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 Execution Sites of London
London – the largest and most influential city in the country – provided a grand backdrop for some of the most famous executions in history…
Oxwich
A castle, a historic church, a nature reserve, three miles of golden sand……and an intriguing history of “wrecking”!
Ruthin
Ruthin has a long, exciting and interesting history spanning over 700 years including scandal, battle and siege.
The Battle of Kilsyth
Fought between a Scottish Covenanter army allied with the English Parliament, and the Royalist forces of Charles I under the…
Burlington Arcade and the Burlington Beadles
Burlington Arcade is a covered mall of small exclusive shops in the heart of Mayfair, London. What makes Burlington Arcade…
The Battle of Bothwell Bridge
Following his restoration to the throne, King Charles II gradually imposed strict controls on the religions practiced throughout his kingdoms…
The Battle of Stoke Field
The last major engagement of the Wars of the Roses took place at the Battle of Stoke Field, near the town Newark in Nottinghamshire. Although the Yorkist King Richard III had been killed at the Battle of Bosworth two years earlier…
Isle of Iona
The tiny Isle of Iona, barely three miles long by one mile wide, has had an influence out of all proportion to its size to the establishment of Christianity in Scotland, England and throughout mainland Europe.
