Article: Travel: Run away to romantic weekend love nest; High quality romantic bolt-holes used to be quite thin on the ground. But, as Travel Editor Paul Groves explains, there are now rich pickings for couples looking to escape Quality time away with a loved one no longer means a 'nudge, nudge wink, wink' attitude.(Features)

Byline: Paul Groves

There was a time when a weekend away would elicit the kind of 'Nudge-nudge, wink-wink, say no more' innuendo that was a staple of 1970s comedy.

Equally, there was a time when couples looking for an ideal weekend retreat either had to remortgage their home or endure something akin to the Basil Fawlty experience.

But the times - and thankfully the attitudes and the hotels - have changed. The weekend away is becoming a feature of modern life for a huge section of society and there is an embarrassment of riches for those looking ...

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