In fact, some of the best weekend breaks in the UK are those that are only an hour or two away by train. And, at a time when many of us are trying to be sustainable, trading holidays in locations only accessible by plane for escapes to lesser-known regions in Britain seems like a win-win. Art lovers should head north to Braemar, where the founders of Hauser & Wirth opened the Fife Arms just nine miles down the road from Balmoral, while serious gourmands will be enamoured with the Fernery, the lauded restaurant at The Grove of Narbeth – easily one of Wales’s most charming hotels.