Travel news: 7 March
Live like Lord and Lady Grantham on the Downton Abbey weekend at Swinton Park, North Yorkshire, which includes afternoon tea, a black-tie gala dinner and a private tour of Newby Hall. On 18 and 19 October, from £550 per room.
01765-680900, www.swintonpark.com
WINE & CHOCOLATE
Brudenell Hotel, on the Suffolk Coast in Aldeburgh, offers a break that includes chocolates and wine from the Collector’s Wine List, pre-dinner wine and £30 per person towards dinner. From £230 per night for two sharing, Sunday to Friday.
01728-452071, www.brudenellhotel.co.uk
BLOSSOM IN JAPAN
See glorious cherry blossoms on Japan Journeys’ Classic Japan Tour, taking in Tokyo, Kyoto and Mount Fuji. 28 March to 8 April, from £3,295 per person, including flights, a rail pass and entrance fees.
020-7766 5267, www.japanjourneys.co.uk