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.

Angharad MoranStanding proudly in the city it has dominated for nine centuries, Carlisle Castle was a constantly updated working fortress until well within living...

One of the main tourist attractions on the Isle of Wight, Carisbrooke Castle is best known as the place where King Charles I was...

Time really does stand still at Brodsworth Hall, one of the most unusual visitor attractions in South Yorkshire. Inside this beautiful Victorian country house...

The outstanding 17th-century castle in Bolsover, Derbyshire, was once used by William Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle, a sophisticated, flamboyant, master horseman and courtier to...

Take a trip to Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens in Northumberland and enjoy a great day out in north-east England. You can spend hours...

Crowcombe Court was built as a statement of wealth and a house in which to entertain by Thomas Carew. Completed in 1739 by Nathaniel...

This splendid early Victorian mansion was built in Anglo-Italian style by John Thomas, with lavish architectural features, magnificent caved stonework and fine state rooms....

Vicky SartainHome of the Giffards since 1178, the present hall is a red brick, stone porticoed Palladian mansion by Smith of Warwick containing original...

A spectacular example of English Palladian style in local yellow brick Holkham Hall in East Anglia was built by Thomas Coke, 1st Earl of...

Vicky SartainDating back to AD85, the former Roman garrison of Vindolanda in the heart of Hadrian’s Wall UNESCO World Heritage Site is one of...