Get The Extra Mile for Christmas
How to get The Extra Mile for Christmas? The easiest way is to ask! Oh you mean how to physically get one in time as the big day looms. Fear not: read on.
CHRISTMAS DIPS, BOXING DAY SWIMS AND NEW YEAR DOOKS IN THE UK: 2024
A round up of the UK’s festive dips and dooks. ‘Spectators are welcome but mankinis aren’t.’
BEST FOOD FESTIVALS FOR 2025
Food festivals are great places to meet your local food and drinks producers, from growers, makers, and bakers, to brewers and butchers. Here are some favourite food fests. Tickets make great gifts, too!
FIND THE BEST SEA SAUNA NEAR YOU
Sea saunas are hotting up year on year. Find the best sea sauna near you for your next wild swim, surf session, or simply to stay warm on shore when you next head to the beach.
PICK YOUR OWN (PYO) CHRISTMAS TREES NEAR YOU
Thought Christmas planning couldn’t get any more magical? Think again. This blog features farms around Britain where you can pick your own (‘PYO’) Christmas trees. Enjoy all the walking in a winter wonderland…
OUR TOP SEASIDE LIDOS AND MARINE LAKES IN THE UK
Sea swimming, cold-water swimming and wild swimming are big news in the UK…and so is lounging around like a sun-warmed lizard at a beachside lido or marine lake. Here are our favourites.
BEST-SELLING FOODIE TRAVEL GUIDES
Reaching audiences of millions through BBC TV, radio, and print and online coverage, our guides each became a #1 bestseller in 2024. Discover the books promoting 600+ independent cafés and British farm shops (while making a charity donation per sale). They make great gifts for foodies, too…
THE FARM SHOP GUIDE: SUPPORT BRITISH FOOD AND FARMING
Love farm shops and fresh local food? The Farm Shop Guide is an essential guide to 165 of Britain’s best. A perfect ‘treat-to-self’ or book gift for a foodie friend.
SURF, TURF, AND TARMAC: THE CAFÉ GUIDEBOOK TRIO WE ALL NEED
The Coastal Café Guide, The Farm Shop Guide, and The Extra Mile give you 600 memorable places to eat across Britain.
THE COASTAL CAFÉ GUIDE: THE IDEAL GIFT FOR SWIMMERS, SURFERS, AND FOODIE BEACH LOVERS
Want seafood with a sea view, chips overlooking the surf, a post-swim coffee or a café on the coast? Dive in…
PYO PUMPKINS: 10 OF THE BEST PICK-YOUR-OWN PUMPKIN PATCHES 2024
Prefer to pick your own pumpkins? Explore our favourite British farms with PYO pumpkin patches, good food, and family fun.
TOP GIFTS FOR MOTORISTS
Stuck for gift ideas for people who love (or simply have to do a lot of) driving? Explore our top gifts for motorists.
WIN COFFEE GROUNDS FOR A YEAR
Free coffee? Yes please! Scotland’s ‘Unorthodox Roasters’ are here to help you caffeinate in home-roasted style.
WIN TICKETS TO THE THREE COUNTIES FOOD AND DRINK FESTIVAL
WIN two free tickets to the inaugural Three Counties Food and Drink Festival. Read on to find out how.
6 ORGANIC CAFES NEAR THE ROAD
We pride ourselves on championing some of the very best, and most considerate producers in the country, but some of them really go the extra
PLACES TO EAT ON THE WAY TO GLASTONBURY
Need to stop for food on your way to Glastonbury? Whatever direction you’re coming from, eat well on the way with The Extra Mile’s top tips.