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.
Mendelssohn’s Tree
Standing proudly on the Barbican’s concrete walkway is the remains of a 500 year old tree, once thought to have…
York Watergate
The York Watergate marks the site of the original course of the Thames before the construction of the Thames Embankment in the mid-19th century. Once part of the York House mansion, the York Watergate provided quick and easy access onto the Thames.
Hampstead Pergola & Hill Gardens
Hampstead Pergola is a wonderful example of faded grandeur, and is undeniably one of London’s hidden treasures. It is essentially a raised walkway, overgrown with vines and exotic flowers, and is set amidst some wonderfully dramatic gardens.
Highgate Cemetery
Highgate Cemetery in London, the final resting place of Karl Marx, George Eliot, Michael Faraday and Henry Moore.
Rochester
The City of Rochester has grown from a little Saxon village to one of England finest cities.
The Battle of the Standard
The Battle of the Standard was one of the two major battles fought in the civil war (The Anarchy) between King Stephen and Empress Matilda…
St. Dunstan in the East Gardens
St. Dunstan in the East Church Gardens are often referred to as the most beautiful gardens in the City of London, and understandably so!
Newgate Prison Wall
Newgate Prison was once the most notorious prison in London. Commissioned in the 12th century by King Henry II, Newgate Prison remained in use all the way through to 1902. The only remaining part of Newgate Prison is a wall located on Amen Court.
