Luxury and history rub shoulders in this country hotel: Hartwell House review
Old-fashioned comforts and service, scones for tea and superb gardens … this grand Buckinghamshire hotel makes a wonderful escape
Harriet Green
Mountain maestros: the Alpine retreat that stages world-class concerts
At Schloss Elmau in southern Germany top classical musicians ‘play to stay’, so guests can enjoy performances between spa sessions, yoga and amazing views
Searching for signs of the Soviets in St Petersburg
Built from scratch by the tsars, imperial St Petersburg was at the epicentre of the Russian Revolution. Harriet Green scours its streets for Lenin’s legacy
Healthy holidays: Grayshott spa does a soft take on Teutonic health farms
Our writer submits to a strict seven-day regime of fasting, abdominal massage, and lectures on nutrition when she checks into a retreat in the peaceful Surrey countryside
• Plus: healthy holidays in Switzerland and Portugal
Nevis, the unspoilt Caribbean island
Nevis, the little sister to St Kitts, is home to more monkeys than people …which leaves it wild, family-friendly, and wonderfully off the beaten track
Plus more family holidays in the Caribbean