A good-value, family-friendly pub restaurant with rooms in a quiet, just-off-centre location in Durham. Rooms are pleasant and frills-free, the atmosphere bright and welcoming, the food filling – and there’s even free parking; a rarity in the city. See the full post >

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A grand, fortified mansion with a 16th-century tower and Georgian and Victorian extensions, rescued from near dereliction by a nine-million pound restoration by local businessman and art collector Steve Timoney and his wife Alison Reid-Timoney. It’s set in lovely grounds close to Glasgow. See the full post >

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What if there was an interactive, digital map of every bicycle route that has ever been established? Learn all about OpenCycleMap here … See the full post >

The Tye Haus near Steven’s Pass, Washington, is just over an hour from Seattle, but a world away from the city. See the full post >

The tiny house movement comes to this Vashon Island cycling shop. See the full post >

If money was no object, does the world’s highest summit call to you? See the full post >

A beach that comfortably holds 70 often sees more than 1,000 people. See the full post >

Favorable conditions have led to hundreds of successful summits, but the weekend brought tragedy. See the full post >