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Holiday parks back in fashion

MANY words have been wasted on the decline of Britain’s seaside resorts, but the traffic hasn’t been all one way. Read

Lapping it up at the lakeside

Lazy days amid beautiful scenery are interspersed with thrills – and lots of ice cream – as LESLEY OLDFIELD and her family visit Lake Garda in Northern Italy. Read

Chilled thrills in Cornwall

ROLLING countryside blanketed by a mix of moorland and forests and all within a short distance of countless beautiful beaches. Sound familiar? Read

Relaxing on happy island

ALL iguanas do is relax. So says EDWARD STEPHENS on a trip to Aruba in the Caribbean . . . Read

Capital spot is really worth a try

ANDREW MERNIN finds out why the heartland of English rugby is an ideal base for a trip to the capital . . . Read

Hols sorted at push of a button

TRAVEL agent-using traditionalist BOB WHITTAKER logs on to the internet to investigate whether he could locate a special deal in Tenerife away from the hustle and bustle . . . Read

Checking in for a Brum do

ADAM JUPP travels to the Midlands for a weekend stay at two hotels in Birmingham. Read

Wildlife on the waves

STANDING on the deck of a ship at six in the morning, the sun rises as a gannet flies past the bow. Read

More travel: Cumbria

CUMBRIA TOURISM has launched its new 2009 Caravan, Camping and Holiday Home Guide in time for this year’s National Camping and Caravanning Week, which takes place from May 23 to 29. Read

DEVON . . . £79: Price is per person for a week’s stay at Bedford Cottage (sleeps four), a comfortable, cosy property near Tavistock in Devon with The Garden House – from Alan Titchmarsh’s “must see” list – less than a mile away. Read

Camping in Cathar country

PHIL BROWN enjoys a family trip to France with eurocamp Read

Bargain deals - 26 April

MALAYSIA - Business Class deals: Emirates Tours, specialists in tailor-made luxury holidays, has unveiled exclusive packages to Malaysia with Business Class flights. Read

Fairway to golfing heaven

“IF I spend the rest of my life designing courses I don’t think I’ll find a comparable site anywhere,” said Australian superstar Greg Norman Read

Himalayan holiday with intive to wedding

BILLY No Mates can breathe a sigh of relief now that the responsible tourism project Village Ways allows its visitors staying in any of its five Himalayan villages the opportunity to go to an Indian wedding as guest of honour. Read

Transported to other worlds

AN overnight stay at one of the Lake District’s latest boutique hotels showed ROBERT WEATHERALL you don’t have to travel far to be transported to another world . . . Read

Escaping to the country

ZOE BURN travels to Cheshire to lap up some luxury and spa treatments Read

Saddle up for Grand Canyon adventure

CALLING the Apache the People of the Woods might sound out of kilter with their bloodthirsty warrior image. Read

Packed with life’s essentials

TOM SIMONE finds a great little cottage industry in picturesque Anglesey Read

Seaside retreatfor body and soul

WHEN it comes to finding rest and relaxation, PHIL CULLEN shows he’s no slouch and heads for England’s North Western shore Read

This week's bargain holiday deals

COTSWOLDS . . . £275: On this new cycling tour, stay in 19th century limestone inns, cycle through the Slaughters and tiptoe down towpaths by the River Windrush. Read