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26th November, 2025
Impressive Castles Thanks to a few hundred years in the Middle Ages marked by ambitious barons, despotic kings, and border wars between the English, the Scots, and the Welsh, Great Britain is full of castles. Many of these are now romantic ruins, but more than a few have been…
15th October, 2025
View from the top of Snowdon "© Hawlfraint y Goron / © Crown copyright (2025) Cymru Wales" Favourite Climbs for Spectacular Views There are few things in life more rewarding than a good view. Your legs ache, and you know you have worked hard to get there, but you can see for…
1st October, 2025
Following the coastline west from Dover, we pass the Channel Tunnel at Folkestone and the beautiful marshes at Dungeness until we meet Kent’s great friend and rival – Sussex. Perhaps not as well-known as Kent, but just as gorgeous, Sussex really is a hidden gem. The first stop…
12th July, 2025
A Paradise of Exceptional Richness ‘I pass from one valley to another in this sunny Périgord – land of memory-haunted ruins, captivating romance, and still more captivating truffles; but wherever I wander I have the rocks near me, flashing their entire nakedness under the blue…
4th March, 2025
This year marks the 250th birthday of Jane Austen (1775-1817), the novelist probably best known for Pride and Prejudice. Today, she is closely associated with Bath, where she lived for five years in the early-19th century. Indeed, the Jane Austen Centre celebrates her as ‘Bath’s…