• Spotlight on Dorset

    19th May, 2025

    Literary Heritage More than 150 years ago, author Thomas Hardy described starlight over the county where he lived and which he called South Wessex. 'The sovereign brilliancy of Sirius pierced the eye with a steely glitter, the star called Capella was yellow, Aldebaran and Betelgueux… 

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  • Spotlight on Suffolk

    5th March, 2021

    Here is a county well worthy of a spotlight! We love it for its unspoilt coast with a slightly old fashioned air, the mix of reed beds, sandy heaths, woodland and sinuous estuaries, a slower pace of life, timbered buildings, arty finds and a landscape enabling marvellous flat… 

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  • Moving Towards a 'New Normal'!

    15th May, 2020

    As the UK begins tentative steps to relax the lockdown we are starting to think about how we will move forward in a responsible way that protects our clients, our partners, our environment and our business and still allows us to organise exciting and authentic holidays which… 

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  • Top Tips for Cycling Beginners

    2nd March, 2020

    With cycling becoming ever more popular you may like the idea of a cycling holiday - but have a few questions and concerns! So we asked our Founder and Chief Route Designer - Wendy Carter - for her top tips to get the most enjoyment from your trip. LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD For… 

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  • The National Trust - for everyone, for ever

    23rd January, 2020

    “Our lives are overcrowded, over-excited, over-strained. We all want quiet. We all want beauty. We all need space. Unless we have it we cannot reach that sense of quiet in which whispers of better things come to us gently.” Octavia Hill Co-founder of the National Trust This year… 

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