Few locals know about Walthamstow Wetlands in north London, which opens on Friday. But now they, and nature lovers everywhere, can enjoy this amazing bird reserve for free Five more of the UK’s best birdwatching sites We’re strolling along Songbird Walk, beneath a row of waterside poplars very like ones Monet painted in Normandy. The…
Play zones and rides – outdoors and in – make this woodland-set Devon attraction a family treat, plus there’s plenty of half-term Halloween activities on the horizon, too Set in woods (as the name suggests) in the south-west Devon countryside, this is the largest family theme park in the county. The multiple zones range from…
Fast cars, slow food, hilltop castles and open-air art galleries … Our readers pick their highlights of Emilia-Romagna – classic Italy without the crowds On a hilltop between Bologna and Imola is Dozza, a handsome village of classic medieval appearance, with an unexpected twist. The entire village is an open-air gallery with around 100 artworks…
Tell us about your wildlife experiences worldwide, from deep seas to high mountains, deserts to forest Have you thrilled to the sight of orang-utans or rare red pandas, or snorkelled with humpback whales? We’d like to hear about amazing wildlife encounters around the world, the more unusual the better, including how you got there and…
In our weekly look at people’s travel through three of their Instagram shots, teenage ‘Alpinist’ Fabio Zingg takes a peek at Switzerland’s peaks Continue reading… Source: Gaurdian
Set in a glass ‘sea’, Brunel’s revolutionary ship is alive with the sights, sounds and even smells of another age Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s SS Great Britain was called “the greatest experiment since the Creation” when it was launched in 1843. The first iron ship to cross the Atlantic, it travelled more than a million miles.…
As The Boss regales Broadway audiences with his show of songs and stories about growin’ up and life in the spotlight, we pick out New Jersey locations that have played a big part in his life and career This impressive building on the Asbury Park boardwalk was built in the late 1920s and is largely…
This dream of a narrow-gauge railway and its one-third size trains make for a grand day out packing in great coastal views and fine fish and chips along the way A 90-year-old narrow (15in) gauge steam and diesel railway stretching 14 miles from Hythe to Dungeness on the Channel coast. Everything’s on a titchy scale…
The iconic but illegal Preussenpark food market could become a victim of its own success as officials clamp down over hygiene and safety regulations Under the last of the summer sun, Thai hawkers dish up noodle soups flavoured with garlic and coriander, and prepare spicy papaya salads to order by hand. The sea of women…
Ahead of the BBC’s new David Attenborough series Planet Blue II, we pick 10 trips that explore the oceans, from diving the Pacific’s ‘underwater Serengeti’ to reef conservation in Belize and kayaking in Komodo For world-class diving sites you can reach on a budget airline, try the Azores archipelago. The seamounts (volcanic underwater elevations) have…
