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

Updated on 2 April 202618 September 2025

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

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 …

A panoramic view of Cardiff Bay with a sailboat in the foreground, the waterfront lined with modern buildings, the red-brick Pierhead Building, the Wales Millennium Centre, and a large Ferris wheel, with the city skyline and stadium visible in the background under a clear blue sky

Cardiff for the curious, a capital with character

Updated on 12 April 202618 September 2025

There are capital cities that feel like they are performing for you and there are others that simply invite you in for a chat and …

View of Hereford in Herefordshire, featuring the historic stone bridge over the River Wye with Hereford Cathedral in the background on a sunny day with blue skies and scattered clouds.

England Regional travel West Midlands

Herefordshire is where England slows right down

Updated on 12 April 202617 September 2025

Tucked away along the Welsh border, Herefordshire is one of England’s quieter counties. The roads narrow, the fields spread out, and the rivers wind gently …

Waterside cottages in Fowey, Cornwall, with stone steps leading down to the riverbank, a small red boat floating on calm water, and wooded hills rising in the background under a clear blue sky

England Regional travel Road Trips

From market stalls to harbour walls, 6 South West towns you will love

Updated on 12 April 202616 September 2025

The South West is the sort of region that makes you think very hard about how much annual leave you have left. It has beaches …

Aerial view of Salisbury Cathedral in Wiltshire, with its soaring spire rising above surrounding trees, historic red-roofed houses, and misty countryside under a bright blue sky

England Regional travel South West

Wiltshire, where stones stand tall and history runs deep

Updated on 12 April 202615 September 2025

Wiltshire is one of those counties that feels like it has been quietly minding its own business for several thousand years. This is a place …

Traditional Cotswold stone cottage in Gloucestershire with a thatched roof, white-framed windows, and a colourful front garden, set beneath a bright blue sky with fluffy clouds and surrounded by lush green trees.

England Regional travel South West

Gloucestershire, where England looks like a landscape painting

Updated on 12 April 202615 September 2025

If you were asked to draw a picture of classic England, there is a good chance you would accidentally end up sketching Gloucestershire. Rolling hills, …