Tie-in to the hit Channel 4 show Extraordinary Escapes with Sandi Toksvig
Extraordinary Escapes uncovers the hidden treasures that the UK has to offer, featuring unique and characterful holiday homes from the hit Channel 4 series, plus many more. These incredible getaways showcase England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, including some of the most stunning areas of Suffolk, Kent, the Cotswolds, Devon, Cornwall and Norfolk.
Explore amazing homes around the country, with a guide to the landscape, history and architecture of each one. Whether you're seeking a rural idyll or a remote romantic retreat, the beautifully designed and lovingly restored properties in the book include a Scottish castle, a converted lighthouse, cosy treehouses and an artist's mill.
With a foreword by Sandi Toksvig, Extraordinary Escapes will evoke memories of childhood holidays and reinforce the benefits of slow living, glorious natural surroundings and mindful travel, inspiring you to look closer to home for that truly special escape.
Gemma Bowes isΒ aΒ freelance travel writer and editor.Β She worked on the travel desks at the Guardian Media Group for 13 years, including five years as theΒ Guardian's Travel Editor.Β She then spent two years onΒ The TimesΒ travel desk,Β and continues to freelanceΒ for numerous travel companies and publications, includingΒ The TimesΒ andΒ The Sunday Times, theΒ Guardian, theΒ Observer,Β The i, theΒ Telegraph,Β The Financial Times,Β Wanderlust,Β Family Traveller, and CondΓ© NastΒ Traveler.Β Her adventures have taken her all over the world, from heliskiing in Russia, and staying in luxury wilderness camps in Greenland and Bolivia, to trekking in Bhutan, but she is equally thrilled when discovering magical new places to stay in the UK.
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