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Cornwall’s beaches have received a record number of Blue Flag and Seaside Awards.

Furious staycationers are facing a doubling of Cornish cottage prices this summer as an influx of bookings have been made during the coronavirus pandemic. Some 98 per cent of holiday homes have already been booked up by Britons desperate to get away during the warmer months, it has been reported. One man took to a community Facebook group for Porthleven, near Helston, to say how very sad it was he cannot visit [his] favourite place this year. He claimed the cottage he was used to staying in was...

What Britains holiday hotspots will really be like this year From Cornwall to the Lake District, heres plenty to enjoy on home soil – heres what to expect St Ives will feature on many UK holiday wishlists Credit: Getty Are you planning for a Great British Summer? With domestic holidays back on in England and Wales, and little certainty provided on the resumption of foreign travel, UK tourist resorts are expecting a bumper season. Telegraph Travel marked the Great Unlock of self-catering acc...

Images were widely shared last summer of packed beaches across the country Picture: PA Images Cornwall’s tourism chief has called for moves to cut the number of people visiting the Duchy in the summer and increase winter tourism. Malcolm Bell, chief executive of Visit Cornwall, has also said that Cornwall could be a pilot area for a new register of accommodation providers. His comments were made in a presentation about a Sustainable Tourism Strategy which is being drawn up to look at ho...

Advertisement Britons are pushing back foreign holiday plans for a long-haul blow out in 2022 as they go on staycations this year instead - with UK accommodation already 85 per cent full for this summer, travel experts revealed today. Others are focusing on this Christmas and New Year for a multi-generational big family holiday abroad - with Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa, the Caribbean and even Antarctica proving popular destinations for UK tourists. Extravagant holidays to Kenya and the Caribbea...

Advertisement Police have railed against vague Government messaging as they ramped up patrols for the Easter bank holiday,  when millions are expected to use the first weekend of eased restrictions to meet with family and friends.  Forces across the country including Merseyside, Humberside, Dorset, Sussex and Cheshire today issued stern warnings that officers will be out enforcing lockdown measures, such as the rule of six.  Residents living around tourism hotspots are even being encouraged ...

Lake Bala In whitewater destinations such as Slovenia, they pray to the weather gods for sufficient meltwater for rapids. In Lake Bala, mid-Wales, they cheat. A dam release on the Tryweryn river guarantees grade 3-4 rapids for every visitor to the National White Water Centre. It may sound hairy-chested, but it’s great family fun: either two hours’ guided rough ’n’ tumble or a rafting safari – a bobble down the lower Tryweryn, a swirl through ancient woodland, then bara brith and a cup...

When do campsites and caravan parks open? Helen Coffey © Provided by The Independent Boris Johnson’s unveiling of England’s “roadmap” out of lockdown finally gave some clarity as to when travel might become possible again. Key dates were mentioned in April and May, and although Easter holidays are off the table, domestic trips might be possible shortly after. “Self-contained” accommodation was specifically mentioned, but what does that mean for campsites and carava...

Rishi Sunak told to extend furlough in Budget or risk mass exodus of jobs in Plymouth The Chancellor is being urged to do the right thing by employees and businesses in Plymouth as he prepares to thrash out the Governments financial plans in the year ahead Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Plymouth’s tourism and hospitality businesses are calling for crucial support from Chancellor Rishi Sunak in order to survive until they can reopen after it emerged they lost £169millio...

Cornwall is Britains most overrated holiday destination Four million people visit Cornwall every year, seduced by wild coasts, gorgeous beaches and the chic seaside lifestyle – or so they think 28 February 2021 • 3:51pm For starters, Cornwall is miles from almost anywhere. Getting there is always a tedious and tiresome schlep Credit: Getty During this week of tentative, twitchy optimism among British travellers – and across the domestic tourism sector – it might seem churlish, even sad...