Castle Combe is criminally pretty, which is why it’s awash with tour groups and selfie sticks....
The 7stanes are a collection of mountain-bike trail centres in Forestry and Land Scotland...
Above Innerleithen, in the heart of the Tweed valley, is Caberston Forest. Take a woodland wander...
Shropshire’s rippling hills pass through the beautiful Apley Estate – set in gorgeous...
The Courtyard Craft Centre is a lovely pop-in near Poole, brimming with interesting folk and...
Bruton, Somerset's arty enclave, is the perfect backdrop for At the Chapel. This converted...
We had to prise ourselves away from the café and farm shop at Fenton Barns, with their multitude...
Natural Surroundings is an eight-acre wildlife reserve and Norfolk's Wildflower Centre, with a...
A pen of goats bleat for their breakfast outside Red Bank Farm Shop, while Limousin and Angus...
Wide open spaces, lakes to walk around and an enormous adventure playground (complete with...
Pyne’s is a cracking farm shop and café serving excellent coffee and exceptional food – fast. The...
Doddington Hall is a grand, late-Elizabethan mansion. Completed in 1600, it hasn't been sold or...
We loved both the name of this shop and its motto: first with the eyes. Everything in this petite...
The Meikleour Arms stretches our 'distance from the motorway' a tad but, with its focus on...
The counter at Two Magpies is heaped with irresistible goodies, enough to satisfy even the most...
Like something from a sweeping Merchant Ivory epic, Nymans is a garden lover's home for all...
The wood-panelled Potting Shed drips with foliage and is a failsafe pit-stop on your way to or...
Gilbies is frequently described as a hidden gem, tucked behind the main street in the leafy...
'To give up on gilded tea sets is to give up on life' could well be the motto of this delightful...
A friendly welcome awaits you in this village tearoom, once you have located it behind the car...
This cosy tea-room near the historic market town of Alnwick remains genuinely charming as its...
Tapps is a charming garden centre situated in a spacious barn. It offers a cosy atmosphere with...
It’s a quick dash down Lincolnshire’s A15 to Uncle Henry’s, a superior farm shop, butchery and...
If you prefer commercial and cavernous places, 1958 mightn't be for you. This small, red-brick...
Ironbridge Gorge, near Telford, is a UNESCO World Heritage site for its role in the Industrial...
For that authentic Somerset pub experience, few establishments can rival The Railway, a newly...
Food miles are so low at the Minskip Farm Shop that you can see vegetables growing in the field...
The Stables at Kirklevington is a new, purpose-built bistro at Town End Farm's rural riding...
Hemmed in by the Malvern Hills on one side and the river Severn on the other, this pocket of...
You’d be forgiven for thinking the blue-framed windows, handsome front door and low ceilings of...
Standing proudly on Hill Road near Clevedon’s graceful Victorian pier (worth a sunset visit),...
A lovely mid-way stop if travelling between London and Southampton, the Courtyard Café is tucked...
