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Preston and St Helens were heartbeats of the industrial age, but their power faded. In the last of our series, we discover how their legacy is finally being celebrated ...

A catamaran service from Dover to Boulogne is the perfect start to a trip exploring the Pas-de-Calais and marshes of Saint-Omer by bike, boat and kayak ...

The Filter's authority on camping and the outdoors, Sian Lewis, will be answering all your questions on Wednesday 15 July from 1200 BST. Whether it's about finding the perfect stove for baked beans or the best campsite ever, nothing is too detailed . ...

Would walking buddies convince reluctant children that hiking can be fun? A group trip with an Enid Blyton vibe proved a hit with the whole family ...

These cool, cheap bars in old abandoned buildings became popular in the 2000s - and then tourists moved in. I went hunting for the bohemian spirit of the originals ...

On a three-day fungi workshop in Australia's largest cool temperate rainforest, Alexis Buxton-Collins unearths an unexpected appreciation for the third kingdom of life ...

Embarking on a girls' trip to Greece, I was ready for unlimited fun in the sun. Instead, I ended up on a hospital ward where all the medics could say was: 'Oh shit!'

Surfers nicknamed it in the 90s, but this rugged coastline is becoming a hotspot for contemporary art lovers too ...

Excited to be away from home for the first time, we spent a riotous week partying, while the owner and his elderly parents understandably - and often audibly - seethed ...

My sister and I were enjoying our all-inclusive getaway, but my mum hated forced fun and sitting by the pool. So we went off exploring in the searing heat. Our hike through the island's building sites didn't end well ...