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, …
Gloucestershire, where England looks like a landscape painting
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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 …
The Cotswolds Leafy Lanes Road Trip
If England ever had a stage set for charm it would be the Cotswolds. Honey-coloured cottages with roses climbing their walls, villages with names that …
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, …
Surrey is where England politely mixes countryside with commuter comfort
Just south of London, Surrey offers a version of England where the countryside feels particularly well looked after. The hedgerows are neatly trimmed, the villages …
Cornwall is where England runs out of land and starts telling stories
Cornwall is the bit of England that seems to have wandered off on its own and decided it preferred the company of cliffs, sea spray, …
6 of the best things to do in England on a hot sunny summer day
It doesn’t happen often, but when England decides to switch off the drizzle and crank up the sunshine, something rather wonderful occurs. People emerge from …
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 …
South East England, Royal roots, ridiculous real estate, and really quite nice villages
There is a tendency, when thinking about South East England, to imagine an endless swirl of Range Rovers, wisteria-clad cottages, and villages where the local …
Welcome to Portmerion, the Italian village that isn’t
Portmeirion is a place that makes you question your map-reading skills. One moment you’re in a pine-fringed corner of North Wales, the next you appear …