Britain's 10 best pubs with gardens

The beer garden is an essential part of summer – a place where days disappear. We offer 10 favourites

The best pub in Britain (official)

Ginny McGrath films inside the Old Spot Inn in Gloucestershire, voted Pub of the Year 2008

• The best pubs in England and Wales

Six of the best farmers' market breaks

Escape the supermarket. Ditch the microwave. Book a cottage and stock up at the gastro-market

• Britain's tastiest walking breaks

Honey, mushrooms and fishing Britain

Antonio Carluccio, Vince Crump and Steve Bleach on honey-hunting, mushroom picking and fishing

• 50 places to eat in the great outdoors

Britain's best 50 days out

Going abroad this summer? It’ll be very nice and everything, but here's what you’re missing

• Britain's best 25 family days out

Britain's great steam days out

More and more steam trains are going back into service on mainline tracks as demand grows

Britain's 10 coolest seaside restaurants

Stylish design, seasonal menus using local produce, and a sea view... no wonder we want to eat beside the seaside

Britain's best beaches

Our experts reveal the real seaside stars, a personal selection of our most beautiful beaches

• Britain's best beaches

Britain's 12 best boutique festivals

Festivals have got way too big. Paul Croughton picks 12 just for you, and a few others in the know

• Britain's 20 best music festivals

Britain's perfect pitches

Adventure, romance, showers, zero guilt; a night under canvas has it all, says the editor of the Cool Camping guides

2008: what's new at Britain's theme parks

The new attractions and latest news from eight parks around the country

All aboard for Thomas Land

Jane Knight's exclusive video tour of Thomas the Tank Engine's new theme park in Staffordshire

Rooms with sea views

Chris selects his favourite places to stay on his camper van man tour of the British Coast

Britain's busiest holiday cottage?

Why is the Pavilion on the Isle of Wight booked for two years? + 10 new historic places to rent in 2008

• Britain's 20 best holiday cottages