30 of the best spas in the UK
With lovely locations, top-notch treatments and pampering at affordable prices, our selection scrubs up nicely
20 of the best spas in Europe
Beautiful locations blend with traditional and modern treatments at this pick of great value spas from Iceland to Sardinia
Perfect positions: 20 best yoga holidays worldwide
Whether you’re a beginner or an advanced yogi, these retreats offer a chance to improve your practice in a beautiful setting
Sad summer’s over? 18 ways to keep the health, humour and happiness of your holiday alive
Join a club, take a detour – and buy a carafe: positive psychologists on how you can take the novelty and openness of your vacation and apply it to your daily routine
Wellness: just expensive hype, or worth the cost?
From superfoods to yoga, this £500bn-plus global industry often comes at a high price
Strokes of genius: the beauty and calm of wild swimming
From tranquility in the Lake District and Brecon Beacons to lovely lochs in the Cairngorms, six enthusiasts reveal their top spots for a wild swim
Cannabis tourism in California – a women’s wellness retreat with puff love
At the Ganja Goddess Getaway, yes, there are yoga classes and spiritual talks but the mother lode comes from the spliffs, edibles and pot-infused mocktails that aid the healing
Trees of life: forest bathing blossoms in Britain
The Japanese art of forest bathing has arrived in Britain’s woodlands. Now we can all dip a toe in, writes Joanne O’Connor
Angling for calm: why I love wild fishing
The opportunity to be in the moment and still in nature hooked Annalisa Barbieri on fishing – never more so than in the wildernesses of Dartmoor and the Highlands of Scotland
20 of the best adventure travel challenges for 2018
Marathon cycles meet epic swims and uplifting hikes in our guide to the best breaks that, from the Lake District to the Sahara, will get you off the sofa and into the great outdoors