The tiny isle is like a mini UK, writes VICKY LISSAMAN

So in this year of Jubilee-esque Olympic mania – its all about the Best of British and so when asked to find the perfect UK holiday – ALIX ROBINSON asked herself where to go to experience the maximum ‘Britishness’ possible in one location?

Latest travel update with CHARLOTTE CIVIL

SARAH WESTCOTT shakes off the stress of city living with a traditional family break to an island of old-fashioned seaside resorts, chocolate-box villages and miles of unspoilt countryside.

THERE are lots of different ways to enjoy a short getaway around the United Kingdom, writes ANNABELLE THORPE

PETER CARBERY goes off the beaten track in the Isle of Wight

The Isle of Wight proves the perfect training ground for tomorrow's cycling champions, discovers JEREMY WRIGHT

ANNABELLE Thorpe puts on her hiking boots and discovers the Isle of Wight is a walker's paradise, with gastro pubs to match...

A NEWLY completed self-catering resort on the wild west coast of the Isle of Wight has all the ingredients for a nourishing family break.

IT IS asparagus time on the Isle of Wight and green spears, fresh as the wind that whips around the famous Needles, are cropping up on menus across the island.