In the current issue of Discover Britain we celebrate the wealth of legends and stories that abound in the UK, from the giant Cormoran who is said to have lived on St Michael’s Mount, Cornwall, to the mythical liver birds of Liverpool, as well as exploring the magical locations associated with some of our best loved children’s authors, and much more.
Discover the beauty of one of the jewels in the UK’s cultural crown, the Roman Baths in the city of Bath, after dark with its special season of Torchlit Summer Tours.
Tate Modern is set to become 60 per cent bigger when it unveils its new extension on Friday 17 June, which is likely to be the most important cultural building opened in Britain for almost 20 years.
A new light sculpture celebrating the fight for women’s votes is to be unveiled at the medieval Westminster Hall in the Houses of Parliament, London, today – 150 years to the day the campaign began.
Now, one of the earliest books intended for amateur colouring-in Albion’s Glorious Ile – first published in the 17th century – to accompany a magical poem celebrating ‘the pleasures infinite’ of England and Wales, is to be republished.
A historic chamber below Cliveden, in Berkshire, is opening for the first time in 30 years, and the National Trust is inviting visitors to help solve the mystery of its past, which continues to baffle experts.
To mark its 175th anniversary this year, the London Library is celebrating its impact on the literary and cultural fabric of Britain with the Words in the Square festival, from 6 to 8 May in St James’s Square.
Queen Elizabeth II turns 90 years old today and, to mark the milestone, The British Monarchy has released three new portraits of HM The Queen photographed by Annie Leibovitz.
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