Dartmoor is incredibly beautiful, filled with quaint old cottages, cute ponies and horned sheep, rushing rivers, wide grassy moors and spectacular rocky outcrops. But when the mists roll across the landscape and the light fades, it's a rather malevolent place ... and it's not hard to see why Arthur Conan Doyle's classic Sherlock Holmes story 'The Hound of the Baskervilles' was based here.

An evil squire, infamous prison and dark tales lure Jim Eagles to Dartmoor.

For a spot of aristocratic indulgence, look no further than high tea at this London icon.

David Hill revels in an aristocratic experience at London's ritzy Ritz.

Sarah Payne knows exactly where her best friend, Jane Bishop, made the fateful decision...

Britain's historic Blenheim Palace is the ideal setting for a medieval jousting tournament, writes Jim Eagles.

Medieval jousting tournaments are regularly throughout the year at this most imperial place.

Exeter Castle and Northernhay Gardens are the attractive surroundings for a weekend that celebrates top-quality food and drink.

Dartmoor's residents are preparing for an invasion of tourists this year after the national park became a backdrop for several scenes in War Horse.

Buddy Mikaere imagines a Waitangi Day that will mean something special to all New Zealanders.

Unwanted hotel rooms needlessly reserved by Olympic organisers will be a key factor in a tourism slump.

The British Government is poised to reopen the vexed and controversial debate over the expansion of air travel in southeast England.