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  • Union Street in Stroud - Market Tavern and hills in countryside surrounding town centre, Gloucestershire, England,UK, GL5 2HE<br>2JMD5R2 Union Street in Stroud - Market Tavern and hills in countryside surrounding town centre, Gloucestershire, England,UK, GL5 2HE

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    The area is known for coach tours and A-lister escapes, but beyond the honeypots lie delightfully alternative communities, ancient walking trails and brilliant pubs
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    Norfolk Broads
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    Our writer, partner and dog hit the road to Malmö, joining the locals at campsites and pausing for swims, walks and sauna sessions en route
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  • People sitting outside The Peterboat pub in the summer in seaside town Leigh-on-Sea near Southend on Sea, Essex, UK<br>2BE6Y6D People sitting outside The Peterboat pub in the summer in seaside town Leigh-on-Sea near Southend on Sea, Essex, UK

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      ‘We loved pitching in an olive grove’

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  • The Wash cargo sail, Patrick Barkham for Travel. Bloke with grey-white beard in lots of the photos is Henry Chamberlain, skipper/founder/boat restorer. etc. Pete Naylor 2024-2363

    Sailing
    My mission? A two-day voyage along the Norfolk coast to deliver potatoes for a chip shop

    One man is trying to revive zero-carbon cargo routes by sailing produce along England’s eastern seaboard – and taking paying passengers along for the thrilling ride
  • Gaddings Dam – A Photo Essay

    The beach on top of a Yorkshire moor
    ‘A wild swimmer’s paradise’

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    ‘You know it when you see it’
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    A wild walk on the Hadrian’s Wall path

  • Calstock viaduct on stage 3 of the Tamara Coast To Coast Way.

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    Snapshots of Cornwall’s new Tamar valley walk

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    Cycling the 7,600km European Divide
    ‘Only 12 other people have completed it’

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