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Sunlit cobbled courtyard in Old Amersham, Buckinghamshire, lined with whitewashed cottages and timber-framed buildings with red tiled roofs, clipped green shrubs and garden borders, and a set of outdoor wooden tables beneath a bright blue sky with puffy clouds.

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, …

A panoramic view of Oxford’s historic city centre showing the Radcliffe Camera’s domed roof in the foreground, surrounded by the ornate spires and towers of All Souls College and other university buildings under a bright blue sky with scattered clouds.

Regional travel South East England

Exploring Oxfordshire – spires, villages and the art of looking clever

Updated on 2 April 202616 October 2025

Oxfordshire has long perfected the art of looking effortlessly clever. This is where honey-coloured buildings meet ancient libraries, punts drift under low bridges, and grand …

People punting on the River Cam in Cambridge, with lush green lawns, weeping willows, and historic college buildings in the background on a sunny day in Cambridgeshire, England.

East of England England Regional travel

Cambridgeshire is where England gets quietly clever

Updated on 12 April 20262 October 2025

Tucked into the East of England, Cambridgeshire is one of those counties that manages to feel ancient, flat and faintly intellectual all at once. The …

A sweeping view of Chapman’s Pool on the Jurassic Coast in Dorset, with dramatic grey cliffs curving around the turquoise bay. Rolling green fields and golden farmland stretch across the clifftops under a partly cloudy sky, while wild grasses and white wildflowers frame the foreground

Coastal Road Trips England Road Trips

Chasing fossils and sea cliffs along the Jurassic Coast

Updated on 12 April 202626 September 2025

If you ever feel like your usual seaside outing is lacking in geological drama, try driving the Jurassic Coast. It is a road trip where …

Sunset over the Mourne Mountains in Northern Ireland, with golden rays breaking through dramatic clouds above rolling green hills, a forested patch, and a glistening lake in the distance

Northern Ireland Road Trips

Mourne Mountains & Castle Coast road trip

Updated on 2 April 202625 September 2025

There are mountains that loom, and then there are the Mournes, which seem to crouch and spring at you like a startled cat. One minute …

Arundel Castle in West Sussex, its stone towers and battlements glowing in warm evening light, rising above a line of green trees under a moody sky

England Regional travel South East England

Rolling downs, tidy towns and geese with opinions, West Sussex at its best

Updated on 12 April 202624 September 2025

Tucked between the South Downs and the sea, West Sussex has the sort of gentle, well-balanced scenery that feels like England operating at its most …

Ruins of Urquhart Castle overlooking Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands, with stone walls and towers set on a grassy hillside. The calm waters of the loch stretch into the distance, framed by forested hills and autumn trees with golden leaves under a cloudy sky.

Regional travel Scotland Scottish Highlands

Loch Ness and Inverness – the city, the monster and the gateway to the Highlands

Updated on 12 April 202623 September 2025

Few places in Scotland carry such a potent mix of myth and reality as Loch Ness and its northern neighbour Inverness. Between them they conjure …

Charming honey-coloured stone cottages with flower-filled gardens line a quiet street in Broadway, a picturesque village in the Cotswolds area of Worcestershire, England, with lush green hills in the background.

England Regional travel West Midlands

Worcestershire: more than just a sauce

Updated on 12 April 202623 September 2025

Tucked between the Cotswolds and the Malvern Hills, Worcestershire is one of those counties that does not demand attention but rewards anyone who stops to …

The iconic chalk cliffs of the Seven Sisters rise starkly from the Sussex coastline, their gleaming white faces contrasting against a deep blue sky and the churning waves below. Towering, sheer, and weather-beaten by centuries of sea spray, the cliffs create one of England’s most dramatic coastal views, where walkers trace the narrow paths above and the restless Channel pounds the shingle shore beneath

Regional travel South East England

East Sussex is where England meets the sea with a bit of drama

Updated on 2 April 202618 September 2025

East Sussex sits along the south coast where England, not normally known for its bold gestures, suddenly decides to get a little more theatrical. Here …