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Beautiful places to visit in Cornwall – chosen by local artists

As Tate St Ives reopens with a £20m extension, six of Cornwall’s leading artists describe the spectacular and atmospheric landscapes that inspire themThe Island at St Ives is my place to go for contemplation. It’s the big hill overlooking the town, west of the Tate. In my pottery I like to explore new techniques a lot and things do go wrong. If you go for a walk, you can think – how do I solve that one? Continue reading...

The £12 micro-adventure from London

In Hertfordshire’s Lee valley park a new campsite – with basic pitches and access to canoeing and bushcraft lessons – offers a taste of the wild a short train ride from the capital • Plus more campsites near citiesJust 40 minutes after leaving work in central London and boarding a train, I was walking down a country lane and about to enter a green world. Before me was a small wood, through which I could just see a meadow and a couple of tents; apart from birdsong, the only sound was someone chopping wood and the distant purring of a canal boat.This was the Almost Wild campsite near Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, on the banks of the river Lee, less than 20 miles north of the capital. It’s one of a new breed of back-to-basics campsites aimed in particular at city dwellers wishing to escape for a day or two into the wild – but without having to travel too far. The site is about a mile from Broxbourne station, easily reached by foot, bike or canoe. Continue reading...