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Life’s a beach

VERY DES RES: Beach huts in West Wittering are in high demand, although at prices of up to £47,000, perhaps only rock stars and supermodels can afford them

11:03am Saturday 4th July 2009

Rolling Stone Keith Richards is a fan and so is supermodel Kate Moss. Steve Pratt discovers what makes West Wittering beach so special

A natural high

GRAND DESIGNS: The stunning facade of Oulton Hall hotel

10:28am Saturday 27th June 2009

Peta King and her partner take shelter from some unseasonal weather at a luxury hotel spa.

Flying nightly

ADVENTUROUS:  Ciaran Kellgren as Peter Pan

11:48am Saturday 20th June 2009

A new production of perennial favourite Peter Pan is being staged in his spiritual home in London’s Kensington Gardens.

Say cheese

APPARENT: the magnificent Grade I-listed Clevedon pier, which is preserved through a sponsor-a-plank  scheme

11:30am Saturday 13th June 2009

John Hobbs bypasses the more obvious tourist destinations to find out why Somerset is a very special place.

Azure like it

NATURAL WONDER: The Azure Window in Dwerja

12:24pm Saturday 6th June 2009

They have had their fair share of invasions over the years, but the Maltese Islands will play host to an altogether friendlier army as Easyjet begins flights from Newcastle this month. Stuart Boulton drops in

Delights of the fair city

Delights of the fair city

12:29pm Saturday 6th June 2009

Tim Wellock visits Dublin and discovers attractions old and new.

Wine on the Rhine

LAND OF LEGENDS: The Middle Rhine, a Unesco World Heritage Site, has been an inspiration to generations of artists and musicians

11:10am Saturday 30th May 2009

Gavin Engelbrecht gets a taste of fine wines and music on a cruise on the Middle Rhine in Germany.

To the ends of the Earth

11:12am Saturday 23rd May 2009

Mark Tallentire discovers why New Zealand is everyone’s favourite foreign country.

Sun, sea and... speed

SOUTH COAST SPLENDOUR: The magnificent pier and beautiful sands at Eastbourne

11:30am Saturday 16th May 2009

Famous for its long hours of sunshine and its popularity with the retired, Eastbourne may not be the obvious choice for a twenty-somethings’ weekend break. Helen Smithson heads south to prove the doubters wrong.

Park and imbibe

SINGLE ISSUE: Traditional methods of preparing grain for making whisky displayed at the Highland Park distillery

11:34am Saturday 16th May 2009

The world’s most northerly whisky distillery is celebrating opening its new visitor centre – with a wee dram, of course.


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