With deserted beaches, ancient woodland and local pubs, Sam Ballard takes a stroll along one of the most beautiful shorelines in the world.

The seaside town has reinvented itself with an irresistible blend of the ultra-modern and super kitsch, writes Sam Ballard.

Anthony Pearce enjoys the cultural charms of this quaint medieval market town – the quintessentially English birthplace of Shakespeare.

Writers from William Wordsworth to Beatrix Potter have loved the captivating landscape of the Lakes. This is why.