YOUR NEXT ADVENTURE

A WORLD HERITAGE SITE

UNESCO awards heritage status to natural or cultural places with ‘outstanding universal value’. From the Great Barrier Reef to Venice, you could spend a lifetime working your way through their list. Best start now!

LUXURY IN THE LAKES

ONLY this year UNESCO listed the Lake District for its ‘harmonious landscape in which mountains are mirrored in the lakes’.

INSIDER TIP: Sail from Glenridding to Pooley Bridge and walk to the waterfalls at Aira Force, Ullswater.

DETAILS: Stay at new hotel Another Place, Ullswater, from £160.

FRENCH FANTASY

THE palace of Fontainebleau, set amid parkland outside Paris, has hosted kings, queens and cardinals.

INSIDER TIP: Marvel at the silk brocaded bed designed for Marie Antoinette, who never slept in it.

DETAILS: Stay in grand style nearby. Chateau de Bourron has rooms from €180 (£161) a night, sawdays.

co.uk. Return flights to Paris around £75, easyjet.com.

INDIA’S RARE RAILWAYS

THREE of India’s mountain railways are UNESCO rated — Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, Nilgiri Mountain Railway and Kalka Shimla Railway. Ride them all on this trip.

INSIDER TIP: The DHR climbs 7,000ft to the summit at Ghum.

DETAILS: The 21-day tour departs on February 18, 2018 from £4,995pp (two sharing), ffestiniog travel.com.