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Explore ‘Hidden London’ in new exhibition

Oct 11, 2019

Discover London’s secret underworld at a new London Transport Museum exhibition in Covent Garden. Beneath the busy streets of London, the tube has trundled since...

Facts about the Monument to the Great Fire of London

Aug 30, 2019

Facts, figures and stories about the Great Fire of London landmark. If you want to see the impact a disaster can have on a city, look...

Top 10 places to celebrate Shakespeare

Mar 18, 2019

As the nation gears up for a year of celebrations to mark the enduring influence of Britain’s greatest writer, we’ve gathered together some the places to celebrate Shakespeare.

The Tale of Beatrix Potter

Feb 13, 2019

Nancy Alsop looks back on how Beatrix Potter's “little books” were shaped by the landscape of the Lake District, which redeemed her life after...

Winter springs to life at castle gardens

Feb 18, 2016

It may still be winter but the good folk at Cholmondeley Castle Gardens are starting their garden season early for the first time.

Help celebrate Beatrix Potter’s 150th anniversary

Nov 9, 2015

From the first-ever National Trust book festival to guided walks through Beatrix Potter’s beloved Lake District countryside, 2016, marking 150 years since her birth,...

London: Accommodation

Take a city break to Manchester

Sep 2, 2019

Make the most of a stay in the industrious heart of England’s northwest. The award-winning novelist Jeanette Winterson perhaps best described her home city’s unique...

The best of the Lake District

Jul 28, 2016

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

East: Great British Buildings

Wray Castle on the shore of Lake Windermere

5 highlights of Lake District, Cumbria

Sep 1, 2019

Part of Cumbria, the modern county founded in 1974 from Cumberland, Westmorland and parts of neighbouring Yorkshire and Lancashire, the Lake District has long...

London: Cities & Towns

A historical Beatles tour of Liverpool

Sep 12, 2019

As Strawberry Field re-opens and fans celebrate 50 years since The Beatles’ final recordings, David Atkinson visits Liverpool for a magical history tour of...

London: More on Discover Britain

Snow capped mountains at Wastwater lake. Credit: Visit Britain

Explore the villages of the Peak District

Aug 11, 2018

Steeped in local history the villages of the Peak District are renowned for their character, quirky traditions and warm welcome CASTLETON Dwarfed by some of the...

Elizabeth Gaskell’s Northern ties

Aug 5, 2017

Victorian novelist Elizabeth Gaskell counted Charles Dickens and Charlotte Brontë among her supporters. Yet she remained overlooked for many years. In recent years, thanks to the...

Hardy's Cottage, the birthplace in 1840 of novelist and poet Thomas Hardy , at Higher Brockhampton, near Dorchester, Dorset.

English cottage gardens

Jul 21, 2017

English cottage gardens have a rich history. In medieval times, they contained herbs, fruits, vegetables, a beehive and often livestock, providing nourishment for poor...

Britain’s best journeys: a drive through the Lake District landscape

Dec 5, 2016

Our best heritage journey by car: A591 road between Keswick and Lake Windermere.

The best of the Lake District

Jul 28, 2016

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