Christopher Wilson-Elmes

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Chris is our in-house copywriter, with a flair for turning rough notes and travel tales into enticing articles. Raised in a tiny Wiltshire village, he was desperate to travel and has backpacked all over the world. Closer to home, he finds himself happiest in the most remote and rural places he can find, preferably with a host of animals to speak to, some waves to be smashed about in and the promise of a good pint somewhere in his future.

Articles by Christopher Wilson-Elmes

Discover the new generation of B&Bs

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  • Community

Foodie French city breaks

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

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  • Food and drink

Dive in – our best places with pools

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

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  • Pools

A tasting tour of south Wales

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

Sawday's Expert

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  • Food and drink

Bokashi compost and sandy carrots – growing and cooking tips from Native

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

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  • Food and drink

A trip 25 years in the making

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

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  • Community

Eight special places to stay with experiences for every interest

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

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  • Art and design

Four great rural weekends by train

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

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  • Train travel

Our favourite places to stay for autumn colour

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

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  • Outdoor activities

A chef’s guide to Yorkshire by Sam Varley

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

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  • Food and drink
  • Yorkshire

Five great pub-to-pub walks

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

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  • Pubs
  • Walks

A few days in… Normandy

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  • France

A few days in… French Basque Country

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

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  • France

A few days in… Burgundy

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

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  • France

A few days in… Languedoc-Roussillon

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

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  • France

A few days in… Provence

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

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  • France

A few days in…Champagne

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

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  • France

A few days in… Brittany

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

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  • France

Five days in… Nice

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

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  • France

A few days in… Bordeaux

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

Sawday's Expert

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  • France

Our Slow Guide to Kent

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

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  • kent

Our top 10 things to do in Spain

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

Sawday's Expert

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  • Spain

A weekend itinerary for Whitstable from one of our team

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

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  • kent

Our most memorable wild swimming spots

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

Sawday's Expert

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  • Wild swimming

The Power of Botanicals by Bramley

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

Sawday's Expert

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  • Community

Creating joy in every room: designing an eclectic Devon B&B

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

Sawday's Expert

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  • Community
  • Devon

The Style Tour – unique places to stay

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

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  • Art and design

Park Lives: Jess Davison, youth ambassador for the Northumberland National Park

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

Sawday's Expert

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  • Community
  • Outdoor activities

Our favourite pubs in the National Parks

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

Sawday's Expert

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  • Outdoor activities
  • Walks

England’s most pleasant pub crawl? A Byway itinerary (7 days)

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

Sawday's Expert

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  • Train travel

Why I do it: Rachel Bucknall, owner of The Bridge Inn, The Ship and The Crusoe

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

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  • Community
  • Scotland

Little Green Bag – Our B Corp packing list

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

Sawday's Expert

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  • Sustainability

Where our team want to visit this Spring

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

Sawday's Expert

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  • Community

My favourite recipe: Frangipane pie by Nicholas Balfe, Holm, Somerset

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

Sawday's Expert

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  • Community
  • Food and drink

Six great family holiday destinations

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

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  • Family holiday

Introducing the restaurant with rooms

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

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  • Food and drink

Beautiful bases for French events

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

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  • France

From cider to Champagne on a tipsy tour of France

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

Sawday's Expert

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  • Food and drink
  • France

The popular places you need to book early

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

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Places to stay where beauty and accessibility meet

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

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  • Accessibility

Water lovely sight – pools with epic views

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

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  • Pools

Wet and wild – five of our favourite natural pools

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

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  • Pools
  • Wild swimming

Five to dive – some of our favourite wild swimming spots

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

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  • Wild swimming

Lovely National Trust walks in Yorkshire

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

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  • Walks
  • Yorkshire

Cathedral choirs and cocoa at Christmas in York

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

Sawday's Expert

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  • Christmas
  • Yorkshire

Quick tips – Oxfordshire

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  • Oxfordshire

The newest arrivals on Cornwall’s food and drink scene

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

Sawday's Expert

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  • Cornwall
  • Food and drink

Clear Skye: Why off season is the best time to visit the famous island

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

Sawday's Expert

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  • Isle of Skye

Meet the owner: Welcome drinks, helicopters and scientists in Dorset

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

Sawday's Expert

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  • Community
  • Dorset

Sustainability & soda – the remote Scottish distillery shaking up the whisky industry

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

Sawday's Expert

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  • Food and drink
  • Scotland

A photographer’s guide to the Isle of Skye in winter from Owen Howells

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

Sawday's Expert

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  • Isle of Skye
  • Scotland

Cornwall by train with Sawday’s & Byway (6 days)

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

Sawday's Expert

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  • Cornwall
  • Train travel

The French Riviera by train with Sawday’s & Byway (8 days)

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

Sawday's Expert

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  • France
  • Train travel

Italy by train with Sawday’s & Byway (10 days)

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

Sawday's Expert

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  • Italy
  • Train travel

Slow Guide to Brittany

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

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  • Brittany

Just don’t say “eco”: Mazzard Farm’s stealthy sustainability

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

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  • Sustainability

Breakfast, lunch, dinner, and hedgerow: Eight great ways to taste the Isle of Skye

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

Sawday's Expert

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  • Food and drink
  • Isle of Skye

Dolphins, otters, and ghillies: Wildlife spotting trips on the Isle of Skye

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

Sawday's Expert

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  • Isle of Skye
  • Scotland

The slow road to Brittany: How and why to visit this beautiful region of northern France

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

Sawday's Expert

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  • Brittany
  • France

The perfect day in Brittany: A secret island restaurant and three other magical Breton boat trips

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

Sawday's Expert

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  • Brittany
  • Food and drink

Meet the owner: Discovering Sicily past, present and future at Fausta Occhipinti’s agriturismo

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

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  • Agriturismo
  • Community

Reasons to visit Scotland this summer

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

Sawday's Expert

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  • Scotland

What makes a Sawday’s holiday cottage great?

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

Sawday's Expert

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  • Scotland

Brucefield: All of Scotland in one place

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

Sawday's Expert

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  • Scotland

Our pocket guide to Edinburgh

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

Sawday's Expert

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  • Scotland

Best restaurants in Edinburgh

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

Sawday's Expert

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  • Food and drink
  • Scotland

Reasons to visit Scotland in Spring

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

Sawday's Expert

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  • Scotland

Meet a Community Champion: The Bristol Wing

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

Sawday's Expert

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Food, flowers and Brazilian drumming: A guest inspection trip to Sussex

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

Sawday's Expert

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  • Inspection
  • Sussex

Five recommended hotels in Oxfordshire for a romantic getaway

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

Sawday's Expert

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  • Oxford

Antique hunting in the Cotswolds: An owner’s guide

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

Sawday's Expert

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  • The Cotswolds

Our favourite dog-friendly cottages in the Cotswolds with great walks from your doorstep

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

Sawday's Expert

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  • The Cotswolds
  • Walks

Warm welcomes and sizzling sausages: A guest inspection trip to Northumberland

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

Sawday's Expert

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  • Inspection
  • Northumberland

Five of the best restaurants for seasonal food in the Cotswolds

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

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  • Food and drink
  • The Cotswolds

Our favourite Cotswolds farm shops for fantastic local produce

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

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  • The Cotswolds

Sawday’s Food: Manuela & Salvatore at Palazzo Frangipane

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

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  • Recipes

Detour with Postcards from Midlife – Episode one

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Sawday’s food: Mel and Hywel at Manoir de Jouralem

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

Sawday's Expert

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  • Recipes

Bad French, wonderful France – my first ever gîte holiday

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

Sawday's Expert

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  • Gîte

Five of our favourite coastal cottages in Scotland

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

Sawday's Expert

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  • Holiday cottages

Weird and wonderful inspections from our team

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

Sawday's Expert

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  • Inspection

A Scandi-rustic retreat in the heart of the English countryside

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

Sawday's Expert

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  • Inspection

Grazing and lazing in Cambridgeshire

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

Sawday's Expert

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Our top five rural holiday cottages

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

Sawday's Expert

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  • Holiday cottages

Balance in the Balearics – sustainable innovation in Spain’s islands

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

Sawday's Expert

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  • Spain
  • Sustainability

Slow guide to Pembrokeshire

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

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  • Wales

Northumberland: an alternative UK coastal break

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

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  • Northumberland

Hopping across the islands of Europe

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Five best French B&Bs

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

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Best cycling routes in France

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  • France
  • Outdoor activities

Disappear into rural France

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  • Holiday cottages

Fabulous French city breaks

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

Sawday's Expert

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Five of the best walks on the Isle of Skye

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

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  • Scotland

Five best walks in Monmouth

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

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  • Wales
  • Walks

Our pick of the most remote holiday cottages

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

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  • Holiday cottages

Growing greener – the trend for sustainable travel

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

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  • Sustainability

Tom Hodgkinson in bohemian London

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Slow Guide to The New Forest

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Reflecting on a challenging year to date

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

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Five towns to visit for antique lovers

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

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  • Art and design

Slow Guide to Norfolk

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

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  • Norfolk

Slow Guide to Herefordshire

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

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Our top six pubs with walks right from the door

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

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Asparagus with poached eggs

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

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Create your own tapas evening

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

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Four reasons to visit Umbria, Italy

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

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12 reasons we love Europe

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A local’s guide to East Sussex

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

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  • Sussex

25 years of travel language

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

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A five-day Scottish road trip – beaches, whisky and wilderness

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

Sawday's Expert

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  • Scotland

The Bristol Wing – our first Community Champion

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Marche: Walking Italy’s less-travelled paths

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Five places to have on your radar right now

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Our favourite island escapes

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

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Slow Guide to the Cotswolds

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

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  • The Cotswolds

The Fisherman’s Trail five-day itinerary

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  • Portugal

Our favourite weatherproof waterfall walks

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Discover Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way

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Five eco-friendly ways to see Spain

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

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  • Spain

Five of our favourite boutique hotels

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

Sawday's Expert

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Slow Guide to Devon

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

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  • Devon

Four great places you’ve probably never heard of

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

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Our favourite, vibrant UK market towns

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

Sawday's Expert

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Slow Guide to Dorset

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  • Dorset

Five places where coast and culture meet

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

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Europe’s top wildlife experiences

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

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  • Outdoor activities

Frozen food: the chilly life of a scallop farmer

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

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  • Isle of Skye

Slow Guide to the West Highlands

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  • Scotland

Daniel Casson in Cumbria

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Slow Guide to Sicily

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Slow Guide to Suffolk

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

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  • Suffolk

Slow Guide to Wild West Wales

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

Sawday's Expert

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  • Wales

FROZEN FOOD: THE CHILLY LIFE OF A SCALLOP FARMER

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

Sawday's Expert

Slow Guide to Tuscany

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Christopher Wilson-Elmes

Sawday's Expert

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