A little sandstone town in Cumbria’s Eden Valley, Appleby centres on the historic Boroughgate, a street bursting with monuments. One name that will keep popping up here is Lady Anne Clifford (1590-1676). She was the daughter of one of Queen Elizabeth’s maids of honour, and rebuilt Appleby after the English Civil War before founding St …
By the North Sea, the town of Aldeburgh is on the Suffolk coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and will forever be tied to Benjamin Britten. The composer, most famous for the opera Peter Grimes, moved here in the late-1940s and quickly thought up the Aldeburgh Festival, an enduring opera and classical music event every …
Washington, not to be confused with Washington D.C. (the capital of United States), is in the Pacific Northwest of the country, and is named after the first president of America, George Washington. Also, nicknamed as “The Evergreen State”, Washington is the 42nd state of the country. The entire state of Washington comprises diverse scenic wonders …
An agreeable Thames-side market town downriver from Oxford, Abingdon used to be the county town of Berkshire even though it has officially been in Oxfordshire since 1974. The 17th-century County Hall is a striking monument on the Town Square, and holds a compelling museum with a viewing platform on the roof. Abingdon grew up around …
Lying beside the Cumbrian iron ore field, Workington always had a smelting trade, but that blossomed into a heavy steel industry via the trailblazing Bessemer process in the 19th century. If you take a train in the UK there’s a good chance you’ll be travelling on rails manufactured in Workington, even if the industry has …
The city of Russellville sits in Franklin County, Alabama, 18 miles south of Muscle Shoals. It was named after Major William Russell an early settler who assisted with the construction of Andrew Jackson’s military road which was to run between Nashville and New Orleans. The city is famed for its annual Watermelon Festival which showcases …
This market town and borough lies directly south-east of Reading, and has a few historic streets in its town centre ringed by modern developments and residential suburbs. Now, Wokingham isn’t exactly a touristy place, but there are lots of amenities for families, while the local Berkshire countryside abounds in green space at country parks and …
Popularly known as the “Cave State” after the 6,000 plus recorded caves in the state, Missouri is a part of the Midwestern region of the United States of America. Named after the third US president Thomas Jefferson, Jefferson City is the state’s capital and is regarded as the most beautiful town in America. The 18th …
The city of Tuskegee lies on the edge of picturesque Tuskegee National Forest, 39 miles east of Montgomery, Alabama. The name “Tuskegee” comes from a Muskogee word “Taskeke” which means “warriors”. The city was founded by General Thomas Simpson Woodward in 1833, and today, it’s one of the largest cities in Macon County. It has …
A town with a Bohemian personality, Totnes has a rep for its New Age community. In fact Totnes is so progressive it even has its own currency, the Totnes Pound, introduced in 2007 to support the local economy. Historically the town was already prospering before the Normans built a castle here in the late-1060s, and …