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.
Portmeirion
Portmeirion is unique: an Italian Riviera inspired paradise, nestled on the Welsh coastline. Created in the early 1920s by architect Sir Bertram Clough Williams-Ellis, the village is full of aesthetic wonders, from its architecture to its gardens…
The Golden Boy of Pye Corner
At the edge of Cock Lane and Giltspur Street lies a memorial to where the Great Fire of London ended…
Plymouth Hoe
Every school child has heard the story of Sir Francis Drake and his game of bowls on Plymouth Hoe as the Spanish Armada was sighted…
Keats House
In Keats House, located in Hampstead, North London, you find a place where John Keats, arguably one of the greatest poets in the English language – bloomed against the odds…
The Wallace Collection
The Wallace Collection is now an impressive public museum housing a world famous art collection. Located in Manchester Square not far from the hustle and bustle of Oxford Street, this grand building is as impressive as the art it contains….
The Battle of Crug Mawr
By the early 12th century the Norman conquest of England had been cemented, with the last remnants of Anglo-Saxon resistance subdued some 60 years before….
The Battle of Mynydd Hyddgen
The deposing of King Richard II led to massive instability throughout the country. The former king had a large number of supporters, even though his…
Rochester Castle
Rochester Castle dominates the skyline above the historic city of Rochester, a site of tactical importance at the junction of the River Medway and Roman Watling Street…
