Best holiday cottages for dining al fresco
From garden oases to cliff-top retreats, these cottages are the perfect place to indulge in some al fresco dining.
Annie CowenDo It Yourself
Beginners Advice to Sailing
If you've ever wanted to try sailing while on holiday have read this before you try to get some hints and tips.
Karoline Green
Top Walks in the West Country
Whether to wear out the kids, or to rediscover alone time together, here are a few of our favourite walks in the South West.
Katie Chown
Free things to do on the Isle of Wight
From dinosaur bone hunting to watching the red arrows, we've a great bunch of things to do for free on the Isle of Wight.
Liz Arnell
Classic Fodder Foraging for Winter
A few suggestions for free food in the winter months.
Katie Chown
PYO Fruit picking at Ashprington
Pick Your Own Fruit Farm does not sound like a thrill-a-minute day out for children used to theme parks and soft play areas, but I defy any child not to love the experience of standing in a warm field eating just-picked fruit with berry-stained fingers.
Philip Eley
Spring Recipes for Easter
Things we like to eat around Easter time - staff recipes for blown eggs and boiled cake.
Katie Chown
Holiday Soundtracks
Tune in to nature's jukebox.
Katie Chown
Best places to fish in Hampshire
Fishing can be a great day out for families, couples, parent and child, or even solo. Whether you are new to the activity, or you have brought all your gear on holiday with you, there is something for everyone here in Hampshire.
Kylie Barton
Murder Mystery family activity in Totnes
Explore a new town and find things to do with children in Totnes - as we eliminated suspects and weapons we explored places with great names like Warland and Ticklemore Street.
Philip Eley
Crabbing in West Bay
We swooped in and took over a vast expanse of sea wall with multiple seawater buckets, miles of tangled string, and a stinking bag of bacon, dried whitebait and squid. West Bay is a family favourite for crabbing competitions.
Emma L
Top 5 places in Devon for artistic inspiration
Painting outdoors can be both calming and exhilarating at the same time, making it good for the soul. But where are the best spots for artistic inspiration in Devon?
Philip Eley
An American in Cornwall: A Cornish bus ride
I read a good deal more books in a year than I previously thought possible. I did a lot of walking. I learned how to slow down and wait. I learned the hard way that buses in rural places don't stop unless you hail them.
Danielle Charles-Davies
Wild swimming in Cornwall
Here are my recommendations on where to get away from the crowds and take a really wild Cornish dip
Sian Pickles
Cycling the Camel Trail to Padstow
Car parks in Padstow can be busy in the height of August, so I’ve always thought of the Camel Trail as the ideal way to travel there...
Sadie Phillips
Top Ten Fishing in Devon: Catch your own dinner
Devon offers many amazing opportunities for visitors who want to try their luck with rod and reel, or simply a handline. Then there's the spearguns...
Pat Kinsella
Wild Swimming in Devon
Swimming – it's the most natural of activities, yet so many people only ever do it in the most unnatural of locations.
Pat Kinsella
Fossil hunting in Lyme Regis
Even my twelve-year-old son was soon bashing away at rocks with his hammer and proudly announcing his discovery of belemnites, crinoid stems and an ammonite
Amanda Tomlin
An American in Cornwall: Wild garlic foraging in Falmouth
Everything smelled like rain. It was a smell I hadn't gotten used to yet, the smell of rain in Cornwall.
Danielle Charles-Davies
9 Great Games for Next to Nothing
3 Games... to spice up a dull car journey 3 Games...your grandparents might teach you 3 Games...to play after a bottle or two of wine
Katie Chown
Half a dozen great ways to get wet
Our fascination with the wet stuff is never-ending...
Peter Kirby
Surfing without waves
Surfers get grumpy down here when there are no waves so we have come up with some ideas to chase their blues away.
Peter Kirby
