Antonia Windsor

A UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2007, Corfu Town is compact, atmospheric and ideal for those cruising into port with just a day to spare. By the time your ship moors, the ochre rooftops and shuttered façades of Corfu Town* will already be glowing in the morning sun.
Known locally as Kerkyra, this handsome island capital combines Venetian flair, British order and Greek soul; a rare Mediterranean* mix best experienced on foot at a leisurely pace. Here, our travel writer cruising into port, A...

Bridgetown*, the capital of Barbados, is a bustling and colourful city with serpentine streets framed by coral-stone cathedrals, gabled warehouses and pastel-painted shops.
An easy day can be spent here, wandering through market stalls sweet with the smell of tropical fruit, stopping off at rum shops blaring calypso beats and pausing at harbourfront cafés where the salt breeze drifts in.
Parliament's neo-Gothic towers and the broad verandahs of Georgian townhouses hint at the city's colonial ...

Think of St Lucia and you probably conjure honeymoons in dramatic open-walled suites with romantic meals for two on the sand. But what about taking the kids to this popular Caribbean holiday spot? Can you enjoy a family holiday on this Windward island?
The answer is a resounding yes. We recently took our nine-year-old, 12-year-old and 13-year-old, and they had a ball. From volcanoes and cocoa farms to jungle zip lines and bamboo rafts, here's my pick of their favourite activities.
Getting to ...

On a guided family walk with Wild New Forest Antonia Windsor discovers an ancient
landscape filled with hidden wonders, if you know where to look

Not normally a family of sailors, Antonia Windsor and her daughters test their sea legs
for the first time aboard a Star Clippers cruise round the Mediterranean

A review of a group stay in a castle apartment

'Can we just go one more time?' pleads my son as we race back round to the front of the queue (making full use of our fast passes).
I sat in the front first time and my shorts got soaked.
This time I'd managed to get slightly less wet in the third row and so – in the name of research – I agree to another turn to see if the back row is the place to be if you want to remain dry.
We're trialling Mission Bermudes, the newest attraction at Futuroscope, the science-meets-thrills theme park in weste...

Seven reasons to visit Santander

Escape to Jersey, where the shoreline
provides both serenity and solitude
and conviviality and connections

A feat of pioneering Victorian engineering, La Corbière lighthouse has guided seafarers to safety for 150 years, finds Antonia Windsor.
Perched majestically on a rocky outcrop, La Corbière lighthouse has been a steadfast guardian of the treacherous waters around the south-western tip of Jersey since 1874. Designed by civil engineer Sir John Coode (1816–92), the 62ft-high structure was the first lighthouse in the British Isles to be built from concrete. This innovation in construction material...

A visit to Victor Hugo’s Guernsey home of Hauteville House is like a tour through the literary giant’s imagination, writes Antonia Windsor
Published Date:
1 July 2024
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With swathes of red silk damask spread across the walls and ceiling of a first-floor salon, metres of intricate Aubusson tapestry on sofas, walls and the ceiling of a downstairs sitting room, and an imposing oak room with secret inscriptions carved in bespoke furniture, the inside of Hauteville House is like a...

Meet Jersey's newest producers

Channel Islanders love to go out for a drink and Alderney, one of the islands administered by Guernsey, is often derogatorily described as “2,000 drunkards clinging to a rock”. To be fair there’s little else to do in the evening other than head to the pub to enjoy a drink while the sun sets, and perhaps stay for some live music. St Peter Port has a more cosmopolitan vibe with a post-work crowd on a Thursday and Friday night, while elsewhere it’s more about a granite fireplace and a comfy armc...

If you’re looking for leisurely seaside days, platefuls of fresh local produce and cosy evenings in granite-built pubs, then you’ll love Guernsey.
The second largest of the Channel Islands is quieter than its neighbour Jersey. You won’t find fast-food restaurants or multiplex cinema here. Instead, life revolves around bracing cliff walks, rockpooling on quiet beaches, stopping for ice creams and crab sandwiches and ending the day with a pint at a beachside pub to watch the sun go down.
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Antonia Windsor Destination expert
10 September 2024 11:00am
Whether you’re on the hunt for a warming bowl of mussels to slurp with a sea view, or want to experience the buzz of St Peter Port’s after-work crowd, you’ll find a spot to suit in this round-up of the best restaurants on the islands of Guernsey. Look out for local produce, which includes butter, cheeses and ice cream made from milk produced by Guernsey’s doe-eyed cows; sweet tomatoes and strawberries and, of course, plenty of fish...