There are many ways to plan a holiday in Scotland by train. Some want to conquer the castles, others want to bag Munroes, and then of course there are famous Scottish Whisky trails to soak up. One of our most popular recent additions is our Cathedral tour of Scotland.

The River Aeron rises in the hills west of Tregaron in mid-Wales and performs a neat pirouette through rich dairy country and runs down to reach the sea at Aberaeron. Aberaeron is a gem, a handsome wee town with a rare architectural unity. And it’s the spot we’ve chosen for this month’s Byway members’ holiday.

If working from home is leaving you feeling a bit flat, why not use remote working to your advantage and work from ‘home’ somewhere different? Combining a holiday with working remotely allows you to spend more time away, settle into a place and ‘live like a local’. Here are our top tips for the perfect work-from-anywhere staycation.

We've combed the country to find you four slow travel gems for the upcoming bank holidays that haven't yet booked up (it wasn't easy!). Book yourself a May or August bank holiday roaming the Hebridean Isle of Mull, the Lake District, the South Downs or Sussex. Travel's unrestricted between England, Wales and Scotland and from 17th May hotels/B&Bs should be open, so the UK's our oyster - let's get out there!

As of yesterday self catering overnight holidays become possible, so we’ve pulled together our favourite self-catered UK holidays with last minute availability still remaining. Whether a romantic getaway for two, a fun-filled family adventure or a solo retreat, there’s a slow travel holiday to suit everyone, personalised to you by our team.

One of the perks of being a Byway member is access to exclusive holidays to our favourite off-the-beaten track locations, staying in an extra-special stays. With transport, accommodation, package protection and our full Covid refund guarantee included, members can sit back, relax, and enjoy the journey. Here’s a sneak peek into this month’s holiday.

Today, we celebrate our first birthday here at Byway. What a year it’s been! We were born in the first lockdown, and are celebrating our birthday virtually in the third - but this time with a clear travel timeline, with slow travel surging, and with spring in the air ☀️

Slow travel is surging! Since lockdown easing was announced we've planned more post-lockdown holidays than you can shake a stick at; below you'll find the most popular trips, grounded in joyful journeys by train, boat and bus.

This guest blog post is written by Joe Timothy, business analyst from Leeds, slow travel enthusiast and friend of Byway, who is sharing with us the story of his slow travel honeymoon through Norway.

Following the latest government announcements, here's our summary of what's likely to be possible travel-wise as we walk the path out of lockdown, and when.

On Valentine’s Day 2021, many of us spent the day away from many of those we love. We asked our community, ‘when we can travel again, who would you travel with and where would you go?’ Here are a few of the answers ❤️

We totally disagree with Grant Shapps’ latest; the advice should not be ‘don’t book a holiday,’ but ‘don’t book a holiday unless it has package protection and a 100% Covid refund guarantee.’ We have both.

It was back in 2009 that I made the decision to stop flying. The Age of Stupid had just come out at the local cinema, and I went to watch it with some greenie friends. Seeing Pete Postlethwaite ask humanity why we didn’t save ourselves when we had a chance was the prompt I needed to add even more environmental rigour to my lifestyle.

As the weather warms and vaccinations accelerate, it's likely many of us will be holidaying close to home this year, away from the crowds. Perfect for a Byway! Last year summer staycations sold out in a flash when restrictions lifted, and we're already seeing a similar rush on bookings for summer 2021.

The many dazzling towns scattered along the Mediterranean coast are among the top spots on our list once travel to Europe becomes possible again. There are a number of ways you can take the train to the Mediterranean from the UK. Here are some of our chosen favourites to ponder as you map out your meanderings for 2021.

It’s the moving that we all miss. And to rekindle that affair post-COVID, there are few better places than the Mediterranean. The Mediterranean oozes slow, with sultry scenes of apertifs in Marseille’s vieux port or a paddle and pique-nique on Nice’s Castel beach filling our dreams. Such reverie will, hopefully, become a reality by summer 2021 but, as we sit patiently and wait, there is no harm in planning.

As most of us begin another stretch of weeks at home, we are thinking of all of you facing big challenges with limited support. We'd like to bring some slow travel colour to your winter lockdown. Here are our three commitments to you.

Travel has undoubtedly become something we will never again take for granted. At Byway, we believe that post-Covid travel should be sustainable and slow, with no zooming at all. Here are our 2021 travel resolutions to inspire and invite you to travel safely, slowly and sustainably.

2020 was a year of travel restrictions. 2021 brings the hope of the vaccine, and with it, the opening of internal and external borders and an opportunity to travel cleaner and greener on the other side. As we head into the year of the vaccine, let’s travel better. Here are some of our top green tips to keep your journeys squeaky carbon-clean.

2020. A year like no other, and the one in which Byway was born. We founded Byway this year to help more people discover the joys of travelling through the world rather than flying over it. As the year of the pandemic draws to a close and a year of large-scale vaccine rollouts dawns, here are our reflections on our founding year.