Travel and Retreats

Travel and retreats in the UK and across the world. Our contributors offer tips about Oberammergau, how to ski without it costing the earth, where to find isolated and woodland retreats, and how to enjoy a pilgrimage when time is short.

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Book review: Bradley’s Railway Guide: A journey through two centuries of British railway history, 1825-2025

Stephen Platten enjoys an ‘almanac’ approach

29 Nov 2024

Book review: Wayfarer: On trauma, healing and finding your path by Phoebe Smith

Sally Welch reads about journeys in search of healing

18 Oct 2024

Diary: Mark Oakley

Shipping lines; Pilgrim’s progress; The trumpet shall sound; Eye of a needle; Glimpses of glory

13 Sep 2024

Book review: Stories from the Road by Nigel Rostock

28 Jun 2024

Book review: Highways and Byways: Discovering Catholic England by Nicholas Schofield

19 Apr 2024

Book review: On This Holy Island: A modern pilgrimage across Britain by Oliver Smith

12 Apr 2024

Travel and retreats: Agencies hunt for new destinations

26 Jan 2024

Travel and retreats: Marvels on the Danish coast

26 Jan 2024

Travel and retreats: From temple to church

26 Jan 2024

Travel and retreats: Trees that didn’t bark this year

26 Jan 2024

Travel and retreats: Ding, ding! All aboard

26 Jan 2024

Travel and retreats: Remote, but worth the journey

26 Jan 2024