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.

The Steeple Grange Light Railway is a narrow gauge line near Wirksworth in Derbyshire. It is steeply graded and runs through some dramatic limestone...

Once seen, the untamed beauty of the Ribble Valley is never forgotten. Its peaks and valleys, pretty market towns and meandering rivers are clothed...

Vicky SartainOn 25 December 1067, while the rest of the country was preparing to celebrate Christmas, Arundel Castle in West Sussex was founded by...

When publicly opened on 1 February 1862, the Severn Valley Railway joined Britain’s sprawling new transport network. At 40 miles in length the line...

Angharad Moran‘That’s She! The Only She! Make an honest woman of her - quick!’ was how Rudyard Kipling and his wife, Carrie, felt the...

I can say with absolute certainty that my favourite holiday in recent months was spent on Lundy Island. The first advantage of this fascinating...
A statue of Charles Darwin stands outside the library

Shrewsbury in Shropshire offers plenty of history, community spirit and a maze of medieval alleyways with colourful names Ancient history and museums The Dingle in Quarry...
Ludlow countryside view

From its earliest days as an established Norman settlement, with the River Teme prettily skirting around its 11th-century castle walls, Ludlow has been a...

Abbotsford, the newly refurbished home of 18th-century writer Sir Walter Scott, recently reopened to the public following a long spell of extensive repair. Closely...
Mary Queen of Scots film locations

Angharad MoranHardwick’s stunning houses and beautiful landscape have been created by a cast of thousands.It was the formidable Bess of Hardwick who first created...