Herm, one of the Channel Islands, is located in the English Channel and a 20 minute boat ride from Guernsey Car free and just 1.5 miles long, the north end of the island offering sandy beaches and the vast grassy common, where woolly mammoth roamed millions of years ago. Neolithic settlements have been found, and digs have uncovered evidence of a p...

Menorca (Minorca) is one of Spain's Balearic islands in the Mediterranean Sea. Less well known than neighbouring Mallorca (Majorca) and Ibiza, it's known for its long sandy beaches and rocky turquoise-watered bays called calas. The capital, Mahon, is on a bluff overlooking a large harbour, with Georgian mansions and a church with 13th-century roots...

St Ives is a town in Cornwall, England, known for its surf beaches and art scene. The seafront Tate St Ives gallery has modern art exhibitions, on British artists and the Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden, in the artist's former studio, displays her bronzes and other works. Boat trips go to Seal Island to see the seal colony. Sails Lofts...

Hampton Manor, which is set in 45 acres, in the heart of England, has reopened. It was built in 1855, in the time of William Morris and the Arts and Crafts era, which isheavily visual throughout the property. It was also the former estate of Prime Minister, Sir Robert Peel, a labour of love for his son, Sir Fredrick Peel. The Michelin-starred desti...

The Drôme, the area of France south of Lyons, is located between the Vercors and Provence. It is the premier part of France for bio-agriculture due to the warm climate and the rich soil. Some of the finest Drôme products include truffles from Tricastin, Valrhona chocolate, olive oil from Nyons and picodon cheese. The wines of the Hermitage, Tain l'...

Located between France and Spain, the principality of Andorra offers three nature parks and the highest concentration of protected areas in the world. Some 90% of the principality's total land mass is covered in forest. The Madriu-Perafita-Claror This nature park, which covers 10% of the country, is a glacial valley and UNESCO declared World Herita...