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Summer holidays

May 2024

  • Hotel and the beach at Freshwater Bay

    10 of the UK’s best new and revamped seaside hotels

  • GB. England. Weymouth. 2000.

    ‘All the elements of the classic British seaside holiday’: five unsung beach towns

  • The whitewashed town of Cadaqués, with sea and green hills

    Europe’s best beach holidays: Cadaqués, Spain

  • A huge sandy dune with the sun on the sea in the distance.

    Europe’s best beach holidays: Arcachon, France

  • Europe’s best beach holidays: Peniche, Portugal

  • Europe’s best beach holidays: Pesaro, Italy

  • 10 of the best beach towns in Europe, with places to stay

  • Europe’s best beach holidays: Donoussa, Greece

February 2024

  • Paul Daley

    My memory of life and the markers of its passing are refracted through the sea

    Paul Daley
    From earliest recollections through to later life, moments of holidays by the ocean with family and friends have become memories to hold

January 2024

  • Beautiful sunny coast view to an amazing paradise holiday bay with crystal clear blue water sandy beach, Seychelles, Ikaria island, Greece.

    Breathtaking: 24 secret beaches in southern Europe

  • Spectacular aerial view of a beautiful beach bathed by a clear and turquoise sea in Greece. Whale shape in sea from rocks. Xigia Sulfur<br>2A24W40 Spectacular aerial view of a beautiful beach bathed by a clear and turquoise sea in Greece. Whale shape in sea from rocks. Xigia Sulfur

    Readers' travel tips
    ‘Prepare for the sunset of a lifetime’: readers’ favourite beaches in southern Europe

August 2023

  • Zoe Williams

    I’m saying yes to everything. So long as it’s at 8.07am

    Zoe Williams
    After months of late nights and lie-ins, it’s time for my kids to readjust to school hours. And here’s me, leading by example
  • Plage des Pellegrins with kayaks and paddleboards

    The Var side: the quieter corner of the French Riviera

    The less-visited Var region of the Côte d’Azur is full of glorious beaches, heritage-rich towns and bucolic vineyards

    • Britons rush to book last-minute August breaks after rainy July

    • Snoring, slobs and splitting the bills: 19 ways to holiday with friends – without falling out

    • The 20 apps to make your summer go smoothly

July 2023

  • Lorries queue along the A20 in Kent with a P&O ferry in the background.

    Three-hour delays at Dover as bad weather and train strikes hit summer getaway

    Saturday expected to be busiest day for travel this year as millions take to UK’s roads, airports and ports

June 2023

  • Boats in the Lake District

    Drought likely in Cumbria and Lake District, government committee told

  • Beautiful Achensee lake on sunny summer day, Tirol, Austria.

    Height of cool: mountain retreats in the Austrian Tirol

May 2023

  • Summer holiday figurines playing on huge Sandcastle feature.

    Turn off your email, get the packing right – and never, ever play Monopoly: 15 tips for a happy holiday

    Here’s how to master the art of holidaying, whoever you’re going away with
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