Travel

Country diary: Rushing rivers and bright red berries

St Dominic, Tamar Valley: By the woodland track strewn with trampled sweet chestnuts, the flow slows as it nears the tide

Virginia Spiers

18, Nov, 2021 @5:30 AM

It can feel like the world’s most spectacular wilderness; the savage beauty of Connemara

Connemara has inspired film crews, writers and maharajahs with its wild mountains and endless expanses of sky and sea

Fergal McCarthy

17, Nov, 2021 @7:00 AM

Tell us about your favourite place in Lisbon for a chance to win a holiday voucher

Whether it’s a hidden bar or a locals’ market, we want your tips on where to go in the city – the best wins £200 towards a Sawday’s stay

Guardian community team

16, Nov, 2021 @1:25 PM

Busy beavers: up close with Cornwall’s furry eco-warriors

From flood defence to strengthening biodiversity, the ecological benefits of rewilding with beavers are beyond doubt. Meet the people making it happen

Jane Dunford

16, Nov, 2021 @7:00 AM

Flights from concord: the joys versus climate goals

Brief letters: Travel | Recipes | Kids’ quiz | Boriscard | Christmas puddings

Letters

15, Nov, 2021 @4:42 PM

From Plymouth to Edinburgh: a walker’s guide to six British cities

Swap identikit high streets for the pedestrian thrill of discovery and drifting in these six flâneur-friendly cities

Chris Moss

15, Nov, 2021 @7:00 AM

Back to Barcelona: where to eat, drink and sleep

From international hotels to Spanish flavours with a twist, the best new openings in the Catalan capital

Annabelle Thorpe

14, Nov, 2021 @11:00 AM

‘I buy at least 40 samosas’: Jess Phillips’s inside guide to Birmingham

‘Birmingham is a canopy of trees and has the best samosas in the world.’ The MP picks her favourite places to eat, drink and visit in her home town

Interview by Nazia Parveen

14, Nov, 2021 @11:00 AM

A great walk to a great pub: the Pheasant, Wellington, Shropshire

Hike up mini-mountain the Wrekin for eye-popping views, then enjoy a pint in an honest, old-school inn

Chris Moss

12, Nov, 2021 @4:00 PM

The Mersey eat: Liverpool’s 10 best restaurants and food halls

Scousers’ globetrotting history and streetwise energy are combining to inspire a vibrant new food scene in Liverpool

Tony Naylor

12, Nov, 2021 @7:00 AM

‘You’ll be changed forever by this journey’: readers’ favourite rail trips

From Corsica’s narrow gauge trains to Scotland’s West Highland line, our tipsters take a window seat and enjoy a kaleidoscope of landscapes

Guardian readers

11, Nov, 2021 @11:00 AM

10 of the best UK cottages for seeing in the New Year

With country houses perfect for large groups of friends and cosy boltholes for couples, our picks take in rural idylls from the Romney Marsh to the Highlands