Detour
Stories, ideas and destinations for people who love travelling slow.
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Create your own tapas evening
Here are our tips for recreating an evening of varied, delicious tapas while you can’t head over to Spain for the real thing. Shop local Independent delis and even Spanish food specialists are abundant in the… Continue reading >
Fish & fino – how to pair your sherry
Despite having a huge range of flavours, sherry is still often dismissed as being no more than the dusty bottle of Bristol Cream that haunts the back of your drinks cupboard. We got in touch with Joanna Mildren, the owner… Continue reading >
Traditional Spanish lemon cake
Traditional Spanish lemon cake generally uses olive oil from the land, home-grown almonds and locally sourced yoghurt. Silvia from Hotel Cortijo del Marqués shares her favourite lemon cake recipe; its beautiful citrus flavours will have you dreaming of a sunny… Continue reading >
Guides
Slow Guide to Sussex
After seeing a surge of interest in Sussex on our site, we headed over to find out if the county could break our Bristolian habit of heading west on holiday. We found charming towns that wore their coastal setting with… Continue reading >
Slow Guide to the Cotswolds
If you think the Cotswolds is just a giant oil painting you can walk around in, it’s time to take a closer look. On our visit in June we found that while there certainly is impressive history and an abundance… Continue reading >
Slow guide to the Lake District
Our perception of The Lake District was as a vast place that was all about long, challenging hikes to windblown peaks. Our trip, thanks to a little research and a lot of local advice, turned out to be much more… Continue reading >
Slow Guide to Devon
Everything about creating this guide felt a little different. For previous editions, we’ve travelled to Yorkshire and Northumberland, so far from our Bristol base that everything felt like a discovery. When it came to planning our trip to Devon, which… Continue reading >
Inspiration
Asparagus with poached eggs
Ramon Navarro at Heredad Beragu Hotel shares not just a recipe, but also an insight into the history behind it. The recipe was a famous dish from Casa La Juanica inn. When the inn closed its doors, it is believed… Continue reading >
Fresh gambas with garlic and chilli
The freshest of ingredients are best when cooked simply. Nicola Contreras from Casa Calita shares her favourite recipe, along with her recommendation of a serving of Fino sherry to go alongside it. Simple and delicious, this dish is perfect for… Continue reading >
The pilgrimage of La Peña
Daisy is the daughter of Hermione and Nick, owners of Finca el Moro, in Andalusia. She told us about prepping the horses and the drinks, then setting off into a colourful, musical romería. Romerías are processions in… Continue reading >
Arne Maynard shares the experiences of his garden during spring
Arne Maynard from Allt-y-bela is a garden designer who practises what he preaches, and he has relished the recent time spent in the gardens of his Monmouthshire B&B. Here, he shares some of his insights, which we hope will inspire… Continue reading >
Journeys
Discover Andalucía: 500 years after Magellan set off around the world
Travel journalist and award-winning writer Sarah Baxter travelled to southwest Andalucía earlier this year in celebration of the Magellan Anniversary – 500 years since Ferdinand Magellan set off from Seville to circumnavigate the world. We follow Sarah as she explores… Continue reading >
Marche: Walking Italy’s less-travelled paths
We sent Nell and Luke, of unique slow travel blog What if We Walked, on a hiking tour of the little-known Marche region of Italy. They trekked limestone ridges to medieval villages, heard local legends, sampled stuffed olive delicacies, and… Continue reading >
A road trip through Provence
France expert Carolyn Boyd is no stranger to Provence. So when we asked her to send through her best tips for a visit, it was no surprise that she sent back a wonderful road trip through some of the famous… Continue reading >
Alentejo: Portugal’s wildest region on a budget
Last year, we sent travel journalist Hannah Summers to Portugal’s Alentejo for the first time. What she found was a region full of authentic food, rugged beaches, affordable accommodation and very little crowds. It’s 10am at Praia de Odeceixe and… Continue reading >