Ten UK woodland and waterfall walks that a wet weekend improves, from Waterfall Country, Aira Force and Ingleton to the Hermitage, Falls of Clyde and Glenariff, with distances, grades, parking and entry costs, winter closures and how to stay safe after heavy rain.
A wild coastal walk is a cliff path or beach where the sea is the event: winter storm swell, or grey seals pupping in coves below. These eleven UK walks, from Cornwall to Orkney, are best in autumn and winter, with honest notes on edges, tides and keeping 100 metres from the seals.
An autumn walk is a route that's better in October and November than in summer: rust-red bracken, gold birch and beech, the deer rut, migrating geese and seal pups. These ten long UK walks, from Glen Affric to Exmoor, are at their best in that weather, with notes on exposure and getting there.
A nerdy gift is a present built around a hobby someone takes seriously, from model making to PC gaming. The best ones are a small project they can finish, an experience you've agreed together, or the one upgrade they've asked for.
Card model-making is building small 3D models, usually buildings, from printed card parts. A first kit like Metcalfe's £10.50 station shelter and only the tools its instructions ask for are enough to find out whether you enjoy it.
A nerdy hobby is one with a learning curve and a community that cares about the details, such as miniature painting, card models or a Raspberry Pi. The way in is one first project: a free Warhammer shop session or £23.50 squad, a £10.50 card shelter or a £10 Pico kit.
Black Friday is the sale on the day after American Thanksgiving, 27 November 2026, with Cyber Monday on the 30th. With the price you'd happily pay written down before the sales start, the countdown clocks lose most of their power.
Android is the alternative to Apple's iOS, and it carried 53% of UK mobile web traffic in September 2026. Leaving iPhone, the Pixel 11 is the easiest switch, the Pixel 10a the best value, Nothing the most different and Fairphone the one you can fix.
Valve now makes four Steam devices: the Steam Deck handheld, the Steam Machine for the telly, the Steam Frame VR headset and the Steam Controller. Most people need one, and for most it's the Steam Deck OLED.
The Steam Frame is Valve's wireless VR headset: £889 for 256GB (£918 with the charger it leaves out), and still sold through a waitlist. It's a great idea if you've got a gaming PC and want VR, and a pricey detour if you just want Steam on the sofa.
