Travel

Don’t think that volunteering holidays are just for gap-year students or hipster millennials, because having a few more years under your belt can be an advantage when it comes to snapping up sought-after spaces. Your accrued life and work experience means that you’ll have a lot to offer.

There was a time when British wine was the laughing stock of the wine world, but times have changed. With more than 700 in the UK, from the Channel Islands to the Outer Hebrides, what better way is there to find out more about our domestic wine than to visit a vineyard?

Let your love of Strictly Come Dancing take you places! Whether you’re an armchair fan or love a twirl around the dance floor, take your passion for a foxtrot to another level by combining it with a spot of globe-trotting.

The idea of staying at a youth hostel might make you shudder in horror. Aren’t they just for teenagers and students: stark, dormitory-type buildings with strict wardens, sleeping bags and chores to do? Think again.

Oddfellows member Pat Brunner used the Oddfellows Active Travel Club to book herself a great birthday break to Alvaston Hall in Cheshire and here she shares her experience with us.

The idea of cold temperatures and snow isn’t everyone’s idea of a spring holiday, but in March, seven intrepid Oddfellow travellers set sail from Dover in search of the Northern Lights, on an epic 14-night cruise.

If you're dreaming of sunnier climes, or have already booked a break this year, make sure you check out our travel tips before you jet off.

Flip flops or fancy heels? Seasoned traveller and member, Wendy Atkins, shares her top five cruise-packing tips to separate the essentials from the dead weight.