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Penny Walker

@pennyswalker

Travel Features Editor @TelegraphTravel

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Joined January 2016
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Super proud of all the hard work on the @TelegraphTravel desk over the past 12 months! Well done team 🏆
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@TravMedia_UK12 May 2025
We turn to the National Broadsheet Newspaper Travel Section of the Year, sponsored by Tourism Australia. Led by Ben Ross, The Telegraph deservedly takes the prize in a tightly fought contest. Congrats to the team. 👏 #TravMediaAwards @australia
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Woohoo. Excellent work team @TelegraphTravel
Travel Media Awards (@travelmediawrds) profile pictureTravel Media Awards@travelmediawrds28 Oct 2024
Cheers to @TelegraphTravel for winning the National Broadsheet Print & Digital Section of the Year award! A special shout-out to Ben Ross and the team for their incredible work — well done! #TravelMediaAwards
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🏨 The Telegraph’s collection of hotel reviews is a unique resource that spans the globe. But which of these hotels can be described as the best? The Telegraph Hotel Awards aims to answer that question. Find out which hotel has been crowned number one ⬇️ telegraph.co.uk/travel/hotel…
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Ben Ross@benross0122 Apr 2024
Well done to all @TelegraphTravel for a thoroughly deserved win @TravMedia_UK awards! 👏 👏 👏
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Ben Ross@benross0118 Apr 2023
Right. Let’s get all those hashtags in one place. The brilliant team @TelegraphTravel has won National Newspaper Travel Section of the year @TravMedia_UK and @TelegraphTravel’s travel correspondent @LeadbeaterChris has won Consumer Travel Writer of the Year. This is excellent.
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If you're thinking of a fresh start this Easter weekend, applications are still open for our Commissioning Editor role. #traveleditor #traveljob
Penny Walker (@pennyswalker) profile picturePenny Walker@pennyswalker27 Mar 2023
I'm returning from maternity leave next week and my small team of commissioners @TelegraphTravel is expanding after the promotion of the fantastic @GemKnight88 to Senior Commissioning Editor. Come work with us! careers.telegraph.co.uk/jobs…
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One of my favourite commissions for quite some time – 1995 Pride & Prejudice fans assemble! #MrDarcy #ColinFirth #PrideandPrejudice #TheShirt telegraph.co.uk/travel/desti…
My wife owns Mr Darcy’s shirt – but before she parts with it, I gave it one last spin around...

My wife owns Mr Darcy’s shirt – but before she parts with it, I gave it one last spin around...

On a mini break at the glorious Lyme Park estate, I attempted to recreate one of the most celebrated moments in television history

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Freelancers and PRs - I have just turned the out of office off. I am officially back at my desk! #travel
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I'm returning from maternity leave next week and my small team of commissioners @TelegraphTravel is expanding after the promotion of the fantastic @GemKnight88 to Senior Commissioning Editor. Come work with us! careers.telegraph.co.uk/jobs…
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🍾🗺️Exceptionally proud for winning National Newspaper Travel Section of The Year @TravMedia_UK #Awards last night Thanks to all our writers, readers, and designers. Here's to another great year of #travel ahead!
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I loved working on this feature with the amazing @DebbieNorth29 – such an incredible, inspiring woman. A fantastic read and free for the first 24 hours! #AccessibleTravel @TelegraphTravel telegraph.co.uk/travel/desti…
I lost my ability to walk, then my husband – but I was determined to fulfil my promise to him

I lost my ability to walk, then my husband – but I was determined to fulfil my promise to him

Despite the sorrow, fear and logistics of going alone at 61, this writer forged on with her solo adventures hoping to find joy in life again

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Yep, I like camping so much I even did it in Kenya. I loved every second. #Travel #safari
Telegraph Travel (@TelegraphTravel) profile pictureTelegraph Travel@TelegraphTravel24 Feb 2022
How to follow the herd but avoid the crowds – @pennyswalker discovers the secret to a successful #safari holiday 🐃 telegraph.co.uk/travel/safar…
I've found the secret to avoiding the crowds on safari

I've found the secret to avoiding the crowds on safari

Stay well ahead of the human herd, with a camp that moves with the Great Migration in Kenya's Maasai Mara

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A few weeks ago I sent a message to a random woman in New York City, asking if she wanted to swap lives with me. Homes, friends, dates – everything. Yes, like in The Holiday. She said yes. Full story in @TelegraphTravel today. Free til 2pm🔓 telegraph.co.uk/travel/desti… @Telegraph
I recreated The Holiday to see if I could find love in New York

I recreated The Holiday to see if I could find love in New York

Like the Christmas film, I swapped homes with a woman I met online and headed to NYC – it was the best dating decision I’ve ever made

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Hiring klaxon! If you have a passion for hotels, come and join our fabulous team @TelegraphTravel #traveljob cisionjobs.co.uk/job/105155/…
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One for everyone out there who loves holidaying in the UK with their four-legged friends. My wonderful (writer) friend @lottiecgross is penning a book - just for you.
Lottie Gross (@lottiecgross) profile pictureLottie Gross@lottiecgross10 Apr 2021
#Dog owners! You need this book 🙃 I'm writing a one-stop guide to #dogfriendly holidays in Britain. It's got museums, heritage railways and MORE unusual fun plus hotels/pubs. I'm selling pre-orders here AND offering exclusive content along the way: crowdfunder.co.uk/dog-friend…
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Wimbledon, Wembley and G7 bbqs are allowed and I still don't know if I can have 80 guests at my wedding. And those 80 won't be able to drink standing up – or dance. What a farce. #whataboutweddings
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Can’t dance at a wedding but can stuff strawberries and champagne down your neck at The All England Club packed with tens of thousands crammed like sardines in a tin.
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I'm not sure if I've mentioned this, but I love holidaying in Britain. #holiday #supporttheuktravelindustry #cheshire telegraph.co.uk/travel/activ…
I swapped the Maldives for a forest holiday in Britain – and found the peace I was looking for

I swapped the Maldives for a forest holiday in Britain – and found the peace I was looking for

It seems that a cabin in the woods can be just as idyllic as far-flung shores

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🚨Young people wanted for life-changing journey to Antarctica 🚨all expenses paid,cold weather kit provided (thanks to @craghoppers), two weeks of daylight, inconstant danger, safe return guaranteed, honour and recognition in case of success... thread 👇
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To mark one year of lockdown, all content on our site is free to read until 8am tomorrow. If you're looking for #Travel news, holiday hope and inspiration, you can find it all here: telegraph.co.uk/travel/

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Telegraph Travel offers the best holiday inspiration, advice, hotel reviews, news and interviews, first person stories, analysis, comment, data and interactive tools from the best writers in the...

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"We shouldn’t assume that foreign holidays are definitely dead in the water this year." A calm, considered piece (as always) from @TelegraphTravel's @travellingtrend telegraph.co.uk/travel/advic…
Book now, or wait? The ultimate guide to planning a holiday in 2022

Book now, or wait? The ultimate guide to planning a holiday in 2022

Despite the ongoing uncertainties around Covid, it may pay dividends to bite the bullet and bag the best deals now, especially for families

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