How to take your hobby on holiday

Don’t just travel for travel’s sake. Why not larn a new skill, or let your hobby lead you to some of the world’s most interesting destinations?

Sightseeing is all very well and good, but try doing something on your next trip and you might feel more rewarded. Whether you want to learn a new skill, or just take your hobby, be it cooking or knitting, on holiday, here are a few ways to get more involved in your next destination.

1. Keen on cooking? Rustle something up in Spain

For those with a big appetitie and a healthy relationship with the stove, Spain is an ideal hobby holiday. There may be no better souvenir to take home than a new dish you’ve mastered.

Riviera Travel’s Classical Spain (from £599) offers the option to add on a tour of the bustling Triana food market to stock up on some Spanish essentials, then turn it into an authentic tapas feast. Alternatively, take a tour of Madrid, Salamanca and Toledo (six nights from £799) and go shopping for supplies in the capital’s market before learning to make a spectacular Spanish spread, with paella, tapas and even sangria.

Read more: 9 great European city breaks within 2 hours of the UK

2. Love knitting? Get stitching in Scotland

If you’ve always got a pair of needles and yarn in your handbag, you need to go to Scotland. The country has a long-standing tradition of wool

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