Spring is when Britain stops looking quite so damply philosophical and begins to remember that it has colour. Hedgerows thicken. Lambs appear in fields looking …
The best UK regions for a spring escape
UK Explorer tag: Regions and landscapes
Kent
Where to find Britain’s best harbour villages
Britain does harbours rather well. Not always tidily, and rarely with much concern for straight lines, but with a great deal of charm. These are …
The best UK regions for food lovers
Some parts of Britain seem to have treated food not merely as sustenance but as a matter of regional identity. A coastline here, a dairy …
Easy escapes from London that feel properly away
London is many things. Exciting, vast, culturally overqualified, faintly exhausting, and often just one delayed Tube journey away from making you wonder whether a quieter …
Kent, England’s garden, with lots of surprises
If England had a back garden, it would probably look like Kent. Rolling orchards, neat hedgerows, oast houses with their jaunty cowls, and villages that …
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 …
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 …
Buckets, Boats and Bivalves, a grand day out in Whitstable
Perched on Kent’s northern coastline Whitstable is precisely the kind of seaside town Britain quietly excels at, unassuming, charming, and delightfully eccentric. Just ninety minutes …