National Geographic Traveller UK 10.2019

Edito�s' �icks

From foraged cocktail ingredients to the best new British trails,

our team have unearthed the latest travel highlights

SNAP HAPPY

The National Trust

is asking visitors to

Dorset’s Studland Bay

to take photos through

a giant picture frame,

then share their shots

using #NTshiftingshores.

The Trust hopes to

create a timelapse of

the changing coast.

nationaltrust.org.uk

ELISHA LUNDIN

Out-there drinking

New this year, gin lovers can

head out into the wild with

The Botanist gin and Hunter

Gather Cook to learn

about foraging, sustainable

cocktail-making and wild

cooking. Plus, take part in

a ire cookery workshop

and a cocktail competition.

huntergathercook.com

ZANE HENRY

Southern comfort

In Houston, Texas, recently

opened restaurant-cum-

arts-space Kulture ofers

elevated Southern comfort

food under a gallery of

contemporary art, all set

against a backdrop of live

local bands and monthly

food-and-culture salons.

@kulturehouston

SARAH BARRELL

2020

the year from which the ban will

take effect

30 microns

(or 0.003cm) the minimum thickness of

plastic drinking bottles

11 t o n n e s

the amount of rubbish removed from

Mount Everest this year

50,

the annual number of tourists to

the region

£29,

the proposed fee to climb the peak, as

suggested by a panel advising the Nepal

government. ANGELA LOCATELLI

IN NUMBERS

EVEREST’S BAN

ON SINGLE-USE

PLASTICS

THREE NEW

British trails

WALES

The Heart of Wales Line Trail

follows part of the national

railway network, snaking through

the area’s gloriously green

countryside. Visitors can combine

a walk with a train ride, or add it

to a journey along the Cambrian

Way. heart-of-wales.co.uk

SCOTLAND

The Loch Ness 360° Trail is a

walking, cycling, running and

outdoor activity trail that takes

in some of the most dramatic

scenery in the Highlands. The

trail connects the Great Glen

Way and the South Loch Ness

Trail, forming a full circuit around

the loch. lochness-360.com

ENGLAND

Winding through the North’s

urban and rural landscapes for

162 miles, The Desmond Family

Canoe Trail passes through the

likes of Liverpool and Leeds.

It follows canals such as the

Aire & Calder Navigation and

takes ive to seven days to

complete. canalrivertrust.org.uk

MARIA PIERI

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