The Bradley Hare, Wiltshire
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This Victorian inn is set on the Duke of Somerset’s estate, not far from Longleat. After being stylishly revamped by a former design director for Soho House, it attracts discerning guests on their way up to Bath, or down to the coast. Spa treatments are available in the ‘potting shed’
Treks and the city
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Guided city walks have changed, with new walks on specialist topics revealing more than might be gleaned from traditional sightseeing.
Smartphone technology has made it easier to take self-guided walks too, by putting curated information at your fingertips. Just download a map, let the GPS be your guide and never be left curious again
Lucknam Park, Wiltshire
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Sitting at the top of a tree-lined drive, Lucknam Park is a refined 18th-century pile set in 500 acres of parkland. With a Michelin-star restaurant and a spoiling spa, it is an indulgent escape
20 fantastic family music festivals
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Music festivals used to be a thoroughly debauched way to spend a weekend. Not any more. With festival-goers getting older, a growing number of events are offering younger revellers the chance to play, create and learn
Storrs Hall, The Lakes
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This 18th-century hall, on the quieter southern shore of Windermere, has an exciting range of accommodation, including a converted boathouse and luxurious, adults-only suites complete with hot tubs. It is a great place to breathe in the lake’s beauty
Amazing places to go glamping in autumn
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Glamping is not just for summer. Lots of sites now feature solid, well-insulated structures designed to retain the warmth created by log-burners and stoves. Most have covered outdoor terraces too
The Manor House, The Cotswolds
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Hidden by a ring of wooded hills, The Manor House is a magical find, sat beside a tumbling weir on the edge of Castle Combe in the Cotswolds. Guests can either stay in the honey-stone mansion, with its stained-glass crests, or in a row of picturesque cottages within the grounds
50 ways to celebrate autumn
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Autumn is a great excuse to get outdoors. Harvest festivals may hark back to a time when villagers relied upon crops to survive but seasonal, local produce is once again being celebrated, alongside trends for forest bathing and leaf-peeping