Discover Britain

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Discover Britain is Britain's leading historic travel magazine, packed with news and features on our finest stately homes, castles and traditions, practical guides to our cities, coast and countryside.
parham house

In the heart of an ancient deer park, idyllically nestled just below the South Downs in West Sussex, Parham House is considered one of...
tour of devon

Sally Coffey meets the sustainable drinks producers who are diversifying the rural economy on a delicious drinks tour of Devon A drinks tour of Devon South Hams...

Enter our competition for your chance to win an escape for two at elegant Bovey Castle in Devon Introducing breath-taking Bovey Castle in Dartmoor, Devon. Located...
st thomas becket

On the 850th anniversary of his canonisation, Diana Wright assesses where it all went wrong for St Thomas Becket As monks were singing vespers amid the twilight glow...
south west 660

The South West 660, a new tourism route, offers up some real coastal gems, from Dorset to Somerset via Cornwall and Devon, writes Simon Heptinstall As...

Few things are more English than tea and scones. Here we list our picks of the best cream tea in Cornwall and Devon. But,...
Kilchurn, Scotland, romantic

Steeped in history and legend, and surrounded by stunning scenery, here are a few more of Britain's most romantic ruins... Kenilworth Castle, Warwickshire It may now...
Jack the Ripper

More than 135 years after Jack the Ripper claimed his final victim, author and tour guide, John Bennett visits the locations where the grisly murderers...
Eilean Donan Castle, Kyle of Lochalsh. Credit: Shabaz Majeed, Scotland in Photographs

Scottish landscapes are some of the world's most beautiful; mist shrouded mountains, clear blue lochs and dramatic green hills that go on for miles....
best theatre shows in London

In our new about-town series, we highlight some of the top things to do in the capital, this issue: the best theatre shows in London...