If cities were people, London would be the eccentric uncle with too many stories and no particular desire to tell them in order. It is …
Mind the gap and other useful advice for surviving London
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Edinburgh between a rock and a rather nice Georgian place
Edinburgh is not a city that eases you in. It grabs you by the collar the moment you step off the train, marches you out …
London beyond Big Ben
There is nothing wrong with liking Big Ben. It is a cheerful little beacon of punctuality, and frankly, if a city is going to have …
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 …
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 …
Half-timbered houses, cobbles and more churches than seem strictly necessary
Arriving in Norwich feels like stepping into a well-thumbed storybook. The train pulls in after skimming across the flat lands of East Anglia, where the …
East Midlands, quiet legends, cracking walks, and places that keep surprising you
The East Midlands is a bit of an enigma. It doesn’t boast, it doesn’t bluster, and it rarely makes headlines unless someone unearths a Roman …
North West England, peaks, pints and peculiar traditions
There’s something wonderfully contradictory about the North West. It’s a region that somehow manages to be both fiercely proud and warmly welcoming, gritty and green, …
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 …
Durham, secret corners, soaring towers and a castle you can sleep in
If you were to ask a roomful of Britons to name a city break destination, Durham probably wouldn’t make the top ten. It wouldn’t even …