April 2026

• This historic seaside open-air pool has reopened after a £1.3m makeover
• First look: inside the £11 million ‘mega city’ opening just 30 minutes from London
• The first purpose-built stadium in Europe for women’s football is being built in the UK – the £80 million venue will have 10,000 seats
• All the countries on the UK’s ‘do not travel’ list for summer 2026
• This isolated restaurant in Wales has been named one of the best steakhouses in the world
• This remote restaurant in Wales has been named one of the world’s top steakhouses in 2025
• Are Oasis going on a UK tour in 2027? Here’s everything we know so far as rumours are leaked of a European tour
• Two of Europe’s best beaches are in the UK – here‘s how to visit them
• Westminster Cathedral will be taken over by a huge lights display this summer – and it’ll be narrated by Hugh Bonneville
• One of Britain’s busiest bus stations is getting a game-changing revamp
• Full list of UK high street closures confirmed in 2026, including Claire’s, Lloyds Bank, Poundland, River Island and Revolution bars
• Which Claire’s stores are closing? Full list of UK shops shutting down for good
• The 10 most threatened Victorian buildings in the UK in 2026, from mighty industrial bridges to an old art school
• The world’s best attraction is here in the UK, according to TripAdvisor – rated better than the Empire State Building and Eiffel Tower
• Where is ‘Secret Service’ filmed? All the locations behind Gemma Arterton’s ITV espionage thriller
• A full list of all the UK airports that still have the 100ml liquids rule (and the ones that don’t have the restrictions)
• EasyJet is launching affordable flights to 9 spectacular holiday destinations from the UK – starting at £24
• Manic Street Preachers and Suede are going on a huge co-headline UK tour in 2026: dates, presale, ticket prices and everything you need to know
• Sell-out music festival No Art will return to the Liverpool docks this summer
• This historic and very steep hill has been crowned the prettiest street in Britain
• The 11 sunniest beaches in the UK for summer 2026
• You can walk in the footsteps of Wordsworth in the Lake District thanks to a new app with literary hiking routes
• This popular British regional airport will close for good this summer
• The massive £9 million ride that will be the biggest in the UK when it opens next month
• This medieval English town’s abandoned lido is being turned into a waterpark – and it opens this summer
• The oldest surviving Boddingtons pub in the world will be transformed by massive sunflower artworks this summer
• The 39 best beaches in the UK (updated for 2025)
• Lefties: affordable clothing chain with Primark prices has revealed the location of its third UK shop
• The grand, Grade II*-listed Victorian market in a northern town that is getting a £16.5m million glow-up with space for nearly 90 new pitches
• This major UK airport is getting night trains to the city centre, running hourly services past midnight
• A vast new Wetherspoons pub is opening in this major UK city next month
• Ottolenghi is opening its first ever restaurant in Scotland
• One of the UK’s greatest bars is opening a new location this week
• This nature paradise will be the most popular UK travel destination for Brits this summer
• 30 free guided hikes are coming to the UK’s most beautiful spots this summer
• One of the UK’s best music festivals is now employee-owned
• This iconic British seaside hotel is getting a £20 million revamp
• The 3 best museums in Britain (outside London) have been named for 2026
• This beautiful British city is officially the second most walkable city in the world in 2026
• ‘Mint’ locations – all the filming spots behind the thrilling new BBC crime drama
• This spectacularly scenic new tram bridge is set to open after seven years
• The best pier in Britain has been crowned for 2026
• The most beautiful places in Europe have been named – and this stunning British road makes the cut
• Brits won’t need to scan their fingerprints to visit this major EU country – and it’s good news for summer holidays
• One of the oldest visible meteor showers has returned for 2026: here’s how and when to see Lyrids ‘shooting stars’ peak in the UK this week
• ‘Mint’ soundtrack: the full track list for the acclaimed new BBC gangster drama
• A hugely popular Tutankhamun immersive experience is coming to Birmingham this summer
• This magnificent castle has been crowned the UK’s greatest UNESCO site
• A new £15 million train station will boost access to one of Britain’s greatest national parks
• Which Franco Manca restaurants are closing? 16 locations to shut in the UK
• First look: inside the newly revamped rooftop bar with unbeatable views of Edinburgh Castle
• The Strokes are going on a massive UK tour in 2026: dates, presale, ticket prices and what you need to know
• How a gargantuan global weather event could cause heatwaves in the UK this summer
• Manchester Marathon 2026: start time, waves, route map, weather forecast and everything you need to know
• This underrated British museum is getting a game-changing refurb
• This UK city could become the fourth-tallest in Europe
• After being closed for nearly three years, this historic British music venue is finally set to reopen
• The best music festivals in the UK to book for 2026
• Tourists have been warned to keep their distance from these iconic British beasts
• Noah Kahan is going on a huge UK tour in 2026: dates, presale, ticket prices and everything you need to know
• One of the UK’s most important queer book archives could be forced to shut
• Inside plans for a vast new public transport network in northern England
• More of this legendary UK stately home – famous for its role in the English Civil War – has opened up to the public
• This rare bird of prey is set to return to England after 150 years
• The seaside event that will be Britain’s biggest cocktail festival this year
• One of the UK's most famous historic city squares will finally reopen in September after a £20 million glow-up
• The 20 British beaches you should NOT visit this summer
• The world’s first PAW Patrol theme park area is opening in the UK next month – and the official opening date has been revealed
• The best campsite in Britain has been crowned for 2026 – with hot tubs, fire pits and oak woodland
• This leafy British city is officially the best place in the world for green spaces and nature
• Lidl is opening its first ever pub in the UK this summer
• Did you know that the legendary Camino trail starts in this surprising British town?
• A derelict old World War II tower in the New Forest is being turned into a cool new holiday rental
• The epic new £500 million resort that will be the ‘biggest paid-for attraction in the UK’
• The UK could get a new county – and it’s just outside London
• After 10 years, this seaside UK music festival has been cancelled for good
• This major UK airport is getting a bar inspired by the legendary Haçienda
• British passport holders will soon need to pay for a visa to visit Europe – EES and ETIAS explained, with introduction date this week
• The greatest pizza restaurant in Britain has been crowned by the 2026 Italian Awards
• Newcastle is getting a new neighbourhood dedicated to food and drink
• Legendary American restaurant chain Chuck E Cheese is coming to the UK
• This British village is one of the most beautiful in the world, according to a posh travel magazine
• Inside plans for the UK’s biggest Christian monument – set to be 50 metres tall
• British Airways will allow passengers to take voice and video calls onboard
• All the British restaurants that were added to the Michelin Guide in March 2026
• This treasured British natural history museum is getting a £5 million glow-up
• A mighty labyrinth with beautiful views has opened in Cornwall – and it’s free to visit
• One of the Caribbean’s greatest cities is getting new daily flights from the UK this summer
• One of the most important archaeological discoveries ever has been uncovered in England