Few writers have managed to capture the delicate dance of human manners, love, and ambition with the wit and precision of Jane Austen. Living a …
Jane Austen, a quiet revolutionary of English literature
Heritage
Winchester Cathedral: A thousand years of faith and stone
Few buildings in England carry the weight of history quite like Winchester Cathedral. Rising above the old capital of Anglo-Saxon England, it has stood for …
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 …
Autumn on the Isle of Bute – where the Clyde meets colour
The Isle of Bute has long been the quiet achiever of Scottish islands. Sitting neatly in the Firth of Clyde, it is close enough to …
South Yorkshire, built on coal, shaped by steel, with straight talk and a warm welcome
In South Yorkshire, you find a corner of England that has long been built on solid ground, quite literally. This is a county of steel, …
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 …
Suffolk, where the fields roll on and the sea never hurries
Tucked into the east, where the North Sea gently brushes the coastline and the skies seem unusually generous, you find Suffolk. It is not a …
Kenwood House: art, architecture and Hampstead Heath views
Perched at the edge of Hampstead Heath, with sweeping views that have tempted generations of painters, poets and daydreamers, Kenwood House is one of London’s …
Lincoln, a cathedral, a castle and a rather persistent imp
There are some places where history whispers. In Lincoln, it bellows from every cobbled street, turreted wall and medieval nook. Perched on a steep hill …
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, …