If you had to concoct a quintessential English rural town, it might look a lot like Melton Mowbray. This is a place that still has a weekly livestock market and an almshouse, all in the shadow of a beautiful Perpendicular parish church. Two traditional delicacies with European Protected Designation of Origin come from Melton Mowbray …
This adorable town on the west side of the Solent made its money from salt production, shipbuilding and smuggling. Those industries reached their peak in Lymington in 18th century, and their legacy is an intact Georgian townscape with little courtyards and a quaint cobblestone hill leading down to the Town Quay. Now people sail the …
For most of the 19th century Whitley Bay was a mining and fishing settlement on a rugged stretch of the North Sea Coast. But things changed quickly as the town was reborn as a holiday resort, with tourists arriving from nearby Newcastle on the newly built railway. On Whitley Bay’s majestic coastline is a two-mile …
A manufacturing town in the West Midlands conurbation, Walsall had a nationwide reputation for its leather-making during the days of horse-drawn travel. You can investigate this history at the excellent Walsall Leather Museum, where a skilled craftsman will show you how saddles and bridles were handmade in Walsall’s workshops. The town also has an art …
A market town between Southampton and Portsmouth, Fareham lies just northwest of Portsmouth Harbour. Given the harbour’s 800 years of naval history, the Ministry of Defence is a big local employer, and the town and wider borough are furnished with a lot of military heritage. Portchester Castle is the best preserved Roman fort north of …
Between the Cotswolds and the Marlborough Downs, Chippenham grew up in Anglo-Saxon times as a crossing on the River Avon. In the town centre there’s a neat pedestrianised High Street, with a solemn town hall built in 1834. The town museum will give you a crash course in Chippenham’s history, and also owns the Yelde …
At the low-lying confluence of the River Avon and Severn, Tewkesbury is a Medieval half-timbered town. Presiding over this quaint streetscape is the Romanesque crossing tower of Tewkesbury Abbey, which has held on to a wealth of other Norman details. In 1471 Tewkesbury was the site of a battle that put a new king on …
Located in the quaint English town of Windsor, this royal residence is the largest continually inhabited castle in the world. A visit to the palace will give you a unique insight into the lives of the modern Royal Family, as well as the ability to experience important aspects of British history. There are many great …
England is the largest country in the United Kingdom. Although the most popular destination for many is the capital, London, there’s a whole lot more to this beautiful country. There is stunning coastline, rolling national parks, and countryside, historic houses and castles aplenty – all within easy reach of the capital, thanks to the country’s …
A market town that gave birth to a sport played by millions around the world, Rugby is in Warwickshire in the West Midlands. The game of rugby football is inextricably linked to Rugby School, a prestigious Public School dating back to 1567. The first rules for rugby football were written by three Rugby School pupils …