Inspiring holidays you can reach without flying
A hand picked portfolio of hotels, cottages, B&Bs, treehouses, yurts and campsites plus city breaks, family holidays, activity holidays and escorted rail journeys organised by specialist tour operators.
Over 20 free e-guides to Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, National Parks and other fantastic holiday destinations, packed with tips on where to sleep, eat, shop and visit.
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Green travel features
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Tree house holidays, UK & Europe
We've updated our popular treehouse holiday page with our video of what it's like to stay in Keycamp's family-friendly treehouses in Brittany. -
New Series: Great Weekends By Train - Brighton
In the first of a series of posts about easy weekend breaks from London, Emma Field visits Brighton. -
Hotels with Natural Swimming Pools
A selection of our favourite places to stay that have natural swimming pools. Compared with chlorinated pools, a dip in these pools is like swimming in Evian!
Green travel news and reviews
Travelling by train with children in the UK
Posted by Sarah Barrell at 01:27 on Monday 17 June 2013
Our guide to taking the train with children in the UK with advice on family railcards, discounts and what services you can expect from different rail operators.
Glastonbury launches Green Traveller Discounts and Prizes
Posted by Richard Hammond at 01:13 on Friday 14 June 2013
Glastonbury Festival has launched a Green Traveller initiative, providing discounts to festival goers who arrive by public transport or by bike.
Review of the Wharf House, Over, Gloucestershire
Posted by Anna Shepard at 11:09 on Friday 14 June 2013
Anna Shepard enjoys messing about by the water and some delicious food at this relaxing waterfront property in Over, Gloucestershire.
Review of Westview Guesthouse, Powys, Wales
Posted by Paul Miles at 11:22 on Wednesday 12 June 2013
The up-cycled furniture, minimalist Scandinavian style and Black Mountain views impress Paul Miles at this modern house in the village of Llowes, Powys, which was built by its owners
Introducing: Love Your National Parks
Posted by Richard Hammond at 07:05 on Wednesday 12 June 2013
National Parks England has launched a campaign 'Love Your National Parks' in celebration of England's 10 National Parks.
Review of Upper Middle Road Farm, Mid Wales
Posted by Paul Miles at 09:51 on Friday 07 June 2013
The quiet hillside location and the owners’ inspirational green living and a welcome with tea and homemade bara brith impress Paul Miles during his stay at Upper Middle Road Farm
Review of Rhedyn Guesthouse, Powys, Mid Wales
Posted by Rhiannon Batten at 01:38 on Wednesday 05 June 2013
Rhiannon Batten stays at a warm and welcoming three-room B&B in the green heart of Wales with stylish accommodation and wonderful food
Review of Crickhowell Resource and Information Centre, Brecon Beacons
Posted by John Sannaee at 03:30 on Friday 31 May 2013
Crickhowell Resource and Information Centre is the one stop shop for any visitor to this part of the Brecon Beacons, discovers John Sannaee.
Review of Guidfa at Cross Gates, Powys
Posted by LucySymons at 10:31 on Friday 31 May 2013
Lucy Symons visits an understated 17th Century farmhouse converted to a fabulous B&B.
Review of River Cabin at Trericket Mill, Brecon Beacons
Posted by Paul Miles at 07:21 on Thursday 30 May 2013
Paul Miles stays at a quirky stone cabin by a rushing stream with a wild swimming (or perhaps ‘dipping’) hole and a fire pit on the lawn.
Review of Old Radnor Barn, Talgarth, Powys
Posted by Paul Miles at 03:10 on Wednesday 29 May 2013
Paul Miles enjoys views of a well-tended garden and tastes eggs from the owners’ hens at this converted 400-year old stone barn in the historic little town of Talgarth, Powys
Review of Living Room Treehouse, Dyfi Biosphere, Wales
Posted by David Atkinson at 10:14 on Wednesday 29 May 2013
David Atkinson spends a couple of days at Living Room Treehouse, a collection of stylish eco-cabins set deep in an oak and larch woodland in the Dyfi Biosphere, Wales
Great weekends by train: Oxford
Posted by Emma Field at 02:13 on Saturday 25 May 2013
In the fifth instalment of our series about easy weekend breaks by train from London, VisitEngland's Chris Moore goes to Oxford to explore the historic sites and nearby countryside.
It's Smarter Travel Week!
Posted by Richard Hammond at 03:10 on Wednesday 22 May 2013
Greentraveller is one of 30 organisations that have been invited by Start UK - the initiative championed by HRH Prince Charles - to showcase sustainable living throughout the 30 days of May.
Beechenhill Farm wins VisitEngland Award for Sustainable Tourism 2013
Posted by Richard Hammond at 06:53 on Tuesday 21 May 2013
Beechenhill, a B&B and self-catering farm in Matlock Derbyshire, has won this year's VisitEngland Sustainable Tourism Award.
A wildlife-watching trip to the Dyfi Biosphere, Wales
Posted by David Atkinson at 12:02 on Friday 17 May 2013
David Atkinson visits the Dyfi Osprey Project in the Dyfi Biosphere, Wales, for a day of bird watching, and meets Monty and Seren, two of the nature reserve's finest feathered friends
Walking trails around Dolgellau in the southern Snowdonia National Park
Posted by David Atkinson at 09:34 on Friday 10 May 2013
David Atkinson and daughter Maya spend a day exploring the woodland trails in Coed y Brenin, a mountain-biking centre in Snowdonia National Park
Review of Secret Cloud House Holidays, Peak District
Posted by LucySymons at 12:00 on Wednesday 08 May 2013
Our writer, Lucy Symons, tries her hand at glamorous camping in a yurt in the picturesque Peak District.
A wildlife and local-culture safari in Snowdonia National Park
Posted by David Atkinson at 10:26 on Friday 03 May 2013
David Atkinson and daughter Maya spend a day hunting for mini sea creatures in the rock pools on Llandanwg Beach, a remote spot on Snowdonia National Park's coastline
