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The Hope & Anchor lies in Hope Cove, a village that has two sandy beaches and a 'wonderfully windy' clifftop coast path. Simon Heptinstall checks in and finds gloriously quirky art and free bottles of ale.
The Settle-Carlisle line is the most scenic rail route in England: a 73-mile trundle through the wide fells of Yorkshire and Cumbria. But it was only built because of dented pride.
Simon Heptinstall checks into The Hand in the village of Llanarmon and finds that the hotel 'offers a rare mix - fine cuisine amid authentic muddy countryside'.
A drive down Bolivia's infamous "Death Road" takes travellers into a world where two resources have provoked fascination, misunderstanding and controversy for centuries: coca and gold.
Showcasing eight towns and villages, the stunning road brings a different kind of sunshine to the French Riviera, when the region breaks out in giant brushstrokes of rich yellow.