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Weekend Getaways
Berwick-upon-Tweed, England’s Northernmost Curiosity
Just before England runs out of road, before the River Tweed curls out into the North Sea, there is Berwick. A town that has changed …
Stratford-upon-Avon beyond the Shakespeare connection
Stratford-upon-Avon is, of course, famously the birthplace of one William Shakespeare. And while that fact is inescapable , from the souvenir mugs to the guided …
Warwick, a medieval town with much more than just turrets and trebuchets
It’s almost impossible to talk about Warwick without mentioning the castle. It’s big. It’s bold. It’s got armour, archery, and birds of prey that give …
Lymington
A salty town with cobbles and yachts Lymington, on the forest’s southern edge, feels at once maritime and rustic. Wander its Georgian High Street, paved …
The New Forest, ancient woodlands and secret glades
There is something wonderfully contradictory about the New Forest. You might reasonably expect a forest to be full of densely packed trees and gloomy clearings, …
Lyndhurst
Capital of the New Forest with a regal past Lyndhurst is often described as the heart of the New Forest, and with good reason. For …
Brockenhurst
A gentle village with a forest heart Brockenhurst is the kind of place where the forest simply carries on into the streets. Ponies amble across …
Where the sea went out and never came back, a wander through the Cinque Ports
There are some parts of Britain that seem to exist in a slightly different version of time. Not frozen exactly, but moving with an unhurried …
Things to do in Alnwick for first-time visitors
Looking for a market town that serves up ancient castles, giant bookshops and gardens full of dangerously interesting plants? Alnwick (pronounced “Annick”) in Northumberland ticks …