Whether you’re looking for an intimate occasion or a large gathering with all of your friends, here’s 10 amazing places in the UK for New Year’s Eve If you’d rather avoid the crowds on New…

While 1066 is the date scored into Anglophiles’ minds as the last major invasion of Britain, a lesser-known offensive centuries later has all but escaped the history books Words and images: Simon Whaley In the…

The northeastern county of Durham is full of remarkable treasures that tell the tale of 1,000 years of English history The American writer and Anglophile Bill Bryson first visited on a whim, getting off the…

From the majestic Highlands of Scotland to the stunning cliffs of Cornwall you can enjoy some of the most heart-stirring views of Britain from the comfort of a carriage. Here’s our pick of Britain’s best…

Enter our competition to win the finest gourmet break for two at Scotland’s oldest inhabited castle Dating back to the 13th century, Dalhousie Castle is both romantic and intriguing, and modern-day guests can enjoy warm…

Think you know everything there is to know about our reigning monarch? Then why not test yourself with our list of 10 facts?

With the opening of a new V&A Museum – the first outside London – the generation of this old port city on Scotland’s underrated east coast is well under way Getting there The closest international…

With Caledonian Discovery, slow travel means doing as much or as little as you like – bike rides, walks or kayaking – as your traditional barge putters along Scotland’s majestic Great Glen Scotland’s Great Glen…

Fifty years since the Queen Elizabeth completed its final voyage, we take a look at 10 of the best British ships…

In the centenary year of women first gaining the vote, we celebrate the northern roots of one of the leading suffragettes Given Manchester’s reputation as a hotbed of social and political revolution, it’s somewhat surprising that…