Places of Interest

Jack the Ripper

More than 135 years after Jack the Ripper claimed his final victim, author and tour guide, John Bennett visits the locations where the grisly murderers...

Eilean Donan Castle, Kyle of Lochalsh. Credit: Shabaz Majeed, Scotland in Photographs

Scottish landscapes are some of the world's most beautiful; mist shrouded mountains, clear blue lochs and dramatic green hills that go on for miles....

We take a look at the magnificent palaces and places where Elizabeth I, one of Britain’s greatest monarchs, spent her time.

This revived historic Essex pub with rooms on England’s most easterly inhabited isle has quickly established itself as the hub of the community  Sandwiched between...

emily brontë

Henrietta Easton takes a closer look at the most mysterious of the Brontë sisters, Emily Brontë, and discusses whether Emily the recent film about her...

best theatre shows in London

In our new about-town series, we highlight some of the top things to do in the capital, this issue: the best theatre shows in London...

Jeremy Flint visits Alnwick Castle and meets the Duke of Northumberland for an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of the castle that has been his family seat for...

best places to visit in Northumberland

Daniel Stables follows his stomach from countryside to coastline to castle on this whistle-stop tour of the best places to visit in Northumberland As part of our...

Looking to brighten the January blues and get some peace and quiet in the great outdoors in the new year? These new year breaks...

With so much going on in the world, The Sculpture Park in Surrey really is a place in which to escape and get lost...