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Golden landscapes, cosy cafes and crowd-free sightseeing are just some of the highlights of exploring central Europe by rail in the cooler months ...

From Galway to Venice, our tipsters choose their favourite places to stay which are near a train station ...

The spectacular estuary is a haven for thousands of migrant birds each winter, and perfect to explore on foot and by boat ...

From festive markets and light trails to floating saunas and chalet-oke sessions, there's plenty of wintery fun to be had for all ages ...

From pubs with rooms to rural hotels to seaside getaways, these picks put you in the middle of beautiful countryside with hikes from the doorstep ...

A prototype electric snowmobile and old-school wooden skis open up Sweden's backcountry as our writer goes on the hunt for local wildlife ...

The New Forest is a haven for cycling - and whizzing through the trees on an e-bike leaves more time for ice cream and cake breaks ...

In 1900, there were 600 Turkish baths in Britain and Ireland. Today, only a handful survive. We enjoy a revived hammam in Newcastle and take a look at 10 more around the country ...

A castle in the Carpathian mountains with a turbulent history has been restored by the original family owners ...

Our tipsters wrap up warm and head to northern Europe, finding glacier lakes, frozen seas, snowy forests, reindeer herds and - happily - saunas and hot tubs ...