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Prehistoric stones, and old brewery and a brand new boutique hotel make this market town perfect weekend break territory
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What was once one of London’s premier club venues has lost some its lustre, but remains a terrific place to watch live music
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Perfect for a car free break, this endearingly eccentric hotel never lets you forget you are in the middle of the New Forest, says Liz Boulter
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What’s not to love about a venue that not only offers a pie of the day but has an atmosphere that encourages memorable performances?
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Soon there will be more Londoners than ever before but some of the challenges the city will face are much the same as they were decades ago
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Joanne O'Connor's great escapes Travel tips: savour Cognac, hike the Dales and escape to Berlin’s Hotel Zoo
Sample the charms of Cognac, stroll across Derbyshire Dales, and delve into Berlin decadence. By Joanne O’Connor -
En suite bathrooms, Wi-Fi and cool decor are no longer strangers to youth hostels, but despite the revamp, holidaying with the YHA still offers its traditional camaraderie
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The YHA’s finest, from a 19th-century shooting lodge to a Norman castle and a solar-powered mountain hut
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That Newcastle was voted best UK city by Guardian readers was no surprise to Geordies. Tynesider Harry Pearson looks afresh at ancient institutions and new restaurants and galleries in the friendly, fun-loving ‘toon’
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The Broadway hotel fined a couple £100 after they wrote a bad review on Tripadvisor. How would Helen Pidd fare on her stay?
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For its drama and epic scale, this shot could easily be mistaken for one snapped in the Alps or the Pyrenees – rather than the Helvellyn summit plateau in the Lake District
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After you have admired its dreaming spires, where can you eat well for under £10? Tony Naylor updates his 2010 budget eats guide to Oxford, including the city’s new street food scene
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Cornwall town’s increasing popularity raises growing local concerns about new developments aimed at tourists
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This Cotswolds coaching inn has a history dating back to the civil war and beyond, but an extensive six-year refurb has given it a decor and facilities that are very much 21st century
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VisitLondon have launched a competition giving one lucky winner the chance to tour London with a host of British celebs, including a visit to the Science Museum with Stephen Hawking and tickets to watch a West End Show with Jessie J. But who would you most like to show you around the capital?
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King’s Cross has seen rapid change since the Eurostar terminal relocated there in 2007, with travellers able to enjoy a wide range of eating, drinking and entertainment options – old and new
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This basement club is grubby, smelly – and also one of the most atmospheric places to see live music in London
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Letters: Removing that hopelessly congested strip of A303 would create a conservators’ dream – a 5,000-year-old giant stone temple in an almost pristine landscape, ie no visual or noise intrusion from the motor car
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With Brightonians the biggest coffee drinkers in the UK, spending an average of £177 a head per year, the city’s coffee shops - from chains to artisanal independents - are acting as a community hub and temporary workplace
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Nick Clegg promises to inject £10m into a new strategy to promote tourism in the North of England
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The diversity and quality of the acts it attracts make the Phoenix a cultural beacon for the south-west. Plus it has a really good bar
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The artist’s Margate; plus Salisbury city and off-peak Ibiza, writes Joanne O’Connor
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A new book reveals the “Wild West” wonders of an unfashionable part of north-west London
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It may be part of a chain, but the Seafood Pub Company’s first foray into accommodation manages to offer a personal touch along with corporate competence
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Get spooked on a ghost tour, then be wowed by the biggest firework display in North Yorkshire, before calming down with an ale in a community-owned boozer
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Property price “uplift” from the capital’s forthcoming new east-west rail link underlines how vital affordable housing is
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Boris Johnson’s latest air quality move might not be the game-changer he claims
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Michael Hann: Everyone plays this west London theatre, which offers one of the best spots to watch bands in London – and several of the worst
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Guardian photographer Christopher Thomond takes the TransPennine Express from Manchester to Leeds on the day plans are announced for the development of a high-speed cross-Pennine railway line, ‘HS3’, between the two cities
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Everyone agrees that London’s greatest high street must change radically. But in what way, exactly?
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Mawgan Porth rescue services say there were clear signs indicating no lifeguards, but consider extending half-term cover
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The subsidy will allow Flybe to make a profit operating flights between Cornwall and Gatwick
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Munich’s gay and lesbian Glockenbachviertel district; plus a Christmas break in Cornwall and an adventure holiday in Finland, writes Joanne O’Connor
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There are more relaxing ways to enjoy the British seaside, but Martin Love decided to test his mettle in Weymouth’s inaugural ironman
As a druid, I’d welcome the tunnel under Stonehenge