Saskia O'Donoghue

1 week ago | inews.co.uk | Saskia O'Donoghue |Saskia O’Donoghue

Parts of the UK are set for a warm weekend, with temperatures of up to 27°C forecast. There are few greater joys than shaking off the shackles of grey skies and eating and drinking al fresco on a fine summer’s day. Across Britain, picturesque towns with food markets and pub gardens come into their own when the sun shines. Here are six of the best to try. This Georgian delight of a town has a Saturday market that dates to the 13th century.

Jan 24, 2025 | inews.co.uk | Saskia O'Donoghue

The time-capsule Kent market town of Tenterden has a wide high street flanked by handsome Georgian buildings, weatherboarded shops and tall beech trees, surrounded by Victorian-era houses, cottages and the Grade I listed St Mildred’s Church, parts of which date to the 12th century.

Jan 21, 2025 | inews.co.uk | Saskia O'Donoghue

International tourists tend to prioritise a trip to London when they visit England – but the Cotswolds is also high on many travellers’ wishlists. The Cotswolds National Landscape, which lies across six counties, but mostly Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire, has a population of around 139,000, but receives about 38 million visitors a year, according to local estimates.

Jan 19, 2025 | inews.co.uk | Saskia O'Donoghue

A new year often means an increase in public transport fares. Paris, one of the world’s most visited destinations, has done just that. After a summer during which the city doubled bus fares and upped the price of Metro tickets by 85 per cent throughout the Olympic Games, the French capital has overhauled its system.

Jan 18, 2025 | inews.co.uk | Saskia O'Donoghue

Savvy holidaymakers collect money-saving tricks, but rail travel can be complicated. “Every route, country and operator does things differently,” says Mark Smith, who runs the travel website The Man in Seat 61. We asked rail experts for their top tips. Planning well ahead for a journey? Put the details into the Trainline or Rail Europe alert system, and you’ll receive an email when advance tickets go on sale (usually the cheapest time to buy them).