Jump in and chill out: 10 of Britain’s best affordable retreats

From an ice-cold plunge to a Finnish sauna, treat yourself to massages, steam rooms and scrubs

Offa’s Dyke Path at 50: an ancient earthwork still shrouded in mystery

This mighty monument, running 177 miles along the England-Wales border, offers breathtaking views and walks that entice you to keep going

Core needs: wellbeing holidays bounce back to tackle ‘pandemic posture’

Wellness tourism continues to grow with demand driven by the ageing boomer generation and health-conscious millennials

‘Sun-powered orgasms are fantastic’: why I went to live in a desert cave

Armed with only a solar charger, a vibrator and some marijuana gummy bears, I rode out the pandemic – and my fear of spiders – in a California commune

Indigenous Amazon singers and sacred cacao … the UK festival that’s wild in a different way

The Medicine weekender specialises in nature and cultural exchange – a rare festival that you leave feeling better than when you arrived

The saints go marching on: taking a pilgrim’s trek across north-east England

On a four-day hike from Heavenfield to Durham, our writer takes in the scenery, sunshine and sourdough on one of six new – but ancient – pilgrimage routes

20 of the best autumn escapes around the UK

These breaks revel in the glorious change of season, and take in everything from foraging and festivals to stargazing and glamping

Is it ethical to travel right now? Experts on flying in the age of Delta

Questions to consider before you inflict the ‘moral injury’ of a risky, non-essential trip

‘I was sliding towards the drop and couldn’t stop’ – the writer who fell from a mountain

It is every climber’s worst nightmare. In this extract from his thrilling book about the glorious – and treacherous – Cuillin Ridge on Skye, Simon Ingram recalls the day its wild peaks almost took his life

The joy of wild swimming and wild camping in the Lake District

The writer’s take on the Eskdale Horseshoe sees England’s highest peak plus plenty of hidden bathing spots, waterfalls and other aquatic gems