The village of Corbridge in Northumberland is surrounded by hills and steeped in history as it grew from the Roman town of Corsoptium, which was a garrison town for the troops on Hadrian’s Wall. Roman stones were used to construct many of the town’s buildings, including the Church, and today you can still walk through […]
Kirkby Lonsdale is a small Historic Market Town on the edge of the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales in Cumbria. Sara Young reports on why it is so special and worth discovering. Every year, usually in the summer holidays, my sisters and me, with our parents would make the pilgrimage from where we live along […]
Discover Stranraer Stranraer, the largest settlement in South West Scotland, laying at the head of Loch Ryan just above the border. This town is situated on the north side of the neck of land that prevents the Rhins of Galloway becoming a separate island. The town’s origins date back nearly 500 years. Stranraer Castle, also […]
Discover Withernsea A Yorkshire seaside resort town, with a newly built promenade and European Blue Flag beach. Come to the delightful seaside resort of Withernsea, for exceptionally clean waters! Above the terraced houses on the seafront is the famous whitewashed lighthouse, also, home of the Lighthouse Museum. Sandy Beaches The area is a delight for […]
Discover Bude Firstly, Bude has a lovely laidback allure all of its own. From romantic whiskaways to fun-fuelled family holidays, most of all, it’s an amazing Cornwall destination a little drive from Newquay. Bude is the Best UK Coastal Resort according to the 2015 British Travel Awards, so, a must for you to explore when […]
Discover Wye, The Perfect Village Featured in BBC TV show The Perfect Village in 2006. Wye also voted as the third best place to live in the UK in an annual broadsheet’s review in 2013. A top place to visit while in the South East. A little village in Kent also believed by some modern historians […]
Discover Colchester Learn about Colchester’s past and present. From a troubled history including a Roman town burnt to the ground by Queen Boudica. Discover the facts and stories surrounding our rich heritage. From a Roman Temple to cutting edge 21st century design, via Victorian decor and medieval timber frames. Views of beautiful buildings reflect the town’s history and […]
Discover Brockley Firstly, Brockley contains several attractive open spaces, amongst them Blythe Hill, Brockley and Ladywell Cemeteries (opened in 1858 and now a nature reserve) and Hilly Fields. The Commons Preservation Society and local groups prevented development in the 1880s and 1890s. The park became a regular meeting place for the Suffragette movement between 1907 and […]
This small village and civil parish in South Somerset was the inspiration of the second poem of T.S.Eliot’s ‘The Four Quartets’, and the famous line ‘In my beginning is my end.’ You will find rolling hills surrounding the parish church of St. Michael where Eliot is buried, and if you visit the Heylar Arms for […]
Corsham developed from Saxon origins into a prosperous town thanks to the wool trade and the quarrying of golden Bath stone.
