August is the slowest month, a chance to recharge. At home there are early finishes and afternoons spent idling, while being away brings its own r&r. A river picnic is something to savour – picking blackberries and eating ice-cream, too. Long car trips are rarely a pleasure but here also is a chance to embrace slow: leaving the motorway to explore, playing silly car games, or driving a camper van just for the joy of it. Savouring summer can involve making a journey in more ways than one.

SAVOUR – Banana splits & blackberry cake. A glove-box guide to getting off the motorway. Seahorses & poolside tunes. Hideaways you can hire. A local's guide to Fez. Riverside picnic gathering. Cool cacti. Tiny homes & Venetian style. How to holiday well.