Tiny Drake’s Island off the coast of Plymouth is up for sale – and it could make the perfect spot for a hotel

by David Hibbins | Jul 18, 2024 | Latest Travel News

A historic island off the coast of Plymouth has gone up for sale – just five years after it was purchased for £6million.Drake’s Island, named after the explorer Francis Drake, covers just 6.5 acres and lies 600 yards off the Plymouth coast.The tiny fortified...

I converted a British Gas VW into a home-on-wheels and travel the UK with my dogs and partner – here are the most surprising things about van life and the top three places to visit

by David Hibbins | Jul 18, 2024 | Latest Travel News

‘We love the freedom, we loathe unpacking the van, especially after a wet weekend in Scotland.’So says Owen Price, 32, from Arbroath, in Scotland, when we ask him what he loves and loathes about going on adventures in an ex-British Gas Volkswagen...

See Dover Castle like NEVER before: Incredible digital model reveals the original entrance, lost towers and long-gone defensive walls for the first time in almost 1,000 years

by David Hibbins | Jul 18, 2024 | Latest Travel News

It’s one of England’s treasured landmarks, and the country’s largest castle in terms of square acreage. But Kent’s Dover Castle – described as ‘the key of England’ – was badly damaged by the French in an attack just...

Caviar on tap, beach barbecues and a yacht for just 82 guests. A Caribbean cruise? It’s more like a giant floating house party

by David Hibbins | Jul 18, 2024 | Latest Travel News

As we glide across neon turquoise waters into shore on our Zodiac inflatable, I spy a waiter standing patiently on the ivory sands proffering a tray of painkillers.Not the medicinal sort, but the enticingly sweet rum cocktails linked to the British Virgin Islands that...

See the three man caves at the back of British homes battling it out to the be crowned Pub Shed of the Year

by David Hibbins | Jul 18, 2024 | Latest Travel News

These three traditional English pubs are actually the DIY man caves that are in the running to be crowned the winner of Britain’s best Pub Shed of the Year 2024.They might look like the inside of your local boozer or countryside pub but these incredible...

Work to save coastal lookout tower is completed after two years: 188-year-old building was moved inland brick-by-brick for a SECOND time in its history to stop it toppling into the sea

by David Hibbins | Jul 18, 2024 | Latest Travel News

Work to save a historic coastal lookout tower has been completed after it was moved inland brick-by-brick to protect it from falling into the water below. The 189-year-old coastguard’s tower was relocated 100m over a two-year period to save it from coastal...