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 Winceby
During October 1643 at the peak of the English Civil War, Parliamentarian troops were laying siege to the Royalist stronghold…
The Battle of the Braes
For centuries the Highlanders of Scotland had eked out a living for themselves and their families by cultivating a small…
Edinburgh Castle
Edinburgh Castle, the fortress at the centre of Scotland’s capital city, Edinburgh.
The History of Placenames
Toponomastics is the study of place names. The name of a place can give clues as to its history, people, location in the landscape and much, much more…
The Battle of Newburn
The only battle of the Second Bishops’ War was fought on the morning of 28th August 1640 between a Scottish…
Edinburgh
Edinburgh, capital city of Scotland, Edinburgh Castle and the famous Edinburgh Festival.
The Battle of Barnet
During the 15th century Wars of the Roses, in the struggle for power between the rival houses of Lancaster and York, the Kingmaker, Earl of Warwick led a 15,000 strong Lancastrian army against his former ally Yorkist Edward IV…
Dartmouth, Devon
Situated on the River Dart in Devon’s South Hams, Dartmouth is a thriving town, with its narrow streets, overhanging medieval houses and old quays.