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.
Aberystwyth
Aberystwyth is a small sea-side resort in the county of Ceredigion on the west coast of Wales. Although a thriving sea-side town in the summer, the historic town of Aberystwyth is better known as a university town and the centre of learning for Wales.
Remains of the old London Bridge
A look at the last remaining fragments of the old medieval London Bridge, including the old pedestrian entrance that still exists to this day.
Execution Dock
Execution Dock in Wapping, London is the location where pirates were once hanged over the River Thames.
Tyburn Tree and Speakers Corner
Speakers Corner and Tyburn hill and gallows where many highwaymen and criminals were hanged
The Newgate Execution Bell
At the stroke of midnight before their execution, prisoners in the condemned cell at Newgate Prison would hear a bell…
The Battle of Stratton
Part of the south-western campaign of the English Civil War, the battle of Stratton took place on 16th May 1643…
The Oldest Terraced Houses in London
On the west side of Newington Green, perched on the border of Hackney and Islington, is the home of the oldest surviving terraced houses in London…
41 Cloth Fair – The Oldest House in the City of London.
41 Cloth Fair is the oldest house in the City of London and survived the Great Fire of London in…
