DAVID STEPHENSON visits the spa town that was home to both the Romans and Jane Austen, Bath

Thrill seekers at Alton Towers can take five and pick their top ride writes KATE WELLS

Diverse and beautiful, the 99 inhabited Scottish isles offer something for everyone. LIZ GILL picks her top five

Music and icecream proves a happy mix says DAVID STENHOUSE

CHRIS McCOOEY takes t o life on the open road and nights under the stars during his maiden motorhome outing to the Essex-Suffolk border

A cosy seaside cottage is just the start of your adventure in West Lulworth, says MERNIE GILMORE

A Viking's paradise is waiting says LINDSAY CALDER

GRAHAM WILSON finds a stunning example of restoration work in the pretty North Yorkshire village of Bolton Percy

Synonymous with the epic Duel In The Sun between Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson in 1977, the legendary golf course and resort has a cluster of newly renovated self-catering cottages. BEN BORLAND pays a visit to see if they are up to par

Windswept walks, dramatic seascapes and a host of attractions make the country's western tip, Cornwall, a winner, says SARAH WESTCOTT