Discover Britain

post-war, oxfordshire

New thinking on architecture and social welfare revolutionsed English building after 1945 ushering in a dynamic new era which transformed and towns and cities. Now more than 650...

Know all there is to know about London's transport system? Not unless you've read David Lawrence's The Moving Metropolis: London's Transport since 1800

Canals

Today, canals are mainly used for our leisure and pleasure. There’s nothing lovelier and more British than pottering up and down on a canal...

Robin Day, furniture, design

One of Britain's most significant furniture designers of the 20th century will be celebrated at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London with a...

Hay on Wye

A travel editor for 30 years, there is not much Frank Barrett doesn’t know about travelling around Britain. Now he’s combined this wealth of experience with his...

The Royal Opera House is usually alight with talent on the stage but, for a few days in September, the building itself will become...

Dewsell Hall,

If you’re in search of perfect dinner party at which to indulge your gastronomic urges in luxury, Dewsall Court ‘celebration house’ in Herefordshire might just have...

lido plymouth tinside pool outdoors heritage historical 1939

British lidos are a much-cherished part of our national heritage and a highlight of summertime; many of us harbour fond memories of splashing around in the cooling waters...

Want to help The National Trust and Butterfly Conservation conduct the biggest butterfly survey ever? Just head for a day beside the seaside

Agatha Christie

Are you crazy about the Queen of Crime? Then you must head to Torquay this September where hundreds of events are being lined up to...