Daily edition · Nº 80 · 1 November 2026
The Feed
Forty places from across the country, in five runs.
Water, one way or another
Estuaries, harbours, canals, lidos and boats you can get on.
Guided ExperienceNº 01Adur Outdoor Activities CentreOutdoor activity centre on Brighton Road in Shoreham-by-SeaBrighton & Hove · EnglandGuided ExperienceNº 02Foyle Adventures and Boat ToursLaunched in 2023, running rib-boat trips on the River Foyle…Derry & the Sperrins · Northern IrelandGuided ExperienceNº 03Rutland Water CruisesRun scenic trips on the reservoir from Whitwell Harbour…Lincolnshire & Rutland · EnglandGuided ExperienceNº 04Bristol MarinaMarina on Hanover Place in the Floating HarbourBristol · EnglandGuided ExperienceNº 05Knockburn Loch & Outdoor Activity CentreIndependent outdoor activity centre on a loch near StrachanAberdeen & the North-East · ScotlandGuided ExperienceNº 06Hatt AdventuresOperates from Unit 5 in the Marine Trade Centre…Lewes & the Downs · EnglandGuided ExperienceNº 07Gower Coast Adventures, OxwichGower Coast Adventures has run wildlife boat trips from Oxwich…Swansea & Gower · WalesGuided ExperienceNº 08Splash Tours LiverpoolAmphibious vehicle tour operator based at the Royal Albert Dock.Liverpool & Merseyside · England
Saved by the people who use it
Community-owned pubs, shops and halls that would otherwise have gone.
Community PubNº 09The John HewittNamed for the Belfast poet and owned, unusuallyBelfast · Northern IrelandBreweryNº 10Ben's Brewery Tap & Bottle ShopThree generations of the Haydock family run Ben's Brewery's taproom…Lancashire & the Ribble Valley · EnglandMuseumNº 11Newquay Heritage Archive & MuseumA volunteer-run museum in the exact sense of both words.Cornwall · EnglandDeliNº 12Fordhall FarmBilled as England's first community-owned farmShropshire · EnglandFreehouseNº 13Crown InnA centuries-old freehouse in the Clun ValleyShropshire · EnglandBreweryNº 14Boundary Brewing Co-operativeBoundary is a co-operative breweryBelfast · Northern IrelandHeritageNº 15Barnsley CivicArts centre inside a public hall built in 1877…Sheffield & South Yorkshire · EnglandFreehouseNº 16Salehurst HaltA community-led pub in the hamlet of SalehurstRye & the Weald · England
Open when the weather allows
Operators who cancel rather than push their luck.
Guided ExperienceNº 17Sea ClydeRuns skippered boat trips out of Largs Yacht Haven aboard…Ayrshire & Arran · ScotlandGuided ExperienceNº 18BritsailA friends-and-family-run RYA training centre based at Kip Marina…Inverclyde · ScotlandGuided ExperienceNº 19Predator IrelandA sea fishing charter run by skipper Hamish CurrieAntrim & the Causeway Coast · Northern IrelandGuided ExperienceNº 20Sightseeing CruisesFamily-run passenger boat operator working from the quay below Conwy…Conwy · WalesGuided ExperienceNº 21Isle of May Boat TripsRuns wildlife cruises from the Middle Pier on Shore Street…Fife · ScotlandGuided ExperienceNº 22PaddleSUP CompanyA stand-up paddleboarding operator run by Michelle McKeownBasingstoke & North Hampshire · EnglandGuided ExperienceNº 23Elie WatersportsA Royal Yachting Association training centre based at the West…Fife · ScotlandGuided ExperienceNº 24Marsh's BoatsRun sightseeing and fishing trips from the Stone Quay…Dorset · England
Loud rooms and quiet rooms
Live music, theatres, galleries, reading rooms — the full spread.
GalleryNº 25Room 212An art shop and exhibition space at 212 Gloucester Road…Bristol · EnglandBookshopNº 26CollectedTwo floors of the Riverwalk in Durham city centreCounty Durham & Teesside · EnglandCoffee HouseNº 27ChaptersIndependent cafe and bookshop on Sturry High StreetEast Kent · EnglandBoutique HotelNº 28The Reading RoomsLouise Oldfield and Liam Nabb spent two years restoring 31…East Kent · EnglandHeritage CraftNº 29Boom StudiosArtist-led creative hub on Bangor's Main StreetNorth Down & Ards · Northern IrelandHeritageNº 30Lion House GalleryGallery on Lavenham's High Street, showing paintings, ceramics, original printsSuffolk Coast · EnglandBookshopNº 31Needful ThingsTwo floors just off Church Square in old HartlepoolCounty Durham & Teesside · EnglandHeritageNº 32Crescent Arts CentreAn independent arts centre on University RoadBelfast · Northern Ireland
Outside your usual
Eight from the corners of the country you have not been reading.
TheatreNº 33Lamproom TheatreThe building on Westgate opened as a Methodist chapel…Sheffield & South Yorkshire · EnglandRestaurantNº 34The Muddlers Club RestaurantThe Muddlers Club sits on Warehouse LaneBelfast · Northern IrelandHeritage PubNº 35Hand & Heart NottinghamHand & Heart occupies a row of sandstone caves carved…Nottingham & Derby · EnglandMuseumNº 36The Museum of Witchcraft and MagicCecil Williamson, a folk magicianCornwall · EnglandCafeNº 37Pete's EatsA cafe on Llanberis high street opened by Peter Norton…Gwynedd & Eryri · WalesFreehouseNº 38The LansdowneReopened in 2012 after standing empty for several yearsCardiff · WalesTheatreNº 39Leicester Square TheatreStands on Leicester Place, just north of Leicester SquareCentral London · EnglandCafeNº 40The ArcWorks from 17-21 Abbey Road in GrimsbyGrimsby & North-East Lincolnshire · England