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.
Ely, Cambridgeshire
The ancient city of Ely occupies the largest island in the Fens. The “Isle of Ely” is so called because it was only accessible by boat until the waterlogged Fens were drained in the 17th century.
The Battle of Falkirk Muir
Having failed in their attempt to gain support in England and advance on London, the Jacobites had retreated all the…
Greensted Church – The Oldest Wooden Church in the World
Situated deep in the Essex countryside lies Greensted Church, an ancient place of worship which holds the title of being…
Chester
Stroll through the ancient streets, walk the ancient walls (Chester has the most complete city walls in Britain) and meander along the banks of the River Dee. It could only be Chester.
The Battle of Stow-on-the-Wold
The last battle of the English Civil War took place in the early morning of 21st March 1646, in the Cotswold market town of Stow-on-the-Wold…
The Battle of Auldearn
Fought between a Scottish Covenanter army allied with the English Parliament, and the Royalist forces of Charles I under the…
Ham Hill, Somerset
Ham Hill in Somerset is steeped in history. This unusual landscape boasts steeply sloping Iron Age ramparts, a deserted medieval village and the peculiar ‘pockmarks’ of hilly mounds and dips left from Victorian quarrying on the hill…
