Northern Ireland is excellent walking country, but not every rewarding walk requires boots, bog, packed lunches and a suspiciously cheerful route description involving the word …
The best urban walks in Northern Ireland
Literary Heritage
Why Winchester is one of England’s most rewarding historic cities
Winchester is one of those cities that can make the rest of England look faintly as though it meant well but ran out of concentration …
The English Riviera in summer, where Devon does seaside glamour
There are places in Britain that sound as if they were named by a committee with a weakness for optimism. The English Riviera is one …
Whitby, where old Yorkshire meets the sea
Whitby is the sort of town that appears to have been assembled by someone with a weakness for drama. There is a harbour full of …
Buckinghamshire is where England quietly perfects the countryside weekend
Just west of London, Buckinghamshire has long been the place where England goes to admire its own good taste. Rolling hills, picture-perfect villages, stately homes, …
Jane Austen, a quiet revolutionary of English literature
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 …
Top 10 reasons to visit The West Midlands, from Peaky Blinders to Cadbury bars
The West Midlands has always been a place of industry and invention, where things were hammered, smelted, cast and riveted with a kind of cheerful …
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 …
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 …