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.
Arundel Castle, West Sussex
Arundel Castle has been the family seat of the Dukes of Norfolk and their ancestors for over 850 years…
Appleby Castle, Cumbria
Standing guard over the Eden Valley since Norman times, Appleby Castle has always played a significant part in the history of northern England…
Acton Burnell Castle
Substantial remains of this late 13th century fortified tower house can be seen today. The influence of Bishop Burnell was such that this little Shropshire village twice hosted the English Parliament, first in 1283 and again…
Newgate Prison
The name of Newgate is notorious in the annals of London’s history. The name passed into infamy as a byword for despair; an oubliette from which the hangman’s rope was often the only way out. Robbery, theft, non-payment of debts; all were crimes which could land you inside…
Secret London
These pages are dedicated to all of the unusual, secret, little-known wonders of the metropolis. From the remains of the largest Roman building north of the Alps to the world’s first “tube” railway, it’s all here to explore…
The Miracles of St Thomas Becket
The murder of Thomas Becket and the manner of his death in 1170 shocked the nation. His tomb in Canterbury Cathedral became a place of pilgrimage as tales of miracles spread…
Hyde Park
“I never ride in from Hyde Park Corner… but the ghosts of an army of horsemen ride with me,” wrote Roland Collins in 1967. If the ghosts of all those who have ridden or driven in Hyde Park were visible, it would create the ultimate pageant of British history…
The Eleanor Crosses
The first queen of Edward I would perhaps have been completely forgotten had it not been for her husband’s beautiful memorials to her, erected following her death in 1290.
