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Birmingham, the city that built everything and brags about nothing

Updated on September 19, 2025September 19, 2025

Aerial view of central Birmingham showing the modern Selfridges building with its curved silver façade covered in circular discs beside the historic St Martin’s Church, surrounded by shoppers and city streets

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 …

The iconic chalk cliffs of the Seven Sisters rise starkly from the Sussex coastline, their gleaming white faces contrasting against a deep blue sky and the churning waves below. Towering, sheer, and weather-beaten by centuries of sea spray, the cliffs create one of England’s most dramatic coastal views, where walkers trace the narrow paths above and the restless Channel pounds the shingle shore beneath

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East Sussex is where England meets the sea with a bit of drama

September 18, 2025September 18, 2025

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 …

View of Hereford in Herefordshire, featuring the historic stone bridge over the River Wye with Hereford Cathedral in the background on a sunny day with blue skies and scattered clouds.

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Herefordshire is where England slows right down

Updated on September 19, 2025September 17, 2025

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 …

Classic portrait of Jane Austen in Regency-era style, showing her seated in a pale blue gown with lace trim and a muslin cap, gazing thoughtfully to the side against a muted brown background

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Jane Austen, a quiet revolutionary of English literature

Updated on September 16, 2025September 16, 2025

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 illuminated at night with vibrant purple, pink, and blue lights highlighting its grand Gothic façade, tall arched windows, and intricate stonework against the dark sky

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Winchester Cathedral: A thousand years of faith and stone

Updated on September 16, 2025September 16, 2025

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 …

Highclere Castle in Hampshire on a sunny day, with its grand Victorian architecture, ornate towers, and expansive green lawn surrounded by trees under a bright blue sky with scattered clouds

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Hampshire, where England does a bit of everything

Updated on September 16, 2025September 16, 2025

Tucked into the south of England, Hampshire feels like a county that has quietly collected a bit of everything. You get handsome cathedrals, rolling countryside, …

Aerial view of Salisbury Cathedral in Wiltshire, with its soaring spire rising above surrounding trees, historic red-roofed houses, and misty countryside under a bright blue sky

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Wiltshire, where stones stand tall and history runs deep

Updated on September 15, 2025September 15, 2025

Wiltshire is one of those counties that feels like it has been quietly minding its own business for several thousand years. This is a place …

Traditional Cotswold stone cottage in Gloucestershire with a thatched roof, white-framed windows, and a colourful front garden, set beneath a bright blue sky with fluffy clouds and surrounded by lush green trees.

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Gloucestershire, where England looks like a landscape painting

Updated on September 15, 2025September 15, 2025

If you were asked to draw a picture of classic England, there is a good chance you would accidentally end up sketching Gloucestershire. Rolling hills, …