Try this top trio for your post-lockdown getaway
A classic car attraction is opening in Derbyshire this summer. There will be more than 150 British-made vehicles from the 1930s to the 1990s at The Great British Car Journey. You can even go for a spin with an instructor!
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We’ve rounded up some inspiring places to stay, when we can, right here at home. ■■The Eastbury in Sherborne is a 26-room 17th century hotel with stone walls and oak beams.
There’s a mini spa, walled garden, outdoor dining pods and a 2AA Rosette restaurant. As well as rooms in the main house there are five new
Garden Potting Shed rooms and a separate cottage sleeping six. Doubles from £195 per room, per night, B&B. Date TBC. theeastburyhotel.co.uk
■■New for this year are three wooden cabins on Garway Hill, Hertfordshire. They have kitchenettes, huge beds and outdoor decks with great views. There’s fishing, walking and cycling routes on the doorstep. Three nights from £315, self catering. Opens summer. thedragonsgate.co.uk
■■Tour Sussex’s vineyards and enjoy wine tastings on a self-guided e-bike tour. Stay at Ockenden Manor, Bailiffscourt Spa and the 15th century coaching inn, The Spread Eagle. Five nights from £1,315pp, half board. cyclingforsofties.com
Fancy learning how to play the Scottish fiddle? At beautiful Glenapp Castle in Ayrshire, Scotland, local fiddler Mark Mitchell will offer you one-to-one lessons during a two-night break from £350, half board with eight hours’ tuition.
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Enjoy sweet seclusion with your soulmate on the island of Phu Quoc, Vietnam’s secret beach paradise.
Also known as The Pearl Island of Asia, its beauty lies in its natural surroundings with 70% of the land dedicated to lush greenery and exotic plants.
The boutique Salinda Resort is an intimate family-run property with plenty of romantic settings, from the restaurant garden with its rich tropical foliage, to the lantern-lit mango garden, which is often used for weddings.
Make fabulous memories with a ride on the world’s longest sea cable car to Hon Thom, also called Pineapple Island. Or simply drink from coconuts while swinging in a hammock on the beach as you witness the island’s famous purple sunsets.
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