Bank holiday blues? Not a chance

It’s a bank holiday, people! And wouldn’t it be a damn shame if you spent it in London, scrolling through everyone else’s Insta snaps of beaches, country pub gardens and towering Mr Whippys? Behold: our round-up of the very best day trips to take from London this weekend, from blissful rural strolls to lesser-known seaside spots. All that’s missing is a decent five-day forecast, but even we can’t help with that.

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With hotels still a few weeks off reopening, your accommodation options are limited to self-catering right now. And after the winter we’ve had, you deserve more than some crummy campsite. Clock this selection of top-end Airbnbs (not all at top-end prices) that’ll tempt even the fussiest of Londoners towards the ‘Book’ button.

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