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.

Hidcote is an Arts and Crafts garden in the north Cotswolds, a stone’s throw from Stratford-upon-Avon. Created by the talented American horticulturist, Major Lawrence...

Angharad MoranExplore 270 acres of ancient parkland, where a historic herd of fallow deer roams freely amid magnificent trees and breathtaking views. Inside the...

David Atkinson Werburgh looks down serenely from the east window of Chester Cathedral’s Refectory. The room is a chaos of school groups, small children and...

Jo Leevers If there’s one historic figure who will be forever be associated with Rochester, it is Charles Dickens. The maze of alleyways and...

It is surely an irony of history that Housesteads has a gang of bandits to thank for its status as the best preserved Roman...

Savill Garden comprises 35 acres of interconnecting gardens and woodland and forms part of the Royal Landscape, a collection of gardens and parks spread across...

At the forefront of the Industrial Revolution, Manchester prides itself on being a city of firsts. Here we explore the history of this fascinating, vibrant and creative place.

Vicky SartainDunstanburgh CastlePossibly one of the county’s most iconic castles, Dunstanburgh is little more than a dramatic ruin left behind by its most powerful...

The Bure Valley Railway runs regular trains for nine miles between Alysham and WroxhamThe Bure Valley Railway runs regular trains for nine miles between...

Make your way through Calke Abbey’s maze-like interior and you will, little by little, be transported into a lost era. Some rooms look so...