Must Do
Free Weekend extra: learn to bake bread
Reviewing Bunny Little’s and Dylan’s bakeries recently, Sarah Fox realised it was about time she learnt how to make a decent loaf. So she booked a course down at Borough Market
Free Weekend? Escape to Soller, Mallorca
So why is the picturesque Mediterranean port known as “Kentish Town on the Med”? Longterm resident and former north Londoner Shirley Roberts explains all
Free Weekend? Book a meal (way upfront) at Noma, Copenhagen
Second best restaurant in the world, so the critics rave. But what does the Nordic grub actually taste like? We pick our highlights from a whopping 20 courses
Free Weekend? Find this secret chippy on Waterloo Road
Phoebe Lowndes on a tucked-away spot she reckons is one of London’s best
Free Weekend? Explore Clapton and Chatsworth Road Market
It’s a short hop on the Overground. And has a Sunday market that makes a laidback alternative to Columbia Road
Free Weekend? A brief guide to art and food in St Ives
The crowds have gone – but it’s still warm, the galleries are open and you can eat at its acclaimed restaurants without booking weeks in advance. We take the train from Paddington to Cornwall’s famous palm tree-lined peninsula
Free Weekend? Explore Berwick-upon-Tweed – and Holy Island
Elizabethan town walls, Georgian terraces to die for – and one of the world’s most famous islands on its doorstep. We take the train north to Berwick-upon-Tweed
Free Weekend? Explore Newcastle’s food scene and – if you’re quick – EAT! festival
It’s long been known as one of the world’s best party cities, but did you know the annual EAT! festival is in its seventh year? We give an overview of some of the best food-based fun you can have in the Geordie capital
Free Weekend? Try our Top 5 comedy venues
With autumn round the corner, laughter is – of course – the best medicine. So which north London spots will get you LOL-ing the hardest?
Free Weekend? Try our Top 5 Theatre Guide
From plays on top of pubs to musicals in the park, where are the best venues to see thespians doing their thang?
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