Lucky Londoners - there are simply loads of vineyards close by that are an easy day trip away. We've picked some of the best offering vineyard tours, tastings and even overnight stays.

You know the drill, you've checked the weather app on your phone and the forecast is good which means one thing... day trip! We've gathered together details on some of the best seaside spots near London, how to get there and - crucially - where to eat.

The Mash Inn has taken to alfresco dining with aplomb - this is a country restaurant that fully embraces the concept of a long lunch. 

With every popular hotel booked up till the end of summer; if you're planning a UK staycation (and who isn't) then what you really need to know about are this year's interesting new hotel openings.

Love cycling? Love eating well? If you're at the intersection of both of those on a Venn diagram, then LeBlanq would be the perfect holiday for you. Imagine world-class food and the best sports icons in cycling coming together for a weekend.

Originally organised for last Autumn, before certain restrictions got in the way, it's now kicking off this summer. 

The man behind this luxury cycling tour is

Fancy taking in a long weekend in Prosecco country? Here's where to eat, drink and stay in and around Treviso.

Barely 30 minutes away from central London, this new Hertfordshire getaway is aiming to shake up the UK hotel scene, pitching itself as a hotel meets festival experience. And it comes with a restaurant from Robin Gill to boot. 

Five star country hotel Coworth Park has come up with an incredibly personalised restaurant experience for special occasions. We went to try it out.

We head to the Rennaisance Tuscany Il Ciocco for a quick Autumn break. Barely a two hour flight from London, and you could be learning how to make ravioli, enjoying biodynamic wine at the vineyard which makes it or just lolling by the pool. Yes, it's fair to say we liked Tuscany quite a lot...

Mark Birchall and his team have turned this Jacobean manor house into a world class destination for foodies - we checked in for a modern day feast. 

Here on the very edge of Galicia - out on the O Grove peninsula, a Spanish chef is wowing diners with ultra local dishes given a very modernist treatment.

We do the Paul Ainsworth double - staying in his Padstow Townhouse before popping across the estuary to check out his Mariners pub in Rock.  

There's been somewhere for weary travellers to rest their heads on this site in Lyon since the 12th century, but the latest makeover is altogether more five star than before.

When the chap behind Michelin-starred pub The Harwood Arms opens a new place devoted to British food cooked over fire in Bard country, we thought it was worth taking a look. And yes, it happens to have a cracking cocktail trolley too. Sold.

Who wants to be facing a four hour schlep on the motorway when you can be at your minibreak destination in under an hour from London? We check out The Grove in Hertfordshire which has just seen its Glasshouse restaurant reopen after a three month makeover.