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Lost Shore Surf Resort near Edinburgh is Europe's largest wave pool and there are few better places to learn this exhilarating sport ...

County Clare's dramatic shoreline is the backdrop to Loop Head Lighthouse and its two holiday cottages. Binoculars for sea viewing included - but not wifi ...

On the shores of Loch Fyne, the swish Kabn is inspired by Japanese minimalism and Scandinavian contemporary design - and the perfect place to do nothing ...

I was diagnosed with testicular cancer and at one stage was so ill I woke in hospital to find the nurses crying. A stem cell donor was found who rescued my health and followed this up with a life-changing note ...

Tucked away near Helford River, 19th-century Frenchman's Creek is rented by the Landmark Trust and offers serenity and cobweb-blasting walks ...

With no television or phone signal, we had no option but to disconnect from everyday life and appreciate the woods, rivers and fells ...

Lakes, saunas, art, food - and Hamlet's castle. A whistlestop tour of the best that Denmark has to offer ...

An increasing interest in Henry VIII and the new BBC drama about his reign have boosted visitor numbers for castles and palaces used as filming locations and connected to the king ...

This cosy homestead offers all the simple pleasures for a winter escape: great scenery, log burners, no wifi and a pile of paperbacks ...

Our tipsters have found solitude in glorious mountains, islands and coastlines from the Highlands to the Aegean ...