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 Stamford Bridge
The death of the King Edward the Confessor in January 1066 caused a succession struggle across northern Europe, with several contenders willing to fight for the throne of England…
History of the Dutch in Norfolk
In the Middle Ages it only took a day to sail from Norfolk to Amsterdam, and Dutch settlers have left their mark on the county to this day. By the end of sixteenth century, there were around 4000 refugees who fled religious persecution and set up a new life in Norfolk…
Carmarthen – Merlin’s Fortress
Carmarthen claims to be one of the oldest towns in Wales. In Welsh, the town’s name Caerfyrddin can be interpreted as ‘Merlin’s Fort’ and according to some Arthurian legends, Merlin was born in a cave outside Carmarthen…
Tintern Abbey
The second Cistercian abbey in Britain, Tintern was founded in 1131. The abbey’s romantic ruins stand on the banks of the River Wye…
Siege of Basing House, Hampshire
Besieged three times during the English Civil War, Basing House was strategically important as it commanded the road from London through Salisbury to the west. John Paulet, 5th Marquis of Winchester owned the House and as a committed Royalist, garrisoned it in support of King Charles I…
Burghead
Burghead in Moray, Scotland celebrates New Year not once but twice: on 1st January and then on 12th January when the ‘Burning of the Clavie’ fire festival takes place…
The Seaweed Eating Sheep of North Ronaldsay
North Ronaldsay is one of the most remote of the 70 islands that make up Orkney, off the north coast of Scotland. North Ronaldsay is also home to a unique ancient breed of sheep which eat only seaweed for most of the year…
Cambridge’s American Cemetery
The Cambridge American Cemetery is the only American World War Two cemetery in the United Kingdom…
Dickens Streets of London
The streets of Victorian London provided much inspiration to Charles Dickens who described them as “a magic lantern” lighting the “toil and labour of [his] writing, day after day”. If you look closely enough, you can still discover places where that lantern still glows…
