‘You can’t beat a wintry walk on a crisp, bright day’: readers’ favourite UK winter activities

‘You can’t beat a wintry walk on a crisp, bright day’: readers’ favourite UK winter activities

From rockpooling in Somerset to stargazing in Northumberland, our readers share their favourite seasonal outdoor activities • Tell us about a beach holiday – the best tip wins a £200 holiday voucher Arrive at Fowlmere RSPB reserve , 10 miles south-west of Cambridge, an hour before nightfall to allow yourself time to find a good vantage point to enjoy the spectacle of the murmuration. Starlings gather and swirl in fluid Spirograph shapes, framed by shadowy trees against sunset reds until the sky darkens and the birds take their last dip into the reed beds. It really is a spectacular display, available most winter evenings here. Helena Continue reading...

Guardians of Patagonian Cowboy Culture Invite Guests to Ride, Learn and Heal During the Year of the

Guardians of Patagonian Cowboy Culture Invite Guests to Ride, Learn and Heal During the Year of the

As the only property in the Torres del Paine National Park permitted to offer equine activities, Las Torres Patagonia offers guests a taste of cowboy culture - Patagonia-style. Its gaucho baqueanos are longstanding custodians of local horsemanship and share their time-honoured skills and traditions with guests, both on the Reserve’s estancia and while exploring the National Park on horseback.

Kuoni Turns Reasons to Travel into Wow-Worthy Holidays in Peaks Sale

Kuoni Turns Reasons to Travel into Wow-Worthy Holidays in Peaks Sale

Worldwide travel company Kuoni is matching why we travel with wow-worthy holidays in its peaks campaign which highlights the reasons why people go on holiday, rather than where they travel to. Building on the success of this year’s – It’s not where, it’s why – creative, the campaign shows how, as ‘Experts in Travellers’, Kuoni takes time to understand each customers’ needs and match what they want from a holiday with exceptional travel experiences full of ‘wow’ moments.

Float Beneath the Brightest Northern Lights in a Decade at Geothermal Sanctuary Laugarás Lagoon

Float Beneath the Brightest Northern Lights in a Decade at Geothermal Sanctuary Laugarás Lagoon

Discover Iceland’s newest winter destination at Laugarás Lagoon, a geothermal sanctuary newly opened on the iconic Golden Circle. Positioned in Laugarás village and easily reachable by car - just over an hour from Reykjavík - guests float across two levels of therapeutic warm waters connected by a dramatic waterfall, soaking beneath nature’s greatest light show.  The timing of Laugarás Lagoon’s opening is exceptional: a rare ‘solar maximum’ (occurring once every 11 years) makes this winter likely to be the most spectacular Northern Lights season until 2037, with peak activity expected to last until March 2026.