Debbie Ward

After the wartime horrors she witnessed, the photographer – now the subject of a biopic, Lee, starring Kate Winslet – settled into life at Farleys, an art-filled farmhouse in East Sussex. "Farleys gave her the incentive to heal herself," her son Antony Penrose tells the BBC. (pic Sky UK ltd).

Over the summer peak, being savvy about where in the UK to holiday can mean fewer crowds and better value. Even following weeks of disappointing weather, hotel prices in hot spots such as Cornwall will reach an average of £205 a night in August, according to hospitality data intelligence service Lighthouse...

“These were Lee’s knuckledusters,” explained our guide, pointing to a shelf: “bronze for daywear, silver for eveningwear.”

It’s the kind of subversive humour typical of the female Vogue model-turned-war-photographer whose home, now Farleys House & Gallery, I was visiting...

There’s a couple I spot wherever I go in the northern Thailand province of Nan. He is bare chested with intricately tattooed legs; she is demurely dressed but smiles as he cups his hand and whispers in her ear. They pop up on tote bags and T-shirts and as fibreglass sculptures.

It’s Friday night and a DJ is playing Ibiza tracks at Coast Cafe. Beyond the open doors, drinkers sip Aperol Spritz at tables on the pebble Sussex beach and fire jugglers ready themselves for sunset. It could be Brighton, but it isn’t.

“See that?” Paul gestures with a nod towards a pair of men at the exit to a 1960s-built shopping precinct. There are few tour leaders who would draw their clients’ attention to public displays of drug use, but Paul Stewart is no ordinary guide...

Forget labels about disinfection measures, the pandemic has changed what we want from hotel rooms in more profound ways, says top designer Francesca Muzio. It’s all about a shift in what we value and how we work....

When British-Nigerian chef Lerato Umah-Shaylor moved to Eastbourne, she began sharing her culinary heritage through cooking classes and supper clubs on the coast.

Every year, tour operators dust off their figurative crystal balls and predict the number of holidays they think they'll sell. If they don’t reserve enough flight and hotel capacity to meet demand, they’ll be kicking themselves. Meanwhile, would-be holidaymakers might miss out...

These historic structures, worthy of Rapunzel, hide beautiful self-catering boltholes restored by The Landmark Trust.

You can buy a private island for a fraction of the price of a Mayfair pad – and it may be a sounder investment than a superyacht. [Article for Mayfair Times on the pandemic-fuelled rise of island shopping].

The mass cancelation of the well-loved Christmas pantomime is a heavy financial blow to British theaters, but what exactly is “panto?” Article for Fodor's American-slanted audience

British wines are now attracting international acclaim, so it’s the perfect time to visit our vineyards. Many are open for tours and tastings, while some offer more unique visitor experiences.

John Ingram was eight years old when the Northern Lights made an unusually spectacular visit south. His Mum woke him so that he could watch the reds and purples from her bedroom window as they danced over some Walsall railway sheds…

With the rolling South Downs, beaches and historic villages, West Sussex makes for enticing escapes. Yet much of the county is within an hour of London. Great places to stay are plentiful, from smart country houses to cosy pubs with rooms.