Right in the centre of England, Leicestershire offers a fine mixture of countryside, industry, ancient battles and the occasional surprise king turning up in a …
Leicestershire is where England’s past pops up in surprising places
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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 …
Wiltshire, where stones stand tall and history runs deep
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 …
Top 10 reasons to visit The West Midlands, from Peaky Blinders to Cadbury bars
The West Midlands has always been a place of industry and invention, where things were hammered, smelted, cast and riveted with a kind of cheerful …
Hertfordshire is where England politely meets the edge of London
Hertfordshire sits just north of London, close enough to feel the capital’s pull, but far enough away to maintain a distinctly English calm. It is …
Cheshire, Romans, royals and rather good cheese
Tucked in the northwest, somewhere between the peaks of Derbyshire and the plains of Merseyside, you find Cheshire. It is a county of country houses, …
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 …