Tell us about your top travel discovery of 2024
It’s often the unexpected treasures that make our trips memorable. We want to hear about your find of the year – the best tip wins £200 towards a Coolstays break
Dead cool and wolverine: from animal tracking to ski touring in Sweden
A prototype electric snowmobile and old-school wooden skis open up Sweden’s backcountry as our writer goes on the hunt for local wildlife
Millions of tourists in UK could be asked to pay local visitor levy
Councils, politicians and campaigners hope a ‘tourist tax’ would raise money to fund services in areas affected by high visitor numbers
All scenery and no sweat: an e-biking adventure in the New Forest
The New Forest is a haven for cycling – and whizzing through the trees on an e-bike leaves more time for ice cream and cake breaks
Like a luxury spa – for £20: where to enjoy Britain’s Turkish baths revival
In 1900, there were 600 Turkish baths in Britain and Ireland. Today, only a handful survive. We enjoy a revived hammam in Newcastle and take a look at 10 more around the country
A spa is reborn in Transylvania: a ‘healing hotel’ amid Romania’s forests and mountains
A castle in the Carpathian mountains with a turbulent history has been restored by the original family owners
‘Skiing, hiking and ice-fishing from the door’: readers’ favourite Nordic winter trips
Our tipsters wrap up warm and head to northern Europe, finding glacier lakes, frozen seas, snowy forests, reindeer herds and – happily – saunas and hot tubs
Perfect waves at the touch of a button: catching a break at Scotland’s first inland surf resort
Lost Shore Surf Resort near Edinburgh is Europe’s largest wave pool and there are few better places to learn this exhilarating sport
‘A shelter from the growling Atlantic’: our stay in lighthouse keeper’s cottage on Ireland’s west coast
County Clare’s dramatic shoreline is the backdrop to Loop Head Lighthouse and its two holiday cottages. Binoculars for sea viewing included – but not wifi
A stunning eco-cabin with scenery to match: a winter stay in remote Scotland
On the shores of Loch Fyne, the swish Kabn is inspired by Japanese minimalism and Scandinavian contemporary design – and the perfect place to do nothing
‘Kindle a fire and enjoy complete solitude’; a magical winter cottage in Cornwall
Tucked away near Helford River, 19th-century Frenchman’s Creek is rented by the Landmark Trust and offers serenity and cobweb-blasting walks
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Tell us about your favourite places to go and stay in the French capital – the best tip wins £200 towards a Coolstays break
‘A log cabin straight out of a children’s book’: a remote woodland stay near the Lake District
With no television or phone signal, we had no option but to disconnect from everyday life and appreciate the woods, rivers and fells
‘It’s overpriced tat’: Christmas markets divide opinion across the UK
Residents and businesses complain about busy crowds, loss of trade, repetitive stalls and extortionate prices
Great Dane: a tour of Denmark’s culture, countryside and coast
Lakes, saunas, art, food – and Hamlet’s castle. A whistlestop tour of the best that Denmark has to offer