http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/ Top stories for Travel http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/s/2133682_travel_gwel_an_mor_cornwall Gwel an Mor, just above the pretty village of Portreath, means ‘views of the sea’ in Cornish and it’s no misnomer – wherever you are in this award-winning resort you can see the Atlantic. 2013-05-06T23:00:00Z Mon, 06 May 2013 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/s/2133682_travel_gwel_an_mor_cornwall http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/s/2132493_travel_walking_the_isle_of_wight A rabble of ramblers are readying themselves for the Isle of Wight Walking Festival, which runs from May 4 to 19, this year. 2013-04-15T23:00:00Z Mon, 15 Apr 2013 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/s/2132493_travel_walking_the_isle_of_wight http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/s/2132124_travel_rooftop_rye From our cosy attic room at The George in Rye we can see nothing but tiled roof tops stretching out before us and a few beady-eyed seagulls sheltering from the cold and the rain. 2013-04-08T23:00:00Z Mon, 08 Apr 2013 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/s/2132124_travel_rooftop_rye http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/s/2130645_travel_torquay_and_the_english_riviera Think Torquay – kiss me quick hats, Victorian seaside promenades, lots of red velvet banquettes in tired restaurants? 2013-03-12T00:00:00Z Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/s/2130645_travel_torquay_and_the_english_riviera http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/s/2129746_travel_lose_your_heart_in_san_francisco For every San Francisco first timer like me there is a must-do list. The reasons thousands flock to this fabulous city by the bay, the things you’d feel cheated if you missed. 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Tue, 26 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/s/2129746_travel_lose_your_heart_in_san_francisco http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/s/2128787_travel_cycling_across_europe On the back of the Olympics and in the slipstream of Sir Bradley Wiggins we Brits are apparently going to take to two wheels in our droves. 2013-02-11T00:00:00Z Mon, 11 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/s/2128787_travel_cycling_across_europe http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/s/2128420_travel_surprising_swansea Swansea has something of a dual personality, a contrast of grey, urban British High Street, and little secret spots with beachy edges and lapping waters. 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Tue, 05 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/s/2128420_travel_surprising_swansea http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/s/2128004_travel_friedrichshafen_and_lake_constance How does the idea of visiting four countries in one day sound? Make that five if you’re starting out in England. 2013-01-29T00:00:00Z Tue, 29 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/s/2128004_travel_friedrichshafen_and_lake_constance http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/s/2127183_travel_marrakech Early evening is when everyone comes out in Marrakech and to stroll the shopping areas before nightfall and visit the souks is no easy feat with the large crowds. 2013-01-15T00:00:00Z Tue, 15 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/s/2127183_travel_marrakech http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/s/2126744_hop_along_to_the_france_show The France Show features the best of French food, wine, travel, property, entertainment, language and shopping – everything to do with La Belle France – under one roof.  2013-01-09T00:00:00Z Wed, 09 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/s/2126744_hop_along_to_the_france_show http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/s/2126721_travel_passport_to_the_future_at_eccleston_square A stone's throw from Victoria bus and train station and all the cute shops and restaurants in Pimlico in the other direction, is Eccleston Square Hotel. 2013-01-08T00:00:00Z Tue, 08 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/s/2126721_travel_passport_to_the_future_at_eccleston_square http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/s/2126525_travel_the_himalayan_100_mile_stage_race_ The Himalayan 100 mile Stage Race takes runners five gruelling days across the Asian mountain range. 2013-01-03T00:00:00Z Thu, 03 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/s/2126525_travel_the_himalayan_100_mile_stage_race_ http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/s/2124356_travel_skiing_in_lapland Carving down the slope with only moonlight to guide us back to Yllas’ main ski hub... the adrenalin is fast running out. 2012-11-20T00:00:00Z Tue, 20 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/s/2124356_travel_skiing_in_lapland http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/s/2123969_travel_falmouth_oyster_festival Is it really October? We’re in Falmouth and I’ve had to remove yet another layer – and is that someone in shorts over there? 2012-11-13T00:00:00Z Tue, 13 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/s/2123969_travel_falmouth_oyster_festival http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/s/2123597_travel_gastein_austria Apart from the world-renowned spas and healing radon-charged waters, walking is one of the main attractions of Gastein. 2012-11-06T00:00:00Z Tue, 06 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/s/2123597_travel_gastein_austria http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/s/2122323_travel_cancun_mexico Cancun has exploded into a tourist destination over the last 30 years where once there was only fishing communities and forest. 2012-10-15T23:00:00Z Mon, 15 Oct 2012 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/s/2122323_travel_cancun_mexico http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/s/2121538_travel_family_holidays_in_the_new_forest When I told a friend I was taking two young children away for the week, she said I must be mad. 2012-10-01T23:00:00Z Mon, 01 Oct 2012 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/s/2121538_travel_family_holidays_in_the_new_forest http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/s/2120734_travel_cosmopolitan_cardiff With excellent transport links from Reading Station, Cardiff is ideal for a weekend break. 2012-09-17T23:00:00Z Mon, 17 Sep 2012 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/s/2120734_travel_cosmopolitan_cardiff http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/s/2117604_travel_south_africa_safari The thought of eleven hours on any plane is not a great one, unless of course the time difference is only two hours and the location is South Africa. 2012-07-23T23:00:00Z Mon, 23 Jul 2012 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/s/2117604_travel_south_africa_safari http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/s/2116333_travel_riverside_retreat_at_runnymede Looks can be deceiving and none more so than The Runnymede-on-Thames hotel in Egham, near Windsor. 2012-07-02T23:00:00Z Mon, 02 Jul 2012 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/s/2116333_travel_riverside_retreat_at_runnymede http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/s/2115926_travel_summer_skiing_on_the_matterhorn My alarm has just gone off, it’s 5am and I have two hours until we set off for our trek across the Gornergletscher glacier to the Monte Rosa Hut. 2012-06-25T23:00:00Z Mon, 25 Jun 2012 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/s/2115926_travel_summer_skiing_on_the_matterhorn http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/s/2115530_travel_vigo_on_spains_atlantic_coast It was the satisfying sizzle from the squid in a pan on our restaurant table while we looked out at grassy mountains dotted with Alpine-style chalets that confirmed to us actually we weren’t in Switzerland. 2012-06-18T23:00:00Z Mon, 18 Jun 2012 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/s/2115530_travel_vigo_on_spains_atlantic_coast http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/s/2115123_travel_golf_on_cornwalls_atlantic_coast As water hazards go, it was one of the most intimidating I have faced. 2012-06-11T23:00:00Z Mon, 11 Jun 2012 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/s/2115123_travel_golf_on_cornwalls_atlantic_coast http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/s/2114188_travel_we_loved_paris_in_the_spring In an amazing little bookshop called Shakespeare & Company on the Rue de la Bûcherie, in the shadow of Notre Dame along the banks of the Seine, is a cubbyhole lit by fairy lights. 2012-05-21T23:00:00Z Mon, 21 May 2012 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/s/2114188_travel_we_loved_paris_in_the_spring http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/s/2112918_travel_win_flights_to_iceland Iceland certainly gets your pulse racing. 2012-04-30T23:00:00Z Mon, 30 Apr 2012 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/s/2112918_travel_win_flights_to_iceland http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/s/2112746_travel_deluxe_dining_at_the_dorchester With the Olympics and Diamond Jubilee celebrations making London the place to be this summer, many people are expecting to enjoy their holidays in the UK this year. 2012-04-25T23:00:00Z Wed, 25 Apr 2012 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/s/2112746_travel_deluxe_dining_at_the_dorchester http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/s/2112022_travel_chill_out_in_cool_toronto Toronto is a cool place to visit – just eight hours from the UK 2012-04-16T23:00:00Z Mon, 16 Apr 2012 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/s/2112022_travel_chill_out_in_cool_toronto http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/s/2111463_dominican_holidays_explored From diving into tropical waters and exploring awe-inspiring coral reefs, to witnessing some truly extraordinary historic monuments, with so much to do, see and explore, many holiday makers don’t know where to start when they are arrive at this truly majestic place. 2012-04-04T23:00:00Z Wed, 04 Apr 2012 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/s/2111463_dominican_holidays_explored http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/s/2110264_travel_skiing_in_ischgl "There won't be any snow," said another one of my jealous friends. 2012-03-16T00:00:00Z Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/s/2110264_travel_skiing_in_ischgl http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/s/2108739_travel_stunning_cornwall Our friendship circle is going though the baby stage and we haven’t stopped telling everybody about how great Bedruthan Steps is. 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/s/2108739_travel_stunning_cornwall http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/s/2107422_travel_set_sail_for_brittany I’ve been going to France for family holidays for as long as I’ve had my own family and we’ve grown to love the country and its people. 2012-01-31T00:00:00Z Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/s/2107422_travel_set_sail_for_brittany http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/s/2106552_travel_lymington_and_the_new_forest The festive season is well and truly over but with the ceremonial taking down of the decorations comes a feeling of deflation and the need for something else to lift your spirits. 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/s/2106552_travel_lymington_and_the_new_forest http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/s/2106111_travel_asian_escape_in_benidorm Benidorm – the package holiday capital of Spain – is a million metaphorical miles away from the golden sands of Thailand. 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/s/2106111_travel_asian_escape_in_benidorm http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/s/2104958_travel_berlin_christmas_markets You know when you’re in the mood. For Christmas that is. 2011-12-13T00:00:00Z Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/s/2104958_travel_berlin_christmas_markets http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/s/2104573_capital_idea_for_christmas_shopping How are you getting on with your Christmas shopping? I know, Uncle Fred is always the difficult one to buy for and as for those two 10-year-olds – well, one is into Barbie, the other into barbecues, and heaven forbid you get them mixed up. 2011-12-06T00:00:00Z Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0000 http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/s/2104573_capital_idea_for_christmas_shopping