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The further away the destination of your choice, the more exorbitant the cost of transportation can be. In the Cotswolds, Batsford Arboretum holds the UK’s national collection of Japanese flowering cherries, usually best from mid-April, and there are others at Westonbirt.

The region might feel remote in parts, but there’s a good selection of imaginative rural hotels, often in historic quintas (estates), to offer a true taste of Alentejo. July is the best time to go island hopping in the Seychelles, while over in Europe the Balearic Islands are ideal for a few days on the beach. But since the opening of the Turner Contemporary in 2011, Margate has earned its respected position in the art world. Orkney boasts Britain’s largest concentration of prehistoric monuments and is worth a trip on that basis alone – but there’s plenty more to explore. Petra Guest House Hotel has above-average character (including a bar in an original Nabatean tomb), but the prime advantage is its location as close as possible to the start of the Siq.Sao Lourenco do Barrocal is a family estate dating back 200 years, now equipped with a spa and offering an incredible number of activities. Well, yo Several other walking tours are offered by private guides — including ghost tours, Jane Austen tours, Bridgerton locations and plenty more.

The Scottish capital also has a ton of nice-looking new hotel openings for you to rest your head:check out W Edinburgh in the spanking-new St James centre and Gleneagles Townhouse for luxury Georgian chic. Needless to say, it’s a very popular thing for couples to do in Bath, so book well ahead — twilight swims are particularly impressive. The region’s famous cork oaks have had their renewable bark stripped, to leave deep-red living sculptures. The cost of travel vaccines that are not available on the NHS will vary, depending on the vaccine and number of doses you need. The city of Siem Reap is the gateway to exploring the temples of Angkor, and also the floating villages on the vast lake of Tonle Sap, now at its fullest after the rains.Though European city breaks were always possible in winter, there’s no place that doesn’t get a magic touch from flowering parks and the spilling outside of café tables. Expect two colourful processions, led by the titular ‘hobby horse’, to wend their way through the town.

Make the most of the Barbados climate by stretching out on a beach before the humidity starts to increase. It also warns that since fighting broke out in southern Israel and Gaza, demonstrations (often at short notice) have taken place.Afternoon teas don’t get fancier than those served at the Pump Room, the upmarket tearoom attached to the Roman Baths. Temperatures in the mid-teens bring tables back outside cafés, and it’s a pleasant time for exploring Istanbul before visitor numbers pick up in May. We’ll wave goodbye to one of the country’s most treasured nightlife destinations with a final season at Printworks, look forward to more massive shows at new industrial party space The Beams and welcome Exodus, the first-ever festival from clubbing institution Fabric.