Few figures from the early Middle Ages have loomed quite so large in English history as Alfred the Great. Born in the ninth century, when …
Alfred the Great, the king who saved England
Heritage
Shropshire is where England hides some of its best bits
Tucked along the border with Wales, Shropshire is one of those counties that people often forget about, which suits the locals just fine. It is …
Herefordshire is where England slows right down
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 …
Nottinghamshire is where England gets a bit legendary
Nottinghamshire is one of those counties where history and myth have become thoroughly tangled. This is Robin Hood country, where men in green tights still …
Bath and the art of soaking in history
There are towns where you feel the centuries in the cobblestones, and then there is Bath, where history practically runs a hot tap and invites …
Fog on the Tyne and fire in the belly
Newcastle upon Tyne is a city that never quite does what you expect. One moment you’re standing by Roman ruins, the next you’re peering up …
County Durham is where England mixes grandeur with grit
County Durham sits quietly in England’s northeast, somewhere close to the wilds of Northumberland and the bustle of Tyne and Wear. It is a county …
Glasgow from shipbuilding grit to cultural grit
Glasgow doesn’t always get the press it deserves. Edinburgh has the skyline and the castle and the festival that turns the city into a human …
Lincolnshire: Big Skies, Bigger Surprises
If you head out into the east of England and keep going, eventually the hills run out, the roads get long and straight, and you …
Warwick Castle, A Thousand Years of Power and Pageantry
Warwick Castle is one of the finest and most complete medieval castles in England. Set on a bend in the River Avon, this towering fortress …