Let’s get one thing clear from the outset, North Wales is not just a lumpy bit of Britain with sheep and soggy hills. It is, …
The top 10 reasons to visit North Wales Especially if you’ve never been
Historic Towns
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 …
Stratford-upon-Avon beyond the Shakespeare connection
Stratford-upon-Avon is, of course, famously the birthplace of one William Shakespeare. And while that fact is inescapable , from the souvenir mugs to the guided …
Warwick, a medieval town with much more than just turrets and trebuchets
It’s almost impossible to talk about Warwick without mentioning the castle. It’s big. It’s bold. It’s got armour, archery, and birds of prey that give …
Lancashire is where England is properly northern with a seaside twist
Lancashire sits confidently between England’s northwest coast and the Pennines, a county that once powered the world with its mills, soot and hard graft. Today …
Cumbria is where England gets very scenic very quickly
If you head up to the northwest corner of England, eventually you find yourself in Cumbria, where the scenery suddenly becomes rather dramatic. Mountains loom, …
West Yorkshire is where England gets properly northern
West Yorkshire is England with its boots on. It is mills and moors, cities and villages, literature and industry, all crammed into one surprisingly compact …
Yorkshire is where England stretches out and takes a deep breath
Yorkshire sits contentedly in the middle of England like a great big chunk of countryside that refuses to be hurried. It is the largest county …
Lymington
A salty town with cobbles and yachts Lymington, on the forest’s southern edge, feels at once maritime and rustic. Wander its Georgian High Street, paved …
Where the sea went out and never came back, a wander through the Cinque Ports
There are some parts of Britain that seem to exist in a slightly different version of time. Not frozen exactly, but moving with an unhurried …