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Getting to Know: Our detailed low-down on popular overseas holidaydestinations.

Resort Report: New for 2012, this isan in-depth guide to a popular sunshineholiday resort.

UK Uncovered: A comprehensiveguide to discovering Britain’s manytreasures.

On Your Doorstep: Domestic bliss –focusing on regions close to home in the UK.

Escape To: Short break getaways nearand far.

A Touch of Class: A look at theluxuries that make a break or holidayextra special.

Off the Beaten Track: Uncoveringdestinations with a difference on the roadless travelled.

Let’s Try: Give it a go with experience-based holidays.

Pack Your Clubs: Teeing it up on golfcourses around the world. Plus: Golf News.

Checking Out: Through the keyhole –a look at the hotel and self-cateringsectors, including reviews.

10 of the Best: From places to holidayexperiences, we highlight our top 10.

Hit the Road: A look at holidaymotoring focusing on favourite drivingroutes.

Travel Fare: Iconic dishes from aroundthe world, and where to find them athome as well as away.

London Life: The capital under themicroscope. Plus: London News.

Out & About: What’s on beyondLondon.

Travel Update: Travel news from homeand abroad.

In Your Flightbag: Handy accessoriesto take for the journey.

In Your Suitcase: New products topack for your holiday.

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let’s try ■ wine tours

The last 20 years have seen a transformation in thedrinking habits of the British public. Wine hasmoved centre stage, and shed its elitist, snobbishimage. With more people enjoying a daily, indeedregular, glass or two of wine, there has also beena growing thirst for knowledge about the subject.

There is no better way to get to understand wine and thepeople who make it than by joining one of the increasingnumber of wine tour holidays. Several travel companiesspecialise in wine tours, offering something to suit all tastes,whether you fancy a light-hearted look at the Champagneregion or an in-depth course in the intricacies of Bordeaux orBurgundy.

Tours currently on offer range from weekends in Cham-

pagne to longer tours of the winelands of various NewWorld producers.

old worldThe majority of tours focus on the wine regions of Europe,especially France. Among the most popular tours are those toChampagne. The ultimate celebratory drink offers a greatintroduction to the world of wine tours.

Typically, these trips include travel to Reims, tours of arange of Champagne houses and a number of meals, includ-ing one in the cellars of a producer. When I took such a tripwith Arblaster & Clarke Wine Tours, in early March, itincluded two tutored tastings, which served as an informativeand enjoyable introduction to the mysteries of Champagne.

Wine tours havebecome a popular wayof combining a breakwith visiting vineyardsand learning abouttheir products, as wellas trying them. Wineexpert AndrewWilliams uncorkssome vintage options

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The public footpath network of the UKdeserves World Heritage status; it is a nation-al treasure, arguably our most priceless recre-ational resource, with nothing else like it any-where in the world. That it exists at all isthanks to our forefathers, from the children of

the mist who roamed in search of food to the hardy pack-horsemen and drovers who pressed trails across the coun-tryside, leaving them for posterity, wraith-like tracesembedded in the land. But their discovery by recreationalman had to await the 19th century, when working people,desperate to escape the arduous and polluted urbanscene, formed botanical societies and embryonic walkingclubs to walk on the moors of northern Britain.

Today, ever-increasing numbers of people are seekingways to appreciate our landscape legacy, recognising thebenefits to health, body, mind and spiritual well-beingthat leisure walking brings. We have an amazing heritageof inspirational landscapes in the UK, fashioned bynature and tinkered with by man, and all of them lacedwith ancient trails, long and short, many imbued with theechoes of times past and of famous people from pilgrimsto poets, freebooters to musicians, outlaws and royalty.

There is no better aid to health and happiness than walk-ing for pleasure, fitness and fun. Fundamentally, it is acost-free pursuit, although a modicum of expenditure ondecent boots will go a long way, and it is eco-friendly, espe-cially if you walk, as many do, directly from your home.

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Whether you walk for pleasure or to keep fit, Britain’s countrysideoffers a wealth of opportunities for getting out and ramblingthrough glorious scenery. Seasoned walker and guidebook authorTerry Marsh hits the trails to uncover their delights

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But, for others, the call of somethingmore than an hour or a day brings them insearch of greater challenges, such as the 700-plus estab-lished trails, and 200 lesser routes that offer the walker alifetime of experiences, sights,sounds and sensations. Some 15 ofthese routes have been designatedas National Trails, the first of whichwas the Pennine Way. Yet these aloneoffer over 3,100 miles of walking opportunity.Throw in the rest, and the distances involvedbecome staggering.

These are some of the UK’s most popu-lar routes:

pennine way For many walkers, the Pennine Way remains the best ofthe major trails, rising to greater heights and traversingfar more remote country than any other. Inspiration oframblers’ champion Tom Stevenson in 1935, whoimagined “a faint line on the Ordnance Maps which the

feet of grateful pilgrims would, with the passingyears, engrave on the face of the land”, the route

opened in 1965. It provides a chal-lenging trek from the bleak

peatlands of the Dark Peak inDerbyshire, northwards to tussle

with industrial Lancashire (now muchbrighter and greener than it was) and

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Like everyone else, I watched TV coverage of theterrible scenes of devastation from the earth-quake in Christchurch earlier this year withshock and sadness. The human toll was tragic,the destruction wrought by Mother Nature onsuch a beautiful city heart-rending to witness.

The people of New Zealand are no strangers to nature’spower. Lying on the Pacific Ring of Fire, the country is oneof the most seismically active in the world and it has beenshaped over time by earthquakes and volcanoes. It is thosevery forces which in part draw visitors, notably to thebubbling mud pools and geysers of Rotorua’s geothermalparks, on the North Island.


The power of nature in New Zealand is as magnificentas it can be violent, as Peter Ellegard discovered

getting to know ■ new zealand

Christchurch will rise again from the rubble. But whilethe city may be off limits to tourists, the rest of NewZealand’s South Island is very much open for businessand you can still use it as the gateway to tour the island. Idid that last year on a family holiday to both islands.

There is so much to see and do throughout NewZealand that you have to plan your trip and manageyour time meticulously. We could only spare five dayson South Island and wanted to do a big loop to take inboth coasts and adventure capital Queenstown. Soafter a dawn flight from Auckland, we picked up arental car at Christchurch Airport and bypassed thecity, driving two and a half hours north to Kaikourafor a close encounter with one of nature’s giants –sperm whales.

They live in the deep waters off the Kaikoura Penin-sula year-round and have become the centre of a thrivingtourism industry. You can view them by boat, plane orhelicopter. There is something magical about getting upclose and personal to such magnificent mammals,however, so – having been entertained by a pod of leaping dusky dolphins when we stopped off en routeat a coastal café for breakfast – we boarded one of thepurpose-built catamarans operated by award-winningWhale Watch Kaikoura (www.whalewatch.co.nz),after an informative briefing at their wonderfully-

named base, the Whaleway Station.They boast a 95% success, and we were not disap-

pointed. No sooner had we arrived on site than onesurfaced alongside, shooting a cloud of spray into theair from its blowhole. After a short while on the surface,the whale arched its back to dive back down to the abyssfor food, its tail fluke curving and then slipping verti-cally below the waves.

We had three sightings, each with the backdrop of theempty Pacific or framed by mountains, before pressingon for our overnight stop.

There are several coast to coast routes across theSouth Island. The most popular is on State Highway 73,accessible directly from Christchurch Airport. It cutsthrough the Southern Alps via Arthur’s Pass. The scenicTranzAlpine train follows the same route.

We followed the Alpine Pacific Triangle TouringRoute to overnight at Hanmer Springs, a quaint, alpinethermal spa town with natural hot springs to soak in,heading across to Greymouth on the west coast via theoften-deserted Lewis Pass highway.

With a long drive to our next overnight point, FranzJosef Glacier, the preserved gold rush-era Shantytown(www.shantytown.co.nz) made an ideal stop tostretch legs and enjoy the steam train ride. MountCook – New Zealand’s highest mountain – and


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INTRODUCTION tlm – the travel and leisure

magazine. The only holiday and travel-focused title targeting readers in prosperousareas of London & South East England.

Topical features aimed at our core readershipencompass holidays and short breaksthroughout the UK and beyond to Europeand worldwide destinations, together withideas for leisurely days and evenings out.

Editorially led by award-winning writer andphotographer Peter Ellegard, with acontemporary design, tlm has a relaxed yetinformative approach to entice readers toconsider new destinations and also to take afresh look at more familiar locations.

Flagship competitions, giveaways and readeroffers appear in every issue to encouragereader interaction and these, along withhelpful information and comprehensive‘factboxes’ on destinations, promote theretention of the magazine by the reader andlinks to tlm’s website.


oyal life isvery topicalnow withPrinceWilliam’s wedding to KateMiddleton. But the capital’s royalheritage is in evidence yearround, from regal robes andcrown jewels to sumptuous stateapartments and ceremonialcarriages.

Until 1603, the English andScottish crowns were separate,although often linked bymarriages between members ofthe two royal families. Followingthe accession of King James VI ofScotland to the English throne (asKing James I of England), asingle monarch reigned in theUK.There have since been manychanges; from the end of the 17thcentury, monarchs lost executivepower and increasingly becamesubject to Parliament, resulting intoday’s constitutional monarchy.Over the years, Britain’s kingsand queens have built or boughtpalaces to serve as family homes

and workplaces. Some are stillused as official royal residencesand many can be visited by thepublic. Here is our guide toLondon’s top royal attractions:

buckingham palaceBuckingham Palace has served asthe official London residence ofBritain’s sovereigns since 1837and today it also serves as theoffice of the Queen and as theadministrative headquarters of the

Royal Household. It is one of theworld’s few remaining workingroyal palaces. Its 775 roomsinclude 52 royal and guestbedrooms, 78 bathrooms, and 19state rooms used by the Queenand other members of the royalfamily to receive and entertainguests. When the Queen visitsScotland each summer, the staterooms are open to visitors; theywill be open from July 23-Octo-ber 3, 2011. The Royal Mews is one of the

finest working stables, housingthe state vehicles including thegold State Coach, and is open tovisitors. Opening times and prices:www.royalcollection.org.uk.

windsor castle

The largest and oldest occupiedcastle in the world, WindsorCastle has been a home andfortress for over 900 years; it wasfirst established by William theConqueror in the 11th century. Aswell as a royal palace, it houses amagnificent chapel and homesand workplaces for many people.

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London’s royal heritage spansnearly 1,000 years of history

● Since 1952, the Queen has conferred more than 387,700honours and awards.● During her reign, the Queen has undertaken over 256 officialoverseas visits to 129 different countries.● There are 1,514 doors and 760 windows in Buckingham Palace.All windows are cleaned every six weeks. ● The ravens at the Tower of London eat 170g of raw meat a day,plus bird biscuits soaked in blood.● The number of rounds fired in a royal salute depends on the placeand occasion; the basic royal salute is 21 rounds but in Hyde Park,an extra 20 rounds are added because it is a royal park.

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on your doorstep ■ constable country

Pretty as a

Straddling the Essex and Suffolk borders, picturesque Dedham Vale isknown as Constable Country as it was where artist John Constable livedand painted many of his famous works. Clare Mann lives in the heart ofthis idyllic landscape and gives a guided tour

We have spent many happy hourstramping along Dedham Vale,where we live. The Vale is celebrat-ing its 40th year this May as a des-ignated Area of OutstandingNatural Beauty. My children’s

favourite walk with the dogs is between Dedham andFlatford down the Stour River. In the summer thewater meadows are filled with buttercups and thegnarled silvery willow trees trail their branches in thecool brown water of the river. The young JohnConstable would have walked the same two milesalong the riverbank every day to school in Dedham

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Hasan was tinkering with the engine of hislittle boat before taking us for a triparound the bay. He assured us that he onlydid this for friends. We didn’t like to tellhim that it seemed everyone was a friendin Gumusluk.

In the space of just a couple of days in this idyllicvillage on the tip of the Bodrum peninsula, the staff ofone of the restaurants had taken us swimming and thelocal baker had shared yoghurt and freshly-pickedalmonds with us. Now the owner of the village antiquesshop was about to take us for a late-afternoon jaunt onhis boat.

Turkey is famous for its hospitality. It doesn’t comeany warmer than in Gumusluk, which has largelyavoided the tourism trappings of Bodrum just 40minutes away.

We had intended to spend only a few days in thisvillage, where the road ends – literally. The settlement’sposition on the site of ancient Myndos means that devel-opment is severely restricted. Accommodation is limitedto village houses, a few apartments and a couple ofpensions.

Many of the houses and most of Gumusluk’s handfulof shops and restaurants are accessed directly from thebeach, which acts as the village’s main thoroughfare.And with very little passing traffic – save for a fewBodrum visitors to Gumusluk’s renowned fish restau-rants each day – the beach is more country lane thanhigh street.

Our “few days” in Gumusluk turned into two weeks.Apart from a trip to the market in Bodrum, we rarelyventured out of the village – such is its halcyon-like grip.With the garden gate of our stone cottage opening


Turkey has soared in popularity as a holiday destination, thanks to its excellent value and therange of resorts it offers all round its coast. Howard Carr gives a guided tour

getting to know ■ Turkey’s Mediterranean resorts

Med to make your mouth water■ The stunning beachand lagoon at Oludeniz

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directly onto the beach, days began with an early-morn-ing swim. Then it was a few strides along the beach tobuy fresh bread, yoghurt and apricots for breakfast.

The rest of the day was distinctly lazy and hazy, withthe odd break for kayaking in the bay or walking overthe headland to explore meadows, cliff-top paths andremote coves. It was a rare walk when we didn’t stumbleacross tiny patches of ancient mosaics in the fieldsaround the village.

We could have headed for bigger and busier resortsalong the coast. We could have swapped weed-coveredmosaics for more impressive historic sites such asEphesus. Turkey’s popularity has boomed in the lastcouple of years as holidaymakers look for good valueoutside the eurozone.

But Gumusluk is proof that Turkey is big enough tocater for all types of traveller – on and off the beatentrack. The country covers an area three times the size ofthe UK and has more than 2,700 miles of Aegean andMediterranean coastline.

Beach resorts are served by the four main gatewayairports at Izmir, Bodrum, Dalaman and Antalya.


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Even in these austere times, there seems nostopping the rise of ever-more luxurious andsophisticated spas. Perhaps it’s the quest forwell-being in our fast paced world or theconstant desire for beauty that’s drivingdemand. It’s a phenomenon that has taken

the hotel world by storm with any self-respecting five-star establishment forking out for a top spa.

London’s latest major facility is the recently-openeddazzling rooftop spa at the Four Seasons Hotel ParkLane (www.fourseasons.com/london).

Normally the preserve of the penthouse suite orcelebrity restaurant, this bold, basement-snubbinglaunch puts health and wellness on the very top tier.Designed by architect Eric Parry, this 10th floorwonder has nine glass-walled treatment rooms, eachwith individual relaxation pods. Views stretch overthe treetops of Hyde Park and London’s cityscape.

Another recent addition to the London spascene is So Spa by Sofitel, at the Sofitel London StJames (www.sofitelstjames.com). Reachingnumber one spot for a UK hotel spa in Condé Nast

Traveller’s coveted Readers’ Spa Awards 2011, thissophisticated urban spa is infused with French

panache with a topiary French poodle in the spa gardenand macaroons in the Tea Bar. So Spa features Sofitel’ssignature MyBed massage tables and there’s a privateTurkish steam bath (hamam). The signature So Exhila-

rating Body Treatment takes one hour and costs £90.UK spas are heading in many directions. It seems that

the baby boomers generation are demanding more age-inclusive treatments such as chiropractic and holisticjoint therapies, thermal bathing and hydrotherapy. Withineasy reach of London, Hertfordshire resort The Grove’s(www.thegrove.co.uk) Sequoia Spa is recognised asone of the finest spas in the UK and is one of only 10 inthe world to offer ESPA Ayurvedic Treatments. Thesetherapies harness the best of aromatherapy, hydrotherapy,thalassotherapy and phytotherapy.

There’s a general feeling that spa-going is less aboutbeauty and more about health and well-being. Clients


When the going gets tough, it seems the best way toescape the rigours of modern life is to pamper yourselfand chill out. Spa diva Jane Anderson explores thegrowth of Britain’s luxury spa and wellness retreats

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want scientific evidence that that their spa treatments aredoing them good. Having said that, there is a market forextreme beauty, including stem-cell facials, laser treat-ments and harsh chemical peels.

walk-in spasAs spa treatments become something that we think of asa part of our routine and not a one-off luxury, there’s agrowing demand for walk-in spa treatments. Britain isseeing more high street spas, such as Harrods’ UrbanRetreat (www.urbanretreat.co.uk) and the small chainof Relax outlets (www.relax.org.uk), the latest inCovent Garden, that offer walk-in 10-minute energisermassages for just £14. The idea that you can have expresstreatments during your lunch hour is catching on.

Salt is another hot trend for 2011, with salt caves andspas offering salt therapy – good for clients with respira-tory diseases such as asthma as well as common skinproblems such as psoriasis. Look for hyper-modernrooms made of sea salt blocks in such spas as the SaltCave in London and Kent (www.saltcave.co.uk).

Many spas seek to bring nature into their treatmentphilosophy. Set in the heart of the New Forest, LimeWood hotel (www.limewoodhotel.co.uk) opened its29 rooms in November 2009. A year later came its stun-ning, three-storey Herb House spa with 10 treatmentrooms and Herbary filled with fragrant herbs that formthe basis of many spa treatments. Perfect for forest-loving couples looking for an indulgent break.

The Herb House has two double signature rooms,including the Bath Garden with an outdoor double bathand private steam room. Hot pools and thermal rooms(Forest Sauna, the Steam House, the Mud House andCaldarium) add to the ambience along with a Hands andFeet room for manicures and pedicures and a roof-topgym with forest views. The Bamford Signature Treat-ment takes two hours and costs £125.

destination spasFor serious spa goers, there’s a growing number ofdestination spas, with the spa as the raison d’etre foryour visit, not as an add-on. Chilling out in Essex justgot a whole lot easier with the opening of Lifehouse(www.lifehouse.co.uk) last December. Located inThorpe-le-Soken, this contemporary “day and stay” spa


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bootcampsBootcamps are the new word in getting your body ready for a special occasion, aholiday on the beach or just rebooting your system. Usually over about three daysto a week, bootcamps are a gruelling rollercoaster of exercise classes and if you’relucky, spa treatments.

Weight loss is more or less guaranteed if you stay the course. Many five-starhotels offer more lightweight ones like The Grove’s Bikini Bootcamp, but for morehard-core options try the women-only FitFarms in Somerset(www.fitfarms.co.uk) or NuBeginnings in Devon (www.nubeginnings.co.uk).For something with a more military edge, try No1 Bootcamp Monmouthshire withhikes through the Brecon Beacons (www.no1bootcamp.com).

day spasDay spas are a great way of indulging yourself withoutthe expense of checking in overnight. Thermae BathSpa (www.thermaebathspa.com) dates back toRoman times but is now an innovative modern spawith a fabulous rooftop pool. Prices are reasonabletoo with entry from £24. Hay Barn Spa(www.daylesfordorganic.com) in Gloucestershirewill have you back to your best in a day and if youwant a great drop-in spa in the capital, head toHarrods Urban Retreat (www.urbanretreat.co.uk)or Glow Urban Spa & Beauty (www.glowurbanspa.co.uk),also in Knightsbridge.

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The hotel barges accommodate between four and 12passengers and are ideal for people looking for either anindividual cruise with other like-minded people, or forthose wanting a whole barge charter for a family orgroup of friends. All vessels are fully crewed with aCaptain, gourmet chef, hostess and a tour guide.The prize is a six-night cruise for two people aboard

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