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Route ideas, weekend itineraries and scenic drives across the UK, including stop suggestions, distances and the best times to go.

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A VW California Ocean campervan climbs the tight hairpin bends of the Bealach na Bà pass to Applecross on a clear, bright late-May morning.Latest story

UK Road Trips & Travel Guides

The best UK campervan road trips, and how to drive them well

From the wild North Coast 500 to the quiet lanes of Wales and the gentle Cotswolds, the UK is made for campervan road trips. Here are the best routes, the honest truth about the famous ones, and how to drive them well, including the wild-camping rules everyone gets wrong.

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Illustration of a VW California campervan with a vintage wooden plank surfboard on its roof, parked outside the Museum of British Surfing in Braunton on a grey, windy October day.

UK Road Trips & Travel Guides

A history of British surfing: where did it actually start?

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Surfing was born in warm Hawaiian water, so how did Britain end up with a deep, hardy, cold-water surf culture of its own? The surprising story runs from Bridlington to Newquay to Thurso.

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