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Posted by Philippa Jacks at 10:08 on Sunday 18 July 2010
Here's our guide to taking bikes on a train in the UK and Ireland, and details of the bike policies of the main railway companies.
Posted by Philippa Jacks at 10:19 on Wednesday 16 June 2010
A new downloadable wildlife guide helps ScotRail passengers spot species along the River Tay and its estuary.
Posted by Catherine Mack at 01:34 on Thursday 22 April 2010
The Isle of Wight has been turning a deeper shade of green for several years now, with many dynamic tourism providers showing other regions how it...
Posted by Philippa Jacks at 09:34 on Monday 29 March 2010
Philippa Jacks sees how the tides have changed for coastal tourism in the UK
Posted by Catherine Mack at 11:51 on Friday 18 December 2009
“Think thin thoughts,” a man wearing only a t-shirt and boxers announces with a smile, as he squeezes past me and my friend, Laura, so close I get a...
Posted by Philippa Jacks at 10:49 on Monday 14 December 2009
The Cambridgeshire countryside is to grow as a tourist destination thanks to the Wildlife Trust's Great Fen Project.
Posted by Catherine Mack at 10:25 on Monday 16 November 2009
At the Tourism South East Awards, Bedgebury Forest and National Pinetum received the Tourism Excellence Award for Sports Tourism.  On the same...
Posted by Catherine Mack at 10:25 on Tuesday 03 November 2009
They always say you should never go back to the same place twice on holiday. But the Yarde Orchard Bunkhouse on the Tarka Cycle Trail in Devon won my...
Posted by Richard Hammond at 12:21 on Saturday 06 December 2008
“There’s more to forestry than forests” John Taylor from the Forestry Commission told me as we strolled around the visitor centre at Nant Yr Arian....
Posted by Richard Hammond at 12:10 on Saturday 06 December 2008
Deciding what to do with a makeshift out-of-town rubbish dump is a dilemma faced by councils up and down the land. In 1990, Anglesey Borough Council’...
Posted by Richard Hammond at 11:48 on Saturday 06 December 2008
Richard Hammond pays a vist to the Centre for Alternative Technology
Posted by Richard Hammond at 02:27 on Monday 01 December 2008
"Wildlife tourism in Scotland is bucking the trend and performing strongly despite the credit crunch because holidaymakers are choosing to stick to...
Posted by Richard Hammond at 10:35 on Tuesday 02 September 2008
The Wilderness Foundation and its aims to re-establish wild regions in the UK
Posted by Richard Hammond at 04:33 on Friday 02 May 2008
The judges of The Times 'Green Spaces' travel awards each month select their favourite nominations. GreenTraveller's Richard Hammond is one of the...
Posted by Richard Hammond at 04:25 on Thursday 01 May 2008
The British Isles are blessed with many fascinating, beautiful islands that are easily accessible from the mainland, perfect for a day out or a...
Posted by Richard Hammond at 04:42 on Saturday 05 April 2008
The Times 'Green Spaces' travel awards launched this month. Here Richard Hammond, one of the award judges, gives his favourite green space: Lundy...