Few figures from the early Middle Ages have loomed quite so large in English history as Alfred the Great. Born in the ninth century, when …
Alfred the Great, the king who saved England
Shropshire is where England hides some of its best bits
Tucked along the border with Wales, Shropshire is one of those counties that people often forget about, which suits the locals just fine. It is …
Birmingham, the city that built everything and brags about nothing
Birmingham doesn’t always shout about itself. That’s one big reason why I like it so much. While London blares and Manchester struts, Brum gets on …
East Sussex is where England meets the sea with a bit of drama
East Sussex sits along the south coast where England, not normally known for its bold gestures, suddenly decides to get a little more theatrical. Here …
Six of The Best Autumn Walks in North East England
The North East of England does autumn rather well. One moment you’re crunching through golden leaves in a cathedral city that looks like it belongs …
Cardiff for the curious, a capital with character
There are capital cities that feel like they are performing for you and there are others that simply invite you in for a chat and …
Herefordshire is where England slows right down
Tucked away along the Welsh border, Herefordshire is one of England’s quieter counties. The roads narrow, the fields spread out, and the rivers wind gently …
Stirling and the legacies of Wallace and Bruce
Few places in Scotland carry the weight of history as heavily as Stirling. Once the key to controlling the north, it was the stage for …
Jane Austen, a quiet revolutionary of English literature
Few writers have managed to capture the delicate dance of human manners, love, and ambition with the wit and precision of Jane Austen. Living a …
Winchester Cathedral: A thousand years of faith and stone
Few buildings in England carry the weight of history quite like Winchester Cathedral. Rising above the old capital of Anglo-Saxon England, it has stood for …