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Wessex holidays: The joys of exploring the unspoilt landscapes of Hardy country 

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The only way is Wessex! The joys of exploring the unspoilt landscapes of Hardy country The Daily Mail’s Neil Clark explored the North Wessex Downs – an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty He started in the town of Wantage and visited villages including Letcombe Regis and Upper Lambourn His journey also took him to the … Read more

Selina Scott describes the joys of walking in the Yorkshire Dales and a scary helicopter flight

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Checking in… TV presenter Selina Scott reveals the joys of walking in the Yorkshire Dales and the terror she felt on a Chinook helicopter when engine problems struck By Richard Webber For The Daily Mail Published: 14:03 GMT, 26 December 2020 | Updated: 14:03 GMT, 26 December 2020 Checking in… Selina Scott TV presenter Selina … Read more

Carlton Reid discovers the joys of cycling a Roman road through Northumberland to Scotland

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What have the Romans ever done for us? The roads, most obviously. Plenty of modern highways are on Roman alignments, including some motorways and many A-roads. However, back in the day, most Roman roads were topped with gravel. And for an 85-mile journey into Scotland along the Roman Dere Street with my son, Josh, we … Read more

The Wirral: Discovering the joys of a much overlooked peninsula

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Window on the Wirral: Discovering the joys of a much overlooked peninsula, which delivers history, culture, cycle rides and watersports The Wirral peninsula is a bookended by the Rivers Mersey and Dee and crowned by the Irish Sea For history, head to New Brighton where you’ll find Fort Perch Rock, a former defence built in … Read more

The joys of a road trip in Scotland, taking in Mallaig, the Isle of Skye, Loch Duich and Ullapool

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Clare, a retired painter, says: ‘Don’t get me wrong, girls, half the time I’m bored witless.’ We’ve met over a glass of wine (our first, her fifth) in Ullapool, an arty spot deep in the Scottish Highlands. ‘Then I look out of the window and remember I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else.’ Clare’s hand … Read more

As word spreads about the joys of artisan butter, why it’s time for you to… Learn to churn

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We’ve all gone mad for fancy breads over the past few months. If you weren’t making sourdough, what did you do with yourself in lockdown? But to go with that lovely loaf, you need a truly superior spread, which is why foodies have turned to gourmet ‘artisan’ butter in their droves. So, what does it … Read more

Looking for an upswing? Cash in on the joys of Staycation Summer

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With severe restrictions still hanging over holidays abroad, the UK faces a staycation summer.  Whether you’re planning picnics with lashings of ginger beer, lazy days in pub beer gardens or a DIY bonanza, there will be both business winners and losers from our changed spending habits within the next few months. Fund managers and individual … Read more

Daily contact with the joys of nature is good for our health and happiness, new survey reveals 

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Daily contact with the joys of nature is good for our health and happiness, new survey reveals People who usually feel little connection to nature benefit the most from nature  Major study finds that daily contact with nature is good for health and happiness Researchers used 1,000 survey responses of people exploring nature every day … Read more

Plot a lazy future: Communal gardens offer year-round joys without having to worry about the upkeep 

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Garden-lovers wax lyrical about the joy of a manicured lawn and neatly layered flower beds; garden-haters resent every hour they give to keeping their scruffy plot in order. Yet there is a compromise that could bring these two tribes together — a communal garden. Buy into a housing development with shared gardens and you never … Read more