Tintagel Castle is one of those places that arrives with an unfair advantage. It has cliffs, sea spray, ruined walls, a footbridge dangling dramatically over …
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Historic Buildings
Oxford, the city where even the pubs have academic credentials
There are places with history, and then there is Oxford, where the buildings look as if they have been standing in judgement since the Middle …
Newcastle, the curious case of Britain’s friendliest show-off
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 …
Cambridgeshire is where England gets quietly clever
Tucked into the East of England, Cambridgeshire is one of those counties that manages to feel ancient, flat and faintly intellectual all at once. The …
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 …
Six London “towns” that make you forget you are in the capital
Greater London is more than the bustle of Oxford Street or the queues for the London Eye. It is also home to pockets of green, …
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 …
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 …
How to look clever in 48 hours, spend a weekend in Cambridge
There are cities that whisper their history politely and there are cities like Cambridge that hurl it at you with a sense of giddy academic …