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Tinside Lido looks out from Plymouth Hoe. Image courtesy of Visit Plymouth.

Britain’s best heritage lidos and outdoor swimming pools

An illustration of a British high street

Where to buy – the UK’s best antiques and vintage shops

The UK's best arboretums

The top 9 arboretums to visit this spring

A living room with a brown leather sofa, red armchair and a coffee table littered with antique globes. A large antique map hangs on the wall behind the sofa.

How to collect and display antique maps and globes

The atmospheric view of the Victorian-style parterre with tall sentinel yews at Lanhydrock, Cornwall.

British stately homes with gardens to visit right now

Dive into the Thyme outdoor swimming pool, fed by a natural subterranean stream.

Britain’s best spa hotels in heritage spa towns

A baby grand piano in a restored Baroque garden pavillion

The best destinations for a romantic holiday

A view through the houses to the sea in St Ives

48 hours in St Ives

Antiques dealers set out their wares at open-air brocantes throughout the year

6 of the best brocantes in France

HOTEL PORTMEIRION Portmeirion, Gwynedd

Where to go on holiday if you love period dramas

Groups of festival-goers sit under large tents in the sunshine at Green Man 2017

8 great cultural festivals across the UK this summer

The Royal Academy’s north-facing entrance, Burlington Gardens - Copy

Celebrate 250 Years of the Royal Academy

The cosy living room at Siren cottage in Cornwall, England

10 of the best design hotels and retreats

Hope Valley in Derbyshire

5 of the UK’s best Boxing Day walks

A craftsman weaves a rug in India

The history of Indian rugs