Lifestyle

Sardina festival, Portugal 1 minute

Portimão Sardine Festival

If you’re heading to the Algarve this summer, don’t miss the chance to check out the annual sardine festival in Portimão.

Tomato festival 1 minute

La Tomatina Tomato Festival

Want to witness the world’s largest food fight? Head to La Tomatina in Bunol, near Valencia, Spain.

Ludlow 1 minute

Ludlow Marches Food Festival

Fancy dining like a king? Ludlow Marches Food and Drink Festival in September offers great British food in a stately setting.

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Wedding venues with wow factor

Looking for inspiration for your wedding venue? Portal North’s Elaine Wilson picks out three locations where drama, beauty and atmosphere combine.

sauna 1 minute

Inside the sauna boom

Rebecca Crowe examines the boom in outdoor saunas and shares a few of her favourites, home and away.

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Reader offer with Zest Life

Looking for a wellbeing break in a stunning setting? Book a retreat with Zest Life and claim your Portal North discount.

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Win a sustainable backpack

We’ve teamed up with Millican to give away a sustainable backpack for your next adventure.

Whitley Bay 1 minute

Hinnies

Enjoy Geordie-inspired dishes on the seafront in Whitley Bay at this warm, friendly restaurant with stylish seaside decor.

Maray restaurant 1 minute

Maray

Serving up delicious Middle Eastern-inspired small plates, the menu at Maray is a sauce-filled joy that changes seasonally.

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Cuz’s Fish Shak

Set on Pebbles Beach, on the south-western coast of Barbados, The Shak is a thing of local legend and international acclaim.

The Kitchin restaurant plate of food 1 minute

The Kitchin

 Edinburgh’s waterfront Leith district is home to Tom Kitchin’s chic and welcoming Michelin-starred restaurant, serving modern British cuisine.

The Penny Bun 1 minute

The Penny Bun

The Penny Bun celebrates Yorkshire produce, harvesting ingredients from the reserve’s own farms and walled gardens.