Earth’s oldest forest is discovered near a Butlin’s in Somerset: Fossilised woodland dates back 390 million years – beating the previous record holder in New York by 4 million years

by David Hibbins | Mar 7, 2024 | Latest Travel News

A Butlin’s in Somerset might not seem like a natural backdrop to groundbreaking scientific discovery.But researchers have now discovered Earth’s oldest forest hidden in the sandstone cliffs near the holiday resort.Scientists from the University of...

Flight attendants reveal why they hate stowing WHEELCHAIRS in airplane cabins

by David Hibbins | Mar 7, 2024 | Latest Travel News

Flight attendants have revealed why they hate storing wheelchairs in airplane cabins after a mom questioned why she gets so much ‘attitude’ from crew members when she requests they stow her three-year-old son’s wheelchair.The unnamed mom – who...

Forget cat cafes: This coffee shop in Tokyo lets customers enjoy a cuppa while petting a capybara – the largest living rodent

by David Hibbins | Mar 7, 2024 | Latest Travel News

Rodents generally get bad press – but they are the stars of the show at this quirky cafe in Tokyo. Cafe Capyba lets guests enjoy a hot beverage alongside two large capybaras named Kohaku and Pisuke.The rodents, the biggest in the world and native to South...

Pictured: The railway in Britain that’s Europe’s shortest line – it’s less than one mile in length and passengers trundle along it in quirky ‘people movers’ at a peak speed of 20mph

by David Hibbins | Mar 7, 2024 | Latest Travel News

Britain doesn’t hold many current railway records, but it does have a line in the West Midlands that claims the title of Europe’s shortest – the Stourbridge branch line.At just 0.8 miles (1.2km/1,287 metres) in length, it’s also Britain’s...

The UK’s 20 most beautiful villages, according to travel photographers, from Cornish fishing hamlets to Scottish coastal gems. Don’t agree with the order? Vote for YOUR favourite in our poll…

by David Hibbins | Mar 6, 2024 | Latest Travel News

The most beautiful villages in the UK have been named – and ranked – with the prize for the most picturesque going to a fishing townlet with ‘stunning scenery everywhere’.So reveals Big 7 Travel, which asked some of the UK’s leading...