Discover Britain

Explore the best of the Lake District region Beatrix Potter loved the mark the beloved children's authors 150th anniversary.

Staithes, North Yorkshire

The opening of the newest stretch of the England Coast Path has given public access for the first time to a headland near Staithes...

Winston Churchill

An updated exhibition at Churchill's War Rooms offers an insight into the life of Britain's greatest statesmen... Undercover: Life in Churchill's Bunker has reopened at Churchill...

With the Stephen Spielberg-directed big-screen version of the much-loved Roald Dahl book The BFG hitting cinemas in the UK today, we take a look at the fabulous British location that provide stunning backdrops for this delightful tale.

Glyndebourne Festival

Each summer, Glyndebourne Festival, an integral part of the British Season, takes place among the undulating hills of the South Downs in East Sussex...

St James’s Hotel. Credit: Niall Clutton

A delicious afternoon tea in a wonderful hotel is one of the best – and most British – ways to while away a few hours. But now you can add an extra dimension with these amazing offerings which bring some creativity to proceedings.

Woolsthorpe Manor

Every schoolchild knows about the moment an apple fell on Isaac Newton's head and caused him to develop his famous theory of gravity, but...

Illustration © Quentin Blake

Roald Dahl is one of Britain's best loved children's authors In 1916, 100 years ago, Britain's much-loved children's writer Roald Dahl was born. As...

Liverpool, Royal Liver Building, LIver birds

Liverpool is one of the most vibrant cities in the north and, like most urban areas, it has its fair share of unique myths, customs and oddities. We take a look at a few, from the historic to the plain bizarre.

St Michael's Mount, Cornwall, Discover Britain

From the giant Cormoran who is said to have lived on St Michael’s Mount, where his heart still nestles among the cobblestones, to the...