It has felt like a long time to be deprived of the richness and fulfilment travel brings - exploring new places, spending a night at your favourite hotel, unwinding in a spa, or enjoying an afternoon tea in a beautiful garden. While we might have forgotten how good this all feels, our desire to travel has not been lost. This issue is all about health, wellness and meaningful travel – ‘slow travel’ (as it has recently been dubbed). So, if you’re looking for an unforgettable trip, to be enjoyed at your own pace, then we hope you will find plenty of inspiration within our summer features. Our top ten life-affirming Health Breaks, are guaranteed to reboot the body and mind, while our Best Tall Ship and Sailing Adventures, offer the ultimate active escapism. The brand-new collection curated National Trust experiences, are not to be missed, and our Top Eco-Attractions, showcase the very best of our natural world. Wishing you safe and magical, extraordinary summer of staycations!
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BRITISH TRAVEL JOURNAL CROSSWORD 09 ACROSS 9 Selling point for a seaside pad (5,4) 10 Cambridgeshire site of a wartime railway disaster (5) 11 Low density wood (5) 12 Scottish clan which produced Rob Roy (9) 13 Sylvan Site of Special Scientific Interest near Grewelthorpe, North Yorkshire (8) 14 Miffs (6) 15 Birthplace of Formula One champion Nigel Mansell (5-4-6) 19 The Continent (6) 20 Decreased (8) 23 Confused (2,1,6) 25 Those who are male must not cut their hair (5) 27 Musically slow (5) 28 Rerun epic about immoderate desire (9) DOWN 1 Good spot for a picnic, like the Tamar Valley (1,1,1,1) 2 "Cautionary Tales for Children" writer (6) 3 One way to cut a sandwich (2,4) 4 Short video extract (4,4) 5 Oenologists' annual London challenge (1,1,1,1) 6 Alienate (8) 7 Shakespearean theatre in Southwark (3,5) 8 Incarcerated (10) 13 --- House, Guernsey home to Victor Hugo (10) 16 Trainers trampled tracts of land (8) 17 Type of brandy (8) 18 1987 Kevin Costner/Gene Hackman thriller (2,3,3) 21 Alleged Great Glen lake-dweller (6) 22 Preference (6) 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 BOOKSHELF We're reading... Answers will be printed in the Autumn/Winter Issue out 4 September ANSWERS TO CROSSWORD 08 | SPRING 2021 ACROSS: 1 Stopped 5 Ufology 9 Smooth 10 Triassic 11 Urquhart 12 Greedy 13 Recommends 15 Shad 16 Acts 18 Cohesively 21 Blazes 22 Mutinied 24 Aberdeen 25 Orange 26 Orphans 27 Stashed. DOWN: 2 Tamar 3 Profumo 4 Ephraim 6 Fridges 7 Lessees 8 Guildhall 10 Tutankhamun 14 Excalibur 17 Sizergh 18 Cistern 19 Sits out 20 Vandals 23 Eagle W E LOVE Take the slow road: England & Wales Inspirational Journeys round England and Wales by Camper Van and Motorhome, Bloomsbury, £20 | Wild Swimming Walks 28 coast, lake and river days out, Waterstones, £14.99 | Treasure Island An inspiring guide to 200 of Britain's most stunning and interesting islands, Bloomsbury, £18.99 | Coasting Elise Downing was the youngest person and first female to run the coast of Britain in 2016, Coasting is the story of her journey, Summersdale, £9.99 The new Mavericks collection from Millican. If you have not yet heard of this sustainable backpack brand, and enjoy everyday adventures, then you should check out their website before you next lace up! The team are based from a farm at the foot of Skiddaw in the Lake District National Park, and named their company after a local legend, Millican Dalton who they describe as "a maverick spirit, defined by fierce independence". Smith The Roll Pack, as pictured, £140, homeofmillican.com 100 BritishTravelJournal.com
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