A new month in a newish year and there’s still no real indication of when lockdown restrictions will be tightened, eased or lifted here in the UK. Quite a few books have been read and television programmes watched over the last few months as plans have been lightly formulated and then put to one side in readiness for action stations once we find out what we can or can’t do.

One suspects that most of the honey pots will be booked up rather quickly, so we may use Plan B and head into cities rather than the Lake District, Northumberland, Yorkshire Dales, Norfolk, Cotswolds, Pembrokeshire, North York Moors or Scotland.

With railcards at the ready and sites such as Expedia, booking.com and individual hotel or hostel internet sites to choose from, a one-two week UK trip can be put together at very short notice and take just a few hours to research possibilities, check availability and then do the deed.

The only outstanding question is when though!

Over to you, Boris!