Heaven Kent Kent

From its prime lamb to its seafood, superb restaurants, local wine and beautiful coastline, England’s South East coast is enjoying a culinary renaissance without losing its trademark charm, discovers Olivia Palamountain

Lake to plate Lac Du Bourget

Blessed with perfect conditions for fishing, cheesemaking and grape-growing, the Lac du Bourget town of Chambéry in France’s Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region is a food lover’s paradise, with plenty to delight between meals, too, says Michael Raffael

Sky high dining Toronto

A city on the move, Toronto makes the most of an astonishingly generous natural larder, international culinary influences and a pervading spirit of adventure. Alex Harris finds a melting pot feeding a fledgling food scene which competes with anywhere in the world

Penzance

This ancient Cornish market town is a haven for art galleries, boutiques and some of the best food and drink in the South West – and not a pirate in sight, says Gabrielle Sander

Sapporo

Fanatical about food and perfectly placed between mountains and sea, Hokkaido’s fun-loving capital shines in summer, its streets abuzz with life, says James Williams

Mahón

A sea-splashed town of Georgian architecture and copious British-led gin, the small but picturesque capital of Menorca makes for an unforgettable getaway, says Anna Berrill

Isles of fun

Wave goodbye to the mainland and discover unspoilt treasures, good food and kids’ activities galore on one of these European islands, says Imogen Lepere

Plan the year

See these destinations at their best by planning your family fun by season. Try tulips in spring, pick summer fruits in the UK, dive in the autumn and embrace winter snow

Call of the wild

From puffin-spotting in Wales to hanging out with giant guinea pigs in Brazil, the best family safaris don’t have to involve lions and leopards. Gather your mini-explorers for one hell of an adventure, says Emma Gregg, who’s tracked down 11 alternative safaris in spectacular destinations around the world

Ten of the best food festivals

Love a good day out? Love food? Try one of the UK’s finest outdoor edible events, as sampled by Stephanie Dobrijevic

Paradise found

Passports at the ready: it’s time to channel your inner Robinson Crusoe as Blossom Green discovers 14 of the world’s best castaway hotels, where sun-kissed days and unrivalled privacy are guaranteed

The route less travelled

Looking for off-the-beaten-track holiday inspiration for this summer? Imogen Lepere has found lesser-known locales that bring character, fine weather and great food in spades

Watergate Bay Hotel

Newquay

The surf's up. Sea birds swoop across the crests of waves tumbling onto a flat crescent of a beach. It could be Australia, yet this is England – a wild part of the South West where steep, craggy cliffs plunge into the sapphire seas of the Cornwall Coast. Guests of...read more

The Three Daggers

Wiltshire

Set on the northern escarpment of Salisbury Plain, the idyllic village of Edington was made famous in the Domesday Book as the place where Alfred the Great forced back a marauding Danish army. If that isn’t enough to get you feeling patriotic, The Three Daggers’ menu of modern British plates...read more

Nobu Hotel

Ibiza

In one of the most unlikely successful pairings since we were introduced to truffle custard, Robert De Niro and Nobu Matsuhisa have joined forces to bring the world a new breed of hotel. Nobu Hotel Ibiza Bay is one of nine Nobu outposts launched in the past 18 months, with...read more

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