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Alton Towers opens CBeebies hotel

Spending the night with Captain Barnacles and Igglepiggle! Alton Towers opens CBeebies hotel geared towards children with special needs TravelMail’s Sarah... read more

Kayakers take plunge off 82ft waterfall in Mexico

A trio of adrenaline seeking junkies take the plunge off an 82ft waterfall, one by one riding down with thousands of litres of water a second. Some of the best ... read more

Lorrimer Trip in A Van travel around Australia in caravan

A couple who quit the rat race to travel around Australia with their three children have opened up about their adventurous life on the road. Parents Bec, 33, an... read more

Costa Rica’s Arenal volcano and Tortuguero National Park

It was the elegant Costa Rican footballers in the 2014 World Cup that first got me thinking about a holiday in Central America. Costa Rica is famous for its geo... read more

An Inspector Calls on London’s Sunborn Yacht hotel

An Inspector Calls: London’s Sunborn Yacht Hotel is an overpriced novelty floating hideaway with disappointing food and an off-putting faux-poshness The D... read more

An Inspector Calls on London’s Sunborn Yacht hotel

An Inspector Calls: London’s Sunborn Yacht Hotel is an overpriced novelty floating hideaway with disappointing food and an off-putting faux-poshness The D... read more

Cheltenham’s No 38 The Park hotel is a luxe, leafy getaway

Rating: A friend has been going on about No. 38 The Park and its sister hotel No. 131, and the glories of Cheltenham itself.  Arriving in a taxi from the stati... read more

Cheltenham’s No 38 The Park hotel is a luxe, leafy getaway

Rating: A friend has been going on about No. 38 The Park and its sister hotel No. 131, and the glories of Cheltenham itself.  Arriving in a taxi from the stati... read more

An Inspector Calls on the Henrietta Hotel in Covent Garden

An Inspector Calls: The Henrietta Hotel in Covent Garden is stylish, quirky – and decidedly decadent The Daily Mail’s hotel Inspector called in at L... read more

An Inspector Calls on the Henrietta Hotel in Covent Garden

An Inspector Calls: The Henrietta Hotel in Covent Garden is stylish, quirky – and decidedly decadent The Daily Mail’s hotel Inspector called in at L... read more

The Domes of Elounda in Crete where families come first

Cretans are proud of their olive oil – and rightly so.  But if weren’t for the Minoans 3,000 years ago, cultivation might have been postponed for several c... read more

An Inspector Calls on the Bristol Harbour Hotel

An Inspector Calls: The Bristol Harbour Hotel is a grand converted bank that is certainly rich in style – but a little poor when it comes to service The D... read more

An Inspector Calls on the Bristol Harbour Hotel

An Inspector Calls: The Bristol Harbour Hotel is a grand converted bank that is certainly rich in style – but a little poor when it comes to service The D... read more

Groningen in the secret gem of the Netherlands

Where does a dad take his seven-year-old when she claims to be the only one of her friends to have never gone abroad? New York? Too far. Rome? Too expensive. Di... read more

Groningen in the secret gem of the Netherlands

Where does a dad take his seven-year-old when she claims to be the only one of her friends to have never gone abroad? New York? Too far. Rome? Too expensive. Di... read more

Falling for fabulous Ferrara, a city of pasta and palaces

The walls around Ferrara were built to repel enemies. Now, though, the wars that kept medieval Italy busy are a distant memory, and those same walls feel more l... read more

Falling for fabulous Ferrara, a city of pasta and palaces

The walls around Ferrara were built to repel enemies. Now, though, the wars that kept medieval Italy busy are a distant memory, and those same walls feel more l... read more

The other Queen of Jordan: In search of Fahrelnissa Zeid

 When T. E. Lawrence passed through Amman a century ago at the head of the Arab Revolt, the city had fewer than 6,000 inhabitants. The only aircraft flying in ... read more

The other Queen of Jordan: In search of Fahrelnissa Zeid

 When T. E. Lawrence passed through Amman a century ago at the head of the Arab Revolt, the city had fewer than 6,000 inhabitants. The only aircraft flying in ... read more

A singing trip to Salzburg, Austria’s feted city of music

Taking 13 ladies of a certain age and turning them into a singing group good enough to perform in one of Salzburg’s most prestigious venues would be a cha... read more

A singing trip to Salzburg, Austria’s feted city of music

Taking 13 ladies of a certain age and turning them into a singing group good enough to perform in one of Salzburg’s most prestigious venues would be a cha... read more

Why the Isle of Wight is still a firm holiday favourite

That fabulous fragment off the bottom of England: Why the Isle of Wight is still a firm favourite for a long weekend  Once beloved of Queen Victoria, the Isle ... read more

This French theme park will thrill the whole family

What a performance! This fantastical French theme park, with huge-scale live shows, will thrill the whole family North-west France’s Puy du Fou theme park... read more

Switzerland is just perfect for a break with a toddler

Sugar-topped mountains, turquoise lakes and the crisp smell of pine needles should be available on prescription for stressed-out parents. While many think of th... read more