Destinations UK
Every month we will feature selected destinations in detail throughout Britain. These features will build over time to provide the visitor with a wonderful gazetteer of Britain! We also include links to heritage accommodation for each destination.
Totnes Castle, Devon
As you approach Totnes in Devon, the town is dominated by its imposing Norman motte-and-bailey castle…
Ham House, Richmond, Surrey
This grand old house sits at a safe distance from the commotion of modern London, in the green and peaceful countryside about three miles from Richmond, Surrey…
Portmeirion
Portmeirion is unique: an Italian Riviera inspired paradise, nestled on the Welsh coastline. Created in the early 1920s by architect Sir Bertram Clough Williams-Ellis, the village is full of aesthetic wonders, from its architecture to its gardens…
The Golden Boy of Pye Corner
At the edge of Cock Lane and Giltspur Street lies a memorial to where the Great Fire of London ended…
Plymouth Hoe
Every school child has heard the story of Sir Francis Drake and his game of bowls on Plymouth Hoe as the Spanish Armada was sighted…
Keats House
In Keats House, located in Hampstead, North London, you find a place where John Keats, arguably one of the greatest poets in the English language – bloomed against the odds…
The Battle of Bannockburn
Since the English King Edward I had all but destroyed the Scottish army in 1298 the Scots, now under the…
The Wallace Collection
The Wallace Collection is now an impressive public museum housing a world famous art collection. Located in Manchester Square not far from the hustle and bustle of Oxford Street, this grand building is as impressive as the art it contains….