Places of Interest

piel island

Our writer Emma Longstaff explores a quirky 170-year-old tradition on the Cumbrian Piel Island which has its very own reigning monarch

levens hall

Sally Coffey reveals some of the secrets of Cumbria's largest Elizabethan house, Levens Hall: from a gamble gone wrong to links to...

the lake district

Tina Walsh takes an idyllic tour through the Lake District's loveliest spots, and the landscapes that so enamoured William Wordsworth and Beatrix...

east anglia

From Anglo-Saxon treasures and medieval castles to the home of one of Britain’s best-loved composers, here's our pick of the best places...

medieval houses

We go in search of the best atmospheric timber-framed medieval houses you can stay in in Suffolk Suffolk is...

best places to stay in the cotswolds

From cosy inns to grand manor houses, here are some of the best places to stay in the Cotswolds

the mary rose

Mark Rowe tells the story of Henry VIII’s cherished ship, the Mary Rose, lost to the sea for centuries before being reclaimed...

Jeremy Flint goes inside Blenheim Palace to meet Julian Newman, the man tasked with looking after the dozens of historic clocks...

best villages in the cotswolds

From honeypot towns to villages that look like they’ve fallen out of the pages of a fairy-tale book, here are the best...

sharpham wine

We visited Sandridge Barton, the home of Sharpham Wine in Devon, to taste why England's newest wine destination deserves to be...