garden Cottage on the white sandy shores of Tresco island, a luxury family stay in the heart of Suffolk’s rolling countryside at The Ickworth or a whisky tour around the southernmost island of the Inner Hebrides of Scotland, Islay - the Lord of the Isles.
Wherever, and whenever, you next plan to take a holiday in the British Isles, we hope British Travel Journal continues to deliver as your indispensable travel magazine, and wish you a safe and seamless journey full of wonderful memories.
BRITISH TRAVEL JOURNAL
BRITISH TRAVEL JOURNAL CROSSWORD 08 ACROSS 1 Pulled over (7) 5 Saucer study (7) 9 Urbane (6) 10 Sidmouth's cliffs are from this period (8) 11 Loch Ness castle (8) 12 Avaricious (6) 13 Advocates (10) 15 --- Thames, an historic street next to Tower Bridge (4) 16 Parliamentary productions (4) 18 In a unified manner (10) 21 Burns brightly (6) 22 Rebelled at sea (8) 24 The Granite City (8) 25 William III's favourite fruit? (6) 26 Annie and Oliver Twist (7) 27 Secreted (7) DOWN 2 Devon/Cornwall border river (5) 3 Scandalous affair of the early 1960s (7) 4 Mountainous gardens near Faversham, Kent? (7) 6 Cold spots (7) 7 Flat fillers (7) 8 Ceremonial centre of the City of London (9) 10 Egyptian subject of a permanent exhibition in Dorchester (11) 14 Vale of Avalon brand? (9) 17 Cumbrian stately home (7) 18 Artificial reservoir (7) 19 So Titus, drunk, doesn't dance (4,3) 20 Roman sackers (7) 23 Caernarfon Castle's most impressive tower (5) The first correct crossword received will be rewarded with a free gift from The Travelling Reader. Simply send your completed crossword (or the answers) with your choice of The Original, The London, or Simply British Tastes box, (thetravellingreader.com) and your postal address, by post to BritishTravelJournal, Mitchell House, Brook Avenue, Warsash, Southampton, Hampshire, SO31 9HP, or email the answers to crossword@britishtraveljournal.com Answers will be printed in the Summer Issue out 4 June ANSWERS TO CROSSWORD 07 | AUTUMN/WINTER 2020 ACROSS: 8 Oil palm 9 Yule log 10 Napoleon 11 Missus 12 Aintree 13 Orcombe 14 L S Ts 17 Etive 19 Sham 23 Thrones 24 Cuillin 25 Glasto 26 Romancer 27 Ingrate 28 Islands DOWN: 1 Cornwall 2 Slip knot 3 Sailors 4 Immodest 5 Submerge 6 Tensions 7 Columbia 15 St Helena 16 Scousers 17 Eyemouth 18 Victoria 20 Holocene 21 Montrose 22 Sizable. FOR YOUR JOURNEY Books, apps, travel gadgets and crossword W E LOVE THE FLIGHTLESS TRAVELLER Trips that can be made via land or sea ensuring greener, more sustainable journeys. Includes Scotland’s western isles, Dublin and Galway, Bristol, Wales Coast Path, West Highland Way and County Wicklow. £22 waterstones.com 98 BritishTravelJournal.com SAMSONITE KONNECT BACKPACK The Samsonite Konnect-i slimline Backpack seamlessly connects with your mobile via a tag that tucks into the strap, allowing you to accept calls, hear text messages and play music with just one touch! £179 samsonite.co.uk RICHARD OSMAN'S HOUSE OF GAMES Based on the hit BBC2 show, the House of Games board game is the ultimate test of knowledge and skill. Team up to tackle some trivia or face off against each other in the iconic Answer Smash. £25 johnlewis.com CLANLANDS BY OUTLANDER STARS Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish's wild Scottish adventure! Plus don't miss their eight-part TV series of their journey Men in Kilts: A roadtrip with Sam And Graham coming out soon. £20 hodder.co.uk
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