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Posted by Richard Hammond at 03:10 on Tuesday 23 April 2013
Four sustainable travel schemes from the UK and Belgium have been announced as finalists in the 2013 Eurostar Ashden Awards for Sustainable Travel.
Posted by LucySymons at 11:14 on Monday 22 April 2013
Our selection of the best gifts offered to people who quote “Greentraveller” when they book a holiday.
Posted by LucySymons at 08:40 on Thursday 18 April 2013
Lucy Symons stays in a fabulous independent hostel in the Lake District and thoroughly enjoys some home comforts in a warm and cosy environment.
Posted by Paul Bloomfield at 11:51 on Wednesday 03 April 2013
For an encounter with an animal rarer than the giant panda, head west: Paul Bloomfield meets the ponies of Exmoor – and the people working to protect...
Posted by Paul Bloomfield at 10:20 on Wednesday 03 April 2013
Two centuries ago, the Romantic poets sought inspiration on the byways of Exmoor: Paul Bloomfield follows in their footsteps on a section of the...
Posted by Florence Fortnam at 02:32 on Wednesday 27 March 2013
As part of our celebration of the most beautiful natural landscapes in the UK, we've published a Greentraveller Guide to the Dyfi Biosphere
Posted by Florence Fortnam at 02:44 on Wednesday 20 March 2013
As part of our celebration of the most beautiful, natural areas in the UK, we have just published a Greentraveller Guide to Snowdonia National Park
Posted by Richard Hammond at 03:31 on Friday 15 March 2013
We have teamed up with Powys County Council Tourism Services to produce a series of videos featuring green tourism businesses.
Posted by Florence Fortnam at 12:30 on Friday 15 March 2013
As part of our celebration of the most beautiful, natural areas in the UK, we have just published a Greentraveller Guide to Exmoor National Park
Posted by Emma Field at 05:08 on Monday 11 March 2013
The fourth installment of our series of posts about easy weekend breaks by train from London sees VisitEngland’s Emma Field head to the Potteries in...
Posted by LucySymons at 05:06 on Wednesday 06 March 2013
Lucy Symons takes the train to Austria to try a snowshoeing and cross-country skiing holiday run by Inntravel in the beautiful village of Fuschl am...
Posted by LucySymons at 02:35 on Friday 01 March 2013
Our writer, Lucy Symons, finds herself in the depths of the romantic Monmouthshire countryside staying in Pen y Fedw, a beautifully refurbished 1950’...
Posted by John Sannaee at 09:36 on Thursday 28 February 2013
Can London to Paris be cycled by an amateur in less than three days? Gervase de Wilde tests the new English extension of the Avenue Verte cycle route...
Posted by Florence Fortnam at 10:30 on Wednesday 27 February 2013
As part of our celebration of the most beautiful, natural areas in the UK, we have just published a Greentraveller Guide to the Broads
Posted by Richard Hammond at 09:05 on Friday 22 February 2013
We've launched a new family section featuring hundreds of family-friendly places to stay and activity breaks reachable by train and foot...
Posted by Florence Fortnam at 11:51 on Wednesday 20 February 2013
As part of our celebration of the most beautiful, natural areas in the UK, we've published a Greentraveller Guide to the Mendip Hills AONB
Posted by Richard Hammond at 01:20 on Wednesday 09 January 2013
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...
Posted by WillRoss at 01:58 on Tuesday 27 July 2010
Will Ross introduces 'Sail Rail' - a unique initiative that offers all-inclusive tickets for combined ferry and train travel from UK...
Posted by Catherine Mack at 11:37 on Monday 01 March 2010
Our popular guide to how to travel to and from Ireland by train & ferry services to/from Scotland, Wales and England.
Posted by Richard Hammond at 06:18 on Tuesday 19 September 2006
Richard Hammond visits a luxury treehouse in the South of France.
Posted by Richard Hammond at 06:25 on Wednesday 01 February 2012
From stylish country hotels and cosy cottages to eco cabins and yurt camps, our pick of the best green accommodation in Britain.
Posted by Richard Hammond at 09:29 on Saturday 03 November 2007
Richard Hammond visits one of Under the Thatch's most popular lets - a Romany Caravan in West Wales.
Posted by Holly Tuppen at 07:39 on Wednesday 21 July 2010
Thanks to the new 'across-channel' Green Way (Avenue Verte), we can all enjoy traffic free cycling trips through the best of South England...
Posted by Richard Hammond at 10:23 on Wednesday 18 July 2007
Richard Hammond is one of the first to visit the Lake District Yurts.
Posted by Richard Hammond at 01:49 on Monday 29 May 2006
Richard Hammond reviews Canvas Chic, a truly luxurious eco-camp in Ardeche, France.
Posted by Richard Hammond at 08:11 on Tuesday 12 August 2008
Richard Hammond takes the laid-back route to Corsica, Sardinia and Sicily on a no-fly island-hopping adventure in the sun... I was standing on...
Posted by Anouk van den Eijnde at 04:02 on Sunday 19 December 2010
Our pick of the best luxury yurt camps in Europe, including a wonderful bolthole in Andalucia and a back-to-nature site in the mountains of central...
Posted by Richard Hammond at 01:39 on Saturday 30 December 2006
Review of Loch Ossian Hostel, Scottish Highlands | Richard Hammond
Posted by Richard Hammond at 02:00 on Tuesday 27 June 2006
Richard Hammond reviews Hoopoe luxury yurt hotel in Andalucia, southern Spain.
Posted by Richard Hammond at 10:15 on Monday 11 December 2006
Lundy Island is managed by the Landmark Trust, which has restored over 20 of the island's buildings making them available all year round as...
Posted by Richard Hammond at 10:47 on Monday 12 February 2007
Yurt camps epitomise the fashion for cool camping, yet some are little more than glorified tents plonked in a spare field. Not so at La Huerta Yurts...
Posted by Richard Hammond at 01:01 on Saturday 17 February 2007
Our guide to top of the best eco-friendly weekends in the UK and France.
Posted by Richard Hammond at 06:25 on Wednesday 01 February 2012
From stylish country hotels and cosy cottages to eco cabins and yurt camps, our pick of the best green accommodation in Britain.
Posted by Richard Hammond at 03:34 on Wednesday 28 March 2007
As green travel has become big business it has sparked a rise in faux ecotourism, or 'greenwashing', GreenTraveller's Richard Hammond reports on the...
Posted by Richard Hammond at 10:15 on Saturday 20 October 2007
Ten eco-friendly winter activities, from skiing without leaving the UK to snow shoeing in the French Pyrenees...1. Take the train Not only is...
Posted by Richard Hammond at 01:01 on Saturday 17 February 2007
Our guide to top of the best eco-friendly weekends in the UK and France.
Posted by Richard Hammond at 12:07 on Saturday 31 March 2007
Richard Hammond reports on a new guide to 'responsible escapism' in the UK...It's seemingly easier to find an eco lodge in east Africa than it is to...
Posted by Richard Hammond at 11:48 on Saturday 25 August 2007
As a third series of Tribe gets underway, Bruce Parry and his crew describe their personal highlights from their latest extreme adventures, and...
Posted by Richard Hammond at 10:00 on Wednesday 02 September 2009
Increasingly, travellers are volunteering for placements abroad to work on conservation and development projects, thinking they will be benefit local...
Posted by Holly Tuppen at 07:23 on Wednesday 03 August 2011
Our 8-day blog/twitter trip (with high def video!) travelling on Switzerland's iconic train journeys, including the Glacier Express and Jungrau...
Posted by Richard Hammond at 06:19 on Saturday 22 July 2006
A new walking holiday in the Indian Himalayas is offering the chance to experience life in traditional mountain villages.
Posted by Richard Hammond at 11:30 on Saturday 03 February 2007
Camping and caravanning have long enjoyed a close association, yet while there is little doubt that camping is low impact, should caravanning be...
Posted by Catherine Mack at 01:05 on Friday 02 March 2007
Catherine Mack describes ten tree-friendly holidays, from tree houses to tree climbing, where she says you can 'branch out' this spring...
Posted by Richard Hammond at 02:00 on Tuesday 27 June 2006
Richard Hammond reviews Hoopoe luxury yurt hotel in Andalucia, southern Spain.
Posted by Richard Hammond at 02:12 on Monday 14 May 2007
Mark Hodson picks the best website and guidebooks for green travllers.
Posted by Richard Hammond at 04:09 on Friday 14 December 2007
A new travel club for the upmarket eco traveller has launched.The Nature & Kind Travel Collection describes itself as a "direct booking solution...
Posted by Catherine Mack at 01:15 on Wednesday 28 October 2009
How do you make a group of greenies see red? Ask them how they feel about certification | Richard Hammond
Posted by Catherine Mack at 11:37 on Monday 01 March 2010
Our popular guide to how to travel to and from Ireland by train & ferry services to/from Scotland, Wales and England.
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