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 …
Warwickshire is where England’s greatest hits are packed into one tidy county
Literary Heritage
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 …
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 …
From Shakespeare to Spaghetti Junction, the West Midlands is full of surprises
The West Midlands is often described as the “heart of England,” which is accurate geographically but doesn’t quite capture the spirit of the place. Because …
Yorkshire, the county that thinks it’s a country – and pulls it off!
If ever a region was born with its sleeves rolled up and a kettle already on, it’s Yorkshire. This is a land that greets you …