Feb 12, 2019 • 8 min read
London has proven an irresistible source of inspiration to film directors over the decades and provided an epic backdrop for all manner of productions,…
Feb 12, 2019 • 8 min read
London has proven an irresistible source of inspiration to film directors over the decades and provided an epic backdrop for all manner of productions,…
Feb 7, 2019 • 4 min read
London doesn’t hibernate in winter – the fun just moves indoors to theatres, clubs and restaurants – but the arrival of spring definitely witnesses a…
Feb 1, 2019 • 4 min read
In Yorkshire, as in most other places, spring begins in March. Days get longer, and although snow sometimes falls as late as April, you’ll see plenty of…
Jan 22, 2019 • 8 min read
Given the various calamities that have befallen London over the last two thousand years, it’s remarkable that any of it exists today at all. This is a…
Dec 18, 2018 • 6 min read
London’s food scene is as multicultural as its population, making it possible to whisk your taste buds off on a round-the-world trip without your feet…
Sep 12, 2018 • 6 min read
OK, yes, it can be rainy. And cloudy. And a little cold. But when you get a clear night in Britain, the evening sky is as wondrous as anywhere. For one…
Sep 10, 2018 • 5 min read
Edinburgh is the perfect city for a weekend break – compact, easily navigable, and packed with iconic landmarks, staggering views, and an unparalleled mix…
Sep 3, 2018 • 5 min read
There are so many fine architectural wonders in Yorkshire it can be hard to know where to begin. Colonnaded stately homes appear stuck in time. Medieval…
Jul 5, 2018 • 6 min read
Blame it on the dreary weather, the self-deprecating humour of the Brits, or their outlandish love of wacky races, but when it comes to bizarre events,…
Mar 26, 2018 • 6 min read
The London Marathon is fast approaching (22 April to be exact) and if you’re one of those in training for it, good luck. But if, like thousands of others,…
Sep 20, 2017 • 10 min read
Within minutes of arriving in the Isles of Scilly, I encounter my first traffic jam: the airport shuttle bus halts as a hedgehog waddles across the road…
Sep 1, 2017 • 7 min read
Travel in the UK can be a bargain experience if you do it right. Museums and galleries are often free, historic cities and parks offer plenty of options…
Aug 9, 2017 • 7 min read
Standing almost horizontal against gale-force winds and the kind of rain that makes you wish you’d spent your life savings on waterproofs, I begin to…
Jul 11, 2017 • 5 min read
Glasgow has reinvented itself as one of the coolest destinations in Britain. In the early 1900s, a fifth of the world’s ships were built in the 'Second…
Mar 22, 2017 • 7 min read
Yorkshire’s largest city was once defined by mills and industry, but Leeds’ Victorian centre has marched proudly into the 21st century. Its industrious…
Mar 2, 2017 • 6 min read
Sick of scratching the surface of the city? Forget the tube: from catacombs and abandoned stations to lost rivers and buried art-hubs, it’s possible to…
Feb 7, 2017 • 5 min read
The story of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table is one of Britain’s most enduring myths. Whether you seek the Round Table in Cumbria,…
Nov 14, 2016 • 5 min read
It’s been bubbling away quietly for the last couple of decades but with sales rising, international awards coming in and two of the Champagne region’s…
Aug 26, 2016 • 6 min read
Nowhere in the UK can rival Pembrokeshire, in Wales’ wild southwest, for coastal adventures. Here, you can eye puffins on Skomer, feel your stomach…
May 10, 2016 • 6 min read
Often billed as ‘the heart of England’ thanks to its central position, Warwickshire has long been a fulcrum of English culture. The county is best known…
Dec 1, 2015 • 6 min read
Other than boarding Tube trains during rush hour, London doesn’t tend to be associated with adrenaline-fuelled activities. But the city does have an…
Nov 6, 2015 • 5 min read
Brilliant blue seas teeming with marine life. Cliff faces bearing vast, precarious colonies of sea birds. Moorland roamed by hulking deer. The UK’s…