Self-catering

Highland refuge: Scotland’s serene, socially-conscious hideaway

A beautiful new holiday let with an unusual ethos offers solitude, space to reflect, brilliant walks and views to the Isle of Skye

Rhiannon Batten

05, Dec, 2023 @7:00 AM

Sleep in a shop: the French town breathing new life into its high street

Formerly a hub of luxury shoemaking, the medieval town of Romans-sur-Isère is turning its empty shops into stylish self-catering stays

Jane Knight

18, Oct, 2023 @6:00 AM

The couple who bought a crumbling Scottish villa – by accident – and turned it into a holiday let

Cal Hunter and Claire Segeren spent four years, and acquired 300,000 Instagram followers, doing up a dilapidated house in Dunoon. Now it’s open to holidaymakers, you can see the results for yourself

Duncan Craig

26, Sep, 2023 @6:00 AM

Natural lines of Succession: six luxury retreats in the UK

From a treetop house in Stirling to dark-sky glamping in County Tyrone, we choose more affordable alternatives to the stunning Norwegian mountain hideaway featured in the series

Christopher Beanland

02, May, 2023 @6:00 AM

20 of the best ‘secret’ places to stay in Italy

Fancy a Sicilian cottage, a seaside hostel in Sardinia or even a community-run castle? We pick the best offbeat boltholes

Rachel Dixon

29, Apr, 2023 @6:00 AM

Into the woods: a forest cabin in East Sussex where guests contribute to their stay

Buildings on this site in the High Weald were created from timber grown here, and visitors get to chop their own logs or learn a woodcraft

Gavin McOwan

19, Apr, 2023 @6:00 AM

The thrill of Rhyl: the childhood trips to the beach that still inspire my holidays

Having first seen the sea on a day trip to north Wales, I now plan budget family beach breaks with lessons learned on those early ‘holidays’

Nazia Parveen

04, Mar, 2023 @7:00 AM

Church camping movement seeks to spread the word far and wide

‘Champing’ has had a record year with people bedding down in churches across England and Wales while throwing a lifeline to these historic buildings

Chris Moss

25, Jan, 2023 @7:00 AM

Head for the hygge: the UK’s best Scandi-style escapes

Get away from the stress and strain of everyday life at one of these stylish boltholes

Annabelle Thorpe

15, Jan, 2023 @6:00 AM

I am a housesitter, and stay in amazing places all over the world for free

Fancy staying in a mansion or lakeside pad for absolutely nothing? Sign up as a housesitter and the place is yours in return for pet care and plant-watering duties

Nicki Grihault

08, Jan, 2023 @7:00 AM

10 of the best ways to find bargain places to stay in the UK

From priories to Wetherspoon’s, Oxford colleges to seaside cottages, we share ideas for low-cost breaks around the country