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.
The Battle of Bosworth Field
Early in August 1485 the would-be Lancastrian king, Henry Tudor sailed across the English Channel from France to south Wales…
Neil Armstrong’s Visit to Langholm
On 21st July 1969 Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the surface of the moon. While the world celebrated, one town in Scotland regarded Armstrong’s achievement as a personal success story: Langholm, the Muckle Toon…
Bathampton
The charming, historic village of Bathampton is situated just a few miles from the World Heritage Site of Bath and is famous as the home of Plasticine…
The Battle of Bannockburn
Since the English King Edward I had all but destroyed the Scottish army in 1298 the Scots, now under the…
Whiskyopolis
Campbeltown, a small town on the Mull of Kintyre peninsula, was once one of the richest towns per capita in all of Scotland and an important centre of industry. And that industry was whisky…
Chesterton Windmill and an American Mystery
The ancient windmill at Chesterton, in Warwickshire, is one of the most well-known and admired landmarks in the Heart of England. Though the countryside is…
Gretna Green
Gretna Green is possibly the most romantic place in Scotland, if not in the UK. This small Scottish village has become synonymous with runaway lovers and weddings over the anvil….
Tyneham, Dorset
Hidden away in a valley near the sea in Dorset you will find Tyneham, a village frozen in time, evacuated and abandoned in 1943…
