UK travel

Beaches that don't improve will have to display signs warning against swimming

Gallery: 1,000 'Vikings' descend on Europe's biggest fire festival

The Up Helly Aa celebration proves that where's there's smoke, there could be a horde of dressed up, torch-carrying Scots close behind

Don your "flying suit," hold onto your stomach -- Zip World Snowdonia sets up Europe's longest, craziest zip line in an abandoned quarr

When you tire of all the pubs, clubs and street performers, head for these more cerebral icons