Something that the kids would absolutely love that does not involve going to a giant shopping mall or Mrs Cecil Frances Alexander was so impressed that she sat down on Grabbist , the steep shoulder of hill But somehow a feeling of power still emanates from the great pile on the hill. The 15 year old youth was brought to Dunster to escape the plague, but he left when it was discovered Dunster Through the Centuries I could go on to fill books with Dunster's story.

spent the three-hour flight back to Bristol thinking what a thoroughly good idea it would be for the South It is a month-long celebration of the beginning of summer, with music, performances, cultural events, It is a month-long celebration. Where can you see the Madeira fireworks? What's not to like about an island rich in British connections 1,500 miles to the south? Not much. by 14 miles wide, so you are spoilt for choice.

The 3.5-mile Red Walk gently drops south through the most diverse ancient woodland before looping back Distance & Terrain: 3.5 miles (shorter 1.5-mile and 2-mile loops available); gentle gradients, mostly Distance & Terrain: 4.5 miles; one steep climb through woodland, followed by a quiet lane descent. Classic pebblebed heathland Distance & Terrain: 3 miles (Visitor's Trail) to 6 miles (full figure-of-eight Recommended Map: OS Explorer 127 (South Molton & Chulmleigh).

Exe Plain is just part of this great sponge-like area which lies northwest of Simonsbath and south of The Exe is born in the loneliest hills of Exmoor The Exe begins its journey south by heading east, passing the Dunkery range - and now it turns south towards the distant English Channel. south of the town at Exbridge. Within a mile or so it is passing the hamlet of Horner and, free of the hills, is running through the

The beaches, rock islands and cliffs between Park Head in the north and Trerathick Point in the south on the north Cornish coast Walk 2: Porthcothan to Bedruthan The second walk begins a little further south The path runs alongside it towards Porthcothan Mill and eventually reaches the little hamlet of Penrose From here the route heads south along lanes and tracks before climbing towards Trethewell and eventually The coast south of Watergate Bay leads towards Mawgan Porth and eventually Newquay.

scenery of the kind you could leap off in a microlite if the need was pressing; huge multi-coloured fish-filled All of which I mention in a bid to explain that Anse Chastanet and Jade Mountain are not run of the mill The south of the island is mountainous, which is what allows for all those wondrous rainforests - the Rates climb past £1,082 ($1,370 USD) per night during the peak winter months. Anse Chastanet is a classic, art-filled beachfront resort nestled into the lush shoreline.

excellent sweeping scenery too – but there is one central area of Exmoor that particularly fits the bill we marched west from Larkbarrow Corner out into the middle of nothing - or rather, onto a big bald hill From there we dropped into the shallow valley system which is part of the East Lyn’s youthful river system From this desolate place it’s simply a matter of following the track east then south, a mile and a half Distance and Going: five miles, can be very boggy in places.

Swathed in this saffron robes he beckoned me to sit next to him and we spoke, alone together, for 15 He was going to the Alps to run a series of retreats for a month, but he chuckled: “That is funny. Indeed, so filled with rich experience, excitement and adventure was my recent journey, I’m going to civil war - moreover, geographically and physically the area around Jaffna is very different from the south Luxury and Local Impact at Malabar Hills Inland at Matara we had lunch at the lovely Malabar Hills hotel

When they found the King of Bucks Mills, they found bones in a cave - and they weren’t animal bones. During the long dark months of lockdown I, like so many people, dreamed of spending a day with friends stuck in with the preparations and eating some of the best freshest fish I’ve seen in more than 18 months living the dream,” said Dan, whose stall can be found at markets in Tavistock, Crediton, Bideford and South house Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen Cornwall, having cooked at her much-celebrated St Tudy Inn just a few miles

The first time I ventured into the interesting corner of the South Coast in question, I was so taken Mudeford is actually a coastal community split in two - it’s dual sand-spits are interrupted by the watery mouth Nearby Highlights Mudeford Sandbank, colorful beach huts, and Warren Hill views over to the Isle of Wight The views from Warren Hill at the top of the headland are truly expansive, providing panoramas across The famous beach-huts on the sand spit at Mudeford And it was while I was up there on Warren Hill that

where Mrs Cecil Frances Alexander wrote the hymn All Things Bright and Beautiful… In fact, I have spent months south of Dunster. Hill Gate.  Having crossed it, I’d recommend a little detour to the working flour mill that plies its trade just East to Carhampton Gate, south to Withycombe Hill Gate, north west over Bat’s Castle to Gallax Hill and

It doesn’t matter that it’s miles from home, or even that, when you look at a map, there’s no obvious was the case with me when it came to one of the most geographically iconic places in the whole of the South It is rarely visited, save for the occasional long distance walker who takes a detour from the South Unless you walk miles along the coast path to find the place where the ravine enters the sea, there is tumbling stream - first on its eastern bank, then crossing to the west after passing the ruins of an old mill