If cities were people, London would be the eccentric uncle with too many stories and no particular desire to tell them in order. It is …
Mind the gap and other useful advice for surviving London
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 …
Edinburgh between a rock and a rather nice Georgian place
Edinburgh is not a city that eases you in. It grabs you by the collar the moment you step off the train, marches you out …
The top 10 reasons to visit North Wales Especially if you’ve never been
Let’s get one thing clear from the outset, North Wales is not just a lumpy bit of Britain with sheep and soggy hills. It is, …
Warwickshire is where England’s greatest hits are packed into one tidy county
Right in the middle of England, Warwickshire has somehow managed to fit in an impressive number of very English things: Shakespeare, castles, medieval towns, rolling …
Stratford-upon-Avon beyond the Shakespeare connection
Why there’s more to love here than just the Bard Stratford-upon-Avon is, of course, famously the birthplace of one William Shakespeare. And while that fact …
Warwick more than just the castle
The 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 …
Woodland Spa in Burnley named best hotel spa in the UK
The Woodland Spa in Burnley has been crowned the Best Hotel Spa in the UK at the 2025 Good Spa Guide Awards, its fourth consecutive …
Lancashire is where England is properly northern with a seaside twist
Lancashire sits confidently between England’s northwest coast and the Pennines, a county that once powered the world with its mills, soot and hard graft. Today …
London beyond Big Ben
There is nothing wrong with liking Big Ben. It is a cheerful little beacon of punctuality, and frankly, if a city is going to have …