Fingel once plied the shores of Scotland from Oban, ferrying lighthouse keepers, essential supplies and maintenance staff to remote lighthouses. It was retired from service in 2000 and now, after a £5m, two-year refit, the luxurious floating hotel is permanently docked in the now fashionable Port of Leith housing guests in five-star surroundings. A...

We walked in the footsteps of our Neolithic ancestors at Stonehenge – construction started in 3001BC - and were blown away. This ring of standing stones, with each standing around 13 feet high, seven feet wide and weighing around 25 tons - is one of the wonders of the world. It is no wonder then that over 1m visitors a year from all over the planet...

Cheddar Gorge: The website proclaimed Cheddar Gorge as one of Britain's most spectacular natural landmarks. It added: "From its awe-inspiring cliffs to its extraordinary subterranean stalactite show caves. "Cheddar Gorge and Caves holds many fascinating secrets about our prehistoric ancestors, and is an international centre for caving and rock clim...

Our grand-daughter was given the adoption of a donkey as a present. So, when in Devon for a break we were instructed to visit Millie. We drove from Lyme Regis along a tree-lined route and did not know what to expect as we saw the brown sign for The Donkey Sanctuary and turned off the main coast road. The extensive and well-filled car park gave a cl...

We've toured extensively on the South Coast, visiting exciting resorts like Brighton and Bournemouth, regal Rye and enjoyable Hastings and chilling Selsey near Chichester and wonderful Weymouth to name a few. We've even used Brixham as a base to visit Torquay and Dartmouth, a stylish resort which we loved, and enjoyed Padstow even in the height of ...

Sagittarius edged from her mooring in the middle of Eyemouth Harbour. The time was 6.58am and the rain hammered down. Anglers on board the 15-capacity catamaran chatted about the prospects of catching while skipper Ronnie Marshall edged the vessel into the tideway. The swell was OK and the wind moderate but oh that rain. We were drenched as we tack...