‘You can walk virtually everywhere in England by using the train’: the man connecting rail-based walks
My four-day rail and ferry adventure from the UK to Albania
Rail journey of the month
Rail route of the month: vines on the line from Avignon to Lyon, France
Car-free UK
A car-free trip to the Forest of Dean: a moss-cloaked corner of ancient England
‘Slick with memories and nostalgia’: writers’ favourite UK trips by car, train and bus
How I learned to love the slow route home to Ireland
Readers' travel tips
‘I wanted the 17-hour trip to go slower, not faster’: readers’ favourite European journeys
Car-free UK
A car-free trip in the Scottish Highlands: I’d have missed so much if I’d driven
March 2024
Rail journey of the month
Rail route of the month: cheese, chocolate and a magical ride to the Swiss town of Gruyères
The scenery – and delicacies – get better and better for our slow travel expert as she takes a local train through Canton Fribourg to a beautiful medieval village
Not just cheap beer and old buildings: an arty weekend in Prague
A new sleeper train from Brussels is bringing the Czech capital’s contemporary art scene within easy reach of rail travellers
We found a swimming pool in every city on our Interrail trip around Europe
Swimming at every stop left us fresh and invigorated – and led us to parts of cities that tourists seldom visit
February 2024
Rail journey of the month
Rail route of the month: Slavic magic on a gentle trip to Zakopane, Poland
Our slow travel expert discovers the legacy of popes and revolutionaries on a trip south from Kraków to the resort town in the Tatra Mountains
January 2024
A Black Forest fairytale: riding Germany’s ‘hell valley’ railway in winter
UK weather: severe wind warnings as Storm Isha set to wreak travel chaos
LNER to scrap off-peak rail tickets between London and Edinburgh
The five stages of grief of the British train commuter
Rail journey of the month
Rail route of the month: a dramatic ‘back door’ into Switzerland through the Italian Alps
‘An aged hobby’: enthusiasts struggle to keep model railway industry on track
Car-free UK
Car-free tour of East Sussex: waterside walks, woods and delicious food stops
‘If you are not lost within a minute, you’re not trying hard enough’ – my search for magical Morocco
