February 2026

• The pretty English town so popular with tourists that China wants to build a replica
• Europe’s top airports for customer service have been revealed – and two UK hubs made it to the top tier
• The 50 best music festivals in the UK to book for 2026
• Which UK region has the most Michelin star restaurants in 2026?
• This legendary seaside resort town is getting a brand new theme park ride this year – here’s why it’s one of the best places to visit in 2026
• Sheffield’s legendary Leadmill has launched a campaign to open a new music venue
• Creamfields has revealed its huge lineup for 2026, with Calvin Harris, Swedish House Mafia, Disclosure and more
• One of the UK’s best music festivals is being forced to move to a new location in 2027
• The greatest fish and chip shop in Britain has been crowned for 2026
• The best independent bookshops in every British region in 2026
• The RSC has revealed its spectacular 2026 programme, with ‘Julius Caesar’, ‘Game of Thrones’, ‘As You Like It’, ‘Middlemarch’ and more
• WOMAD, one of Britain’s greatest music festivals, has revealed its 2026 lineup
• The Essex seaside city that is London’s next hottest commuter town, apparently
• This popular British seaside town is entering the next phase of a £20 million regeneration
• When do the clocks go forward in 2026? Here’s when British Summer Time officially starts
• After 35 years, this beloved waterpark near London is shutting
• This game-changing sailing ferry across the English Channel is coming back for 2026
• One of Glasgow's best restaurants is reopening inside a brand new hotel
• Two of Europe’s best beaches are officially in the UK – and they’re a short trip from London
• It’s official: the fifth best beach in Europe is in the UK
• Inside plans for a massive new £24 million resort in the Cotswolds
• England is set to get 13 new officially designated wild swimming spots for summer 2026
• BAFTA Awards 2026: where you can stream ‘One Battle After Another’ and this year’s other big winners
• A huge new music festival is coming to Manchester this summer
• In pictures: the world’s most brutal game of medieval football
• Deftones are on a huge tour of UK arenas in February 2026: dates, presale, ticket prices and everything you need to know – including last minute tickets
• A huge £15 million entertainment centre with a vast food hall is coming to this northern English city
• The remote island with a game-changing food scene that is one of Time Out’s best places to visit in the UK in 2026
• This iconic British seaside town just unveiled a spectacular £14 million train station refurbishment
• This sellout immersive Titanic exhibition will be one of the most unmissable things to see in Britain in 2026
• Boxpark has officially abandoned plans to open new venues in two UK cities
• First look: the new 20,000 capacity arena that will transform a major UK city
• Legendary London party Adonis is launching the UK's first LGBTQ+ camping music festival of its kind
• J Cole is going on a huge UK arena tour in 2026: dates, presale, ticket prices and everything you need to know
• Four new walking trails make it easier to explore this majestic English county
• Plans for a £100 million Eden Project up north have finally been approved – the major new eco attraction will open in 2028
• You can collect birds like Pokémon with a new birdwatching app that has launched in the UK
• Epic official ‘Game of Thrones’ play ‘The Mad King’ will premiere in Stratford-upon-Avon this summer
• The 39 best beaches in the UK (updated for 2025)
• The 13 best artisan bakeries in Britain for 2026
• The UK’s new dual citizenship passport rules for 2026 explained – including the date next week that the changes will come into effect
• The UK’s best club night needs your help to survive
• Oliver Cromwell’s watch has gone on permanent display at a British museum
• A huge David Hockney installation is going on display in this arty English seaside town
• 7 British restaurants were awarded green Michelin Stars in the 2026 guide for sustainable fine dining
• Two of the top 100 coffee shops in the world are in Britain
• It’s official: the third best beach in the world is in the UK
• The UK cities that are having the most sex, ranked
• Michelin Bib Gourmand 2026: Full list of 32 UK restaurants that won a prestigious Michelin award for affordable fine dining in the latest guide
• One of the UK’s grandest city parks is getting a ‘world class’ transformation
• First look: inside the radical redesign of one of Scotland’s greatest museums
• A brand-new historical theme park is opening in the UK this summer – here’s why it will be one of 2026’s best new attractions
• The massively underrated northeastern port city that is one of the UK’s most unmissable places to visit in 2026
• This neighbourhood cocktail bar in the Midlands is officially the best in the UK
• 50 years after it shut, this British seaside lido could get a grand reopening – and it’s just 90 minutes from London
• A £130 billion new high-speed rail line could connect nine British and Irish cities, including Edinburgh, Manchester, Dublin and Belfast
• Full list of UK high street closures confirmed in 2026, including Lloyds Bank, Poundland, River Island and Revolution bars
• 16 mighty British burgers are in the final of the National Burger Awards 2026
• The picturesque English seaside county that was named one of the world’s best places to visit by Vogue
• Now on the market: a Rolling Stones legend’s rock ‘n’ roll country mansion for £3 million
• A new town with seven villages is being built just outside London
• In pictures: the return of legendary Manchester nightclub Sankeys
• Which FA Cup Fourth Round games are free to watch on TV this weekend? Full list of fixtures and kick-off times
• The legendary seaside town where you can find the UK’s only scenic rollercoaster
• A full list of all the British restaurants that received a new Michelin star in the 2026 guide
• Which UK restaurants lost stars in the 2026 Michelin Guide? Full list of 10 eateries
• This is officially the best restaurant in Edinburgh in 2026
• Tesco is opening 11 new UK stores this year: full list of new supermarket locations
• Baz Luhrmann has designed a very fancy new train carriage for Britain’s poshest train
• Announcing Time Out’s 50 greatest music festivals in Britain for 2026
• British passport holders will soon need to pay for a visa to visit Europe – EES and ETIAS explained, with introduction date this year
• Revealed: the most (and least) attractive cities in the UK
• The world’s first PAW Patrol theme park area is opening in the UK this spring
• One of the world’s biggest music festivals is coming to the UK this year
• This town just outside London has been named the ‘worst’ in the UK – here’s why you should visit
• ‘Lord of the Flies’: the spectacular filming locations behind the BBC series
• Could another UK city get a New York-style High Line?
• Oxford’s beloved 250-year-old market is getting a vast £8 million glow-up
• BRITs Week has revealed the full lineup of gigs for 2026, with Olivia Dean, Spiritualized, Jacob Alon and more – here’s how to get tickets
• Zayn is going on a huge UK arena tour in 2026: dates, presale, ticket prices and everything you need to know
• This industrial Midlands city has a booming nightlife scene and access to Britain’s most spectacular natural landscapes – here’s why it is one of the UK’s best places to visit in 2026
• A vast new network of tunnels and bridges could transform these remote British islands
• Britain’s last three high-street GAME shops are closing down for good
• Brighton Pride has revealed Diana Ross and RAYE as its huge headliners for 2026
• The English county with fascinating Roman history that is one of the world’s best places for walking trails in 2026
• A mysterious Viking burial site has been discovered in the Lake District
• The 17 best indoor and outdoor waterparks in the UK [updated for 2026]
• How to watch 2026 Six Nations matches on TV: full list of fixtures, TV channels and streaming options
• You can stay in Cathy’s bedroom from Wuthering Heights – here’s what it’s like
• All 21 British restaurants that were added to the Michelin Guide in January 2026
• Dave’s Hot Chicken has revealed the locations of its next 3 UK restaurants opening in 2026
• England’s 10 best private schools, according to 2025’s A-level and GCSE results
• Groundbreaking Glasgow exhibition space CCA has been forced to shut permanently
• The mineral-rich northern town that is officially one of Europe’s most underrated spa breaks
• The 11 ‘coolest’ towns in the UK in 2026
• Two spectacular new walking trails are launching on the Welsh coast this year
• Co-op is opening 18 new and improved supermarkets: full list of new store locations
• This English city is the ‘most depressed’ place in the UK, apparently
• One of the UK’s greatest regional art galleries will reopen next month