Good Food
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items: Best all-inclusive resorts with great food 2025
items: The best rail journeys in Europe for food lovers
items: The best European campsites for families
items: The best cruise holidays for families
items: Top 10 family travel destinations for 2022
items: Best luxury family holiday destinations
items: The best UK gourmet glamping sites
items: 14 of the best holiday cottages to book in the UK and Ireland
items: Top 10 foods to try in Bali
items: Top 10 destinations for foodies 2020

Best all-inclusive resorts with great food 2025
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date: 2025-06-18T15:41:20.000Z
creator: Good Food team
subject: Europe Travel
subject: Global travel
subject: Travel
description: From Spain to St Lucia, we reveal the best all-inclusive resorts across the globe that guarantee delicious food
encoded: Forget beige buffets and limited drinks menus, today’s all-inclusive resort is aimed at an ever-younger, travel-savvy crowd who demand boutique design and the comfort of knowing that all those craft cocktails have been factored into the headline price. The luxe all-inclusive concept, long-established in the Indian Ocean and Caribbean, has lately picked up firmly in Europe. Premium wines, chef-led tasting menus and glasses of fizz are now deemed a must-have for any self-respecting all-inclusive resort, while some now partner with local restaurants in ‘dine out’ programmes that allow the culinarily curious to explore beyond the hotel compound. Seeing the winning recipe, upscale brands including Marriott, Hyatt and Wyndham are beginning to gather all-inclusive resorts at a pace, while established groups such as Domes Resorts are adding an exclusive top-tier to their all-inclusive categories. We've visited resorts across Europe and further afield – read on for our round up of the best all-inclusive holidays. Jump to: Best all-inclusive resorts in Europe Best all-inclusive resorts in the Caribbean Best all-inclusive resorts further afield Best all-inclusive resorts in Europe Ikos, Andalucia, Spain Best for: gourmet Spanish break The first foray for the Ikos brand outside Greece has raised the bar for Spanish all-inclusives, offering menus by Michelin-starred chefs, premium drinks and activities like paddle-boarding, yoga and golf, all on tap. There's massage for ‘deluxe’ guests in the spa, where you’ll find a lovely hammam, Anne Semonin treatments and an adults-only pool. There are five other swimming pools, around which this low-rise white-wash hotel is clustered in 21 acres of gardens along the beach. Kids’ clubs include tailored offerings for all ages, from four months to 17 years (free from four years old). The food available spreads across nine restaurants, with menus drawing from cuisines across Greece, the Med’ and Asia, accompanied by a 300-strong wine list. Then…

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The best rail journeys in Europe for food lovers
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date: 2025-02-13T13:07:19.000Z
creator: Sarah Barrell
subject: Europe Travel
subject: Travel
description: Sustainable and scenic, travelling by train can make the journey as thrilling as the destination. Here we share six of the best train routes in Europe for foodies.
encoded: Sustainable, civilised and in many cases, supremely scenic, travelling across Europe by train brings families within reach of some great food destinations. And when you consider routes that ride high into the Alps, through the lavender-hue landscapes of rural France and even onto a ferry to cross the Straits of Messina to Sicily, the journey can be as much of a thrill as the final destination. Overall, children travel by train for free in Europe until much older than they do in the UK. Rules and fares differ with each country’s operator, and while some trains are more family-friendly than others, for the most part Europe’s proliferation of different trains – be they roomy double-deckers, high-speed services, sleepers or those with proper dining cars – make travelling a pleasure for families. And with far less in the way of luggage restrictions or carbon emissions than flying, train travel brings peace of mind. By many calculations a train trip produces up some 90% fewer CO2 emissions than a comparable flight. Rail Europe is a useful resource for information and booking, offering end-to-end ticket bookings from the UK to most parts of central and western Europe. The Trainline is a very similar offering. However, it’s worth noting that as booking windows differ between operators across Europe, your searches on these platforms may not show all available trains if they’re not yet open for sale, or the routing is outside the European regions covered by their ticketing capabilities (tickets from trains in parts of eastern Europe and Scandinavia, for example, can be booked directly with the national operators). It's also worth noting that these booking sites give minimum connection times between trains as standard, which does not account for delays. This may leave you out of pocket if you have, say, a non-refundable sleeper train booking. So, allowing more generous connection times makes travel less frenetic for families – but you should also consider turning those connect…

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The best European campsites for families
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date: 2025-02-13T13:06:43.000Z
creator: Sarah Barrell
subject: Europe Travel
subject: Sustainability
subject: Travel
subject: climate-contributions
description: A camping holiday is a great option for kids – and you don't need to be versed in tents and flysheets to enjoy. Here, we unpack how to camp in Europe and share 6 idyllic destinations
encoded: Camping is like catnip for children – an irresistible invitation to break free and have fun al fresco, bringing the excitement of bedding down in cabin, caravan or under canvas. And if you’re not a family that’s versed in the ways of guy ropes and flysheets, fear not. Most European campsites offer fixed caravan and cabin-style accommodation, pre-erected tents and some truly glamorous glamping options – many complete with bedding. Lots come with cafes and shops selling the basics – if not more impressive local farm fare – so you may not need to pack any more than you would for a resort-based holiday. And if needed, you can cart all the necessary kit, as many of Europe’s campsites can be accessed without flying – by road, rail or ferry – which means you cut your carbon footprint, too. To see which parts of Europe are easiest to reach without taking a plane, The Green Traveller has a useful flight-free journey planner. What kind of campsites are there? Europe has campsites to suit every taste and most budgets. There are huge holiday camps like Domaine des Ormes, in Brittany complete with an 18-hole golf course, multiple swimming pools and restaurants, a high-wire adventure course and hundreds of acres of woodland and wildflower meadows. Then there are boutique operations like Champagne Perron-Beauvineau whose rustic wood cabins and pitches are surrounded by the vineyards of the Champagne region, where the hosting Perron family offer personal recommendations on where to eat and private wine tastings. Many of the smaller sites are sustainable holiday options – independent, family-run outfits where your payment goes directly into the local economy. While those set away from honeypot coastal resorts offer the opportunity to get back to nature on a low-impact holiday in places where overtourism isn’t a concern. Lots of rural campsites, including European locations of Featherdown Farm, the UK’s glamping pioneer operation, are part of local farming communities, so you’ll ofte…

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The best cruise holidays for families
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date: 2025-02-13T13:06:26.000Z
creator: Good Food team
subject: Global travel
subject: Travel
description: Discover our pick of the best family-friendly cruise lines from around the world. Our expert recommendations include foodie choices, river cruises and island-hopping adventures
encoded: Think ‘cruise’ and many of us will picture mega ships; vast floating theme parks that visit the sort of resorts more readily experienced on a beach holiday. But at their best, cruises take travellers to places otherwise difficult or even impossible to get to, bringing within reach some of the world’s most thrilling destinations and unique landscapes. For families and multi-generational groups, they offer comfort and entertainment with measured doses of adventure. And for food lovers, there’s an ever-booming number of big name, chef-led cruises to choose from. Crystal’s ships, for example, host the world’s only floating Nobu and Beefbar venues along with fine dining courtesy of the Alajmo bros and while, like many culinary cruises, its on-board offering may be more geared to grown-ups, routings like its Mediterranean sailings really pack in the ports of call, offering youngsters a cultural grand tour of Europe’s greatest cities and sites. And while there’s no doubt that travel by train and even plane is a more sustainable way to holiday, cruising is making improvements, with stricter regulations over emissions and waste, and companies like Ponant and Hurtigruten sailing towards ‘zero-emission propulsion’ by 2030 using wind- and battery-powered technology. Look for ships that offer locally sourced food options and employ waste reduction initiatives (recycling, composting and greywater treatment systems), and those using shore power rather than engines while docking, and liquid natural gas (LNG) while sailing, which some consider to be a comparatively cleaner fuel source. Many nature-focused and expedition cruises will offer educational programs on environmental impact. If you’re seeking a family-friendly cruise that offers the real adventure of travel, taking you places perfect for exploration by sea, where culture and local food is a raison d’etre, here’s our selection of places to set sail. The best family cruise holidays 2025 The Norwegian Fjords With soaring cliff…

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Top 10 family travel destinations for 2022
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creator: Sarah Barrell
subject: Family
subject: Global travel
subject: How to
subject: Travel
subject: travel
description: Find out BBC Good Food's top family-friendly travel destinations for 2022, including must-try foodie hotspots in the UK and abroad.
encoded: Looking for inspiration for that much-anticipated family getaway? We’ve selected 10 places where fun and good food is guaranteed, from easy access UK escapes and no-fly French ski trips to European beach breaks, exciting activity holidays and that big bucket list trip to see the pyramids in Egypt or the wonders of Japan. Top 10 family travel destinations 2022 1. Kent: stay overnight at a nature reserve Treat yourself to a sleepover at the only national nature reserve in England in which you can spend the night. Elmley Nature Reserve, on the nearby Isle of Sheppey, comes with bell tents and farmhouse cottages to rent, owls to spot swooping low over the marshlands, and a bevy of Kent’s best farm shops nearby. You’re perfectly placed to explore further afield with the seafood shacks at Whitstable and the Cathedral city of Canterbury just 45 minutes away. Don’t miss The Goods Shed, a farmers' market-cum-foodhall adjacent to Canterbury railway station, packed with picnic-worthy local produce and a lovely rustic café. 15 minutes east, there’s more wild fun to be had this year. By spring 2022, a small herd of wild European bison will be introduced to Blean Woods. Hunted to extinction, it’s been thousands of years since free-roaming bison were an integral part of our UK landscapes but a £1m project led by Kent Wildlife Trust and the Wildwood Trust sees the beasts return, in the hope that they’ll do their natural job of rewilding, managing forests by grazing on bark and felling weak trees. Once settled, ‘safari’ style nature tours will allow careful approach on foot. 2. Greece: small islands & mainland escapes Avoid the crowds and make a beeline for Greece’s bountiful choice of little islands characterised by family-run hotels and authentic local food. Follow in the footsteps of savvy Greek travellers and try Agistri. One of the closest islands to Athens (an hour by hydrofoil) its fragrant with pine forests offering easy hikes down to the astoundingly clear waters of the Sar…

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Best luxury family holiday destinations
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date: 2023-06-06T12:15:25.000Z
creator: Sarah Barrell
subject: Global travel
subject: Travel
description: A child-friendly holiday can be the perfect time to discover new and exciting food terrain. From the UK to Europe and far beyond, we've selected the best places to indulge your appetite for the world's finer food experiences.
encoded: Recommendations compiled as of the publish date. If you think there is any incorrect or out-of-date information in this guide please e-mail us at goodfoodwebsite@immediate.co.uk Taking a foodie family holiday can be the perfect way to explore the world, enjoy local flavours and soak up culture one bite at a time. Some of the world’s most beguiling destinations come with luxurious family friendly hotels where children are to be seen, heard and appetites encouraged. Explore our pick of the best. The Cotswolds, England Best for child-friendly country house hotels Move over Cornwall, for foodie family holidays there’s nowhere like the Cotswolds for a luxurious break where kids can live like kings. Home to some of the UK’s standard-setting gastro pubs including The Wild Rabbit, The Woolpack and The Lamb Inn, gourmet food in this rural region of rolling hills comes in an informal, cosy setting well-suited to families. And award-winning local food producers are reason alone for a road trip through the Cotswold’s honey-hued villages. Not one but two vast arboretums – Batsford and Westonbirt – allow kids to run wild under acres of spectacular trees, while Cotswold Country Park and Cotswold Water Park bring some beachy water sports fun. Where to stay in the Cotswolds: £ Cotswold Farm Park offers all the fun of a working farming estate and celebrates farm-to-fork family dining, its campsite home to six glamping eco lodges with Scandi-chic kitchens. ££ The Fish offers Swallows and Amazons fun with lake boating, treehouse accommodation and rooms in the old coach house where bistro and fine dining are on offer. £££ Calcot & Spa sets the gold standard for country house hotels where families are front and centre, with a crèche, kids’ club and extensive kids’ menus, cooking classes, extravagant high teas and family rooms in all shapes and sizes. Île de Ré, France Best for baguettes and bikes on the beach With sandy shores linked by a network of cycle paths, and every pretty painted …

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The best UK gourmet glamping sites
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date: 2023-04-27T16:25:23.000Z
creator: Sarah Barrell
subject: Family
subject: Travel
subject: UK Travel
description: Plush bedding, proper loos and some seriously good food credentials. From farm stays to tipis, tree houses to tents with fully kitted kitchens, glamping provides a brilliant getaway for families.
encoded: Recommendations compiled as of the publish date. If you think there is any incorrect or out of date information in this guide please e-mail us at goodfoodwebsite@immediate.co.uk Glamping has reinvented camping, not only making a night under canvas accessible to those who aren't used to embracing the elements but also offering access to hyper local ingredients and exceptional local cuisine. Forget fiddly camping stoves or reheating baked beans on a weedy fire: the best glamping destinations come with fully kitted-out kitchens, wood burners with hot plates, or al fresco pizza ovens and firepits where wood and cooking kit is included. Most places are set on or near farms, with impressively stocked farm shops; some sitting pretty on the grounds of the UK’s award-winning foodie hotels. Hampers of locally produced food can almost always be ordered, a showcase of British and Irish fare, from artisan pies, bakes and jams to sparkling wines and cheeses. And from treehouse glamping in Scotland and lough-side glamping pods in Northern Ireland, to pitching up at pre-set bell tent to go glamping in Wales or hitting the hot tub at your shepherd’s hut in view of peaks and shores of the Lake District, there's no end of choice – most with proper beds and linens, too. Troytown Farm, St Agnes, Isles of Scilly Best for local food and sandy beaches Camp out in style on the Isles of Scilly’s only dairy farm, in immaculately appointed bell tents, overlooking a white sandy beach and grazing fields framed with wildflowers. In addition to standard camping pitches, the site’s five bell tents sleep two to four people and come with self-inflating foam air mattresses, pots, pans, a camping stove, proper crockery, cutlery and utensils, plus a cool box and free ice-pack service. Pre-order a hamper from the on-site shop for farm-reared pork and beef, plus the creamiest dairy produce from Troytown’s Jersey and Ayrshire cows. Milk from the farm’s small herd is transformed on site into live yogurt, de…

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14 of the best holiday cottages to book in the UK and Ireland
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creator: Sarah Barrell
subject: Review
subject: Travel
subject: UK Travel
subject: holiday cottage
subject: Sarah Barrell
subject: uk holiday
subject: uk travel
description: Wanting to take a UK holiday to escape to the countryside or coast? Read our pick of some of the best cottages to book in the UK, including popular destinations, and family- and dog-friendly options.
encoded: These days, self-catering doesn’t mean loading up the car with cornflakes and frozen chilli, or making do with a camping kitchen. Increasingly, UK holiday rentals are the very definition of imaginative – converted barns, beautiful seaside apartments, rustic-luxury cottages, shepherd huts, safari tents, architectural treehouses, and organic farmhouses. They’re often equipped with kit for kids, from high-chairs and stair gates, to bottle warmers and DVD libraries. Plus, high-spec kitchens stocked with locally sourced food, and hampers bulging with everything from fresh cheese and homemade yogurt, to local honey and English wines, and breakfast sausages made on-site. With the UK’s delis, farm shops, seafood shacks and food markets often to be found in close proximity, exploring the local area for groceries will reap great rewards. Operators have seen a sharp rise in bookings this year, and as such, demand for coastal properties and those around inland tourism hotspots – near national parks, lakes and postcard pretty villages and towns – is high. As there's also a newly found appetite for remote rentals, you’ll likely need to be flexible with your destination choice. Merlin Farm Cottages Newquay, Cornwall Visit the Merlin Farm Cottages website Tucked away amid the rolling hills and hedge-lined lanes of beautiful Cornwall, Merlin Farm Cottages offers a quietly luxurious rural escape with all the amenities and comfort of home whilst being completely surrounded by nature, you can expect scenic countryside views as far as the eye can see and nothing but the sound of bird song. The cottage is well stocked for a self-catering stay with all modern cooking facilities provided, and you’ll find welcome G&T’s, locally sourced treats and the basics such as tea and good coffee. The cottage has the advantage of being within walking distance of the sandy shores of Mawgan Porth beach, which is a bit of a hidden gem, less-known than it’s nearby neighbours Fistral and Watergate Bay, it’s…

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Top 10 foods to try in Bali
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date: 2020-02-05T16:49:09.000Z
creator: Sarah Barrell
subject: Global travel
subject: Travel
subject: Balinese
subject: foodie travel
subject: Sarah Barrell
subject: top 10 foods
subject: travel
subject: travel guide
description: If you're planning your next holiday, see the best food to eat in scenic Bali. Try scrumptious snacks and filling meals with chicken and pork.
encoded: Discover the foods you need to try in Bali. The tropical island is home to an array of Asian flavours, cookery courses, and some of Indonesia’s most inventive chefs. Chinese, Indian and Malay cuisines underpin the food heritage of this tropical idyll, but it also has a unique Hindu culinary tradition that sets it apart from wider Indonesia. For a tiny island, Bali punches above its weight with its array of distinctive dishes. Chefs here use everything from tropical fruit and sashimi grade fish, to a huge variety of native herbs and spices, including lemongrass, torch ginger, golden turmeric and lush pandan leaves. If you're looking for even more foodie holiday inspiration, check out our travel hub for more guides. Top 10 Balinese dishes to try 1. Ayam pelalah Balinese cuisine relies on a rainbow crop of just-picked herbs and spices: this dish of shredded roast chicken is tossed with a paste of fresh turmeric root, chillies, shallots, and garlic, fried with lemongrass, daun salam (Balinese ‘bay’ leaves), shrimp paste, and kaffir lime leaves, seasoned with salt or sugar. As ever, a squeeze of ‘sexy’ lime, (the small juicy limau lime, also called jeruk limo/nasnaran mandarin, or key lime) adds a citrusy lift. 2. Nasi tepeng Bali’s beautiful rice terraces produce myriad types, from black and red, to sticky and white, all simply called ‘nasi’ once cooked. From the south-central Gianyar rice-growing region, this breakfast dish of rice porridge (congee elsewhere in Asia) in chicken broth, is mixed with shredded chicken cooked with lemongrass, kaffir lime, galangal, and chilli, served with such condiments as fresh coriander, kecap manis (sweet soy sauce) and fried shallots. 3. Nasi campur Bali This staple is a whatever-you’ve-got-to-hand dish of boiled long grain rice served with various side dishes – sometimes ayam pelalah (above), string beans, bean sprouts, mixed boiled vegetables, shrimp, meat etc. Fry the rice with shredded Chinese cabbage, carrots, shrimp paste, sweet…

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Top 10 destinations for foodies 2020
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creator: Sarah Barrell
subject: Global travel
subject: Travel
subject: 2020
subject: Holidays
subject: Sarah Barrell
subject: travel
subject: trends
description: From city breaks, to indulgent beach retreats and active getaways where you can work up an appetite, we reveal the foodie destinations for 2020.
encoded: Planning the ultimate tastebud-tingling trip in 2020? Make sure you tick off our bucket list destinations for foodies; from sensational seafood on the west coast of Ireland to terrific tacos and local wines from Mexico. Don't miss out on must-try local bites, cookery classes and top travel tips. Find even more local travel tips, city guides and restaurant hotspots in our travel hub. 1. Galway, Ireland Billed as Ireland’s largest ever cultural programme, Galway as a 2020 European Capital of Culture packs in an estimated 1,900 arts and culture events. As a shining star in the country’s ever-expanding culinary firmament, food will play a major part; in 2018, Co Galway was awarded Ireland’s first European Region of Gastronomy in recognition of its blossoming culinary credentials. So, while you’re feasting on this year’s stellar arts programme, save space for treats harvested from the epic landscapes surrounding Galway, a city at the heart of Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way, from heather-grazed lamb to shellfish freshly-plucked from the coast and 52 adjacent islands, to the refined dishes of Michelin-starred Aniar, and hearty Irish breakfasts at The Quay House, Good Hotel Guide’s Irish B&B of the year 2019, set in a 19th-century harbourmaster’s home. Check out our top 10 foods to try in Ireland for even more delicacies from the Emerald Isle. 2. Lyon, France If you needed an excuse to visit France’s de-facto culinary capital, the launch of the country’s first Cité Internationale de la Gastronomie might be it. UNESCO granted French gastronomy ‘world intangible heritage’ status in 2010, encouraging the establishment of four cities of gastronomy. Launched in October [2019], the Lyon debut is a permanent space set in a 12th-century Hotel-Dieu, a four-floor historic hospital building that’s more of a culinary cultural centre than a museum, housing exhibits on nutrition, interactive installations for kids and wannabe chefs, show kitchens with demos and tastings led by guest chefs, …

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