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.

The travel latest from CHARLOTTE CIVIL

MOTHER'S Day is the perfect excuse to spend some quality time with your mum and each year I often find myself wondering how and where to spend it, writes JESSICA PICKIN

DUNCAN CRAIG takes the rough with the smooth on a break in Wainwright country

Head to Weymouth for a prime view of summer's Olympic yacht races Head to Weymouth for a prime view of summer's Olympic yacht races Head to Weymouth for a prime view of summer's Olympic yacht races, writes NEIL CHAPMAN

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

The county's a pasty master, writes GARY NICKS

CLAMBER over the East Sussex dunes and you'll find miles of golden beach perfect for a family adventure, writes PETER CARBERY

JETTING off around the globe is an adventure for youngsters set on discovering the world along with their own identity – for families, globe trekking can be a little trickier, if not too expensive!

As the celebrations for Charles Dickens' bicentenary begin, BRIAN PEDLEY visits the Medway places that inspired the novelist