Victorian Christmas traditions: The origins of some of our favourite festivities
Why do we send cards, eat turkey and decorate a tree at Christmas? Here’s our run down of how and why we celebrate the festive season the way we do.
7 cosy Cotswolds winter hideaways
From Oliver Cromwell’s favourite retreat to the home of a scandalous beauty, check into one of these historic inns for a Cotswolds winter break you'll never forget
The Cotswolds is a picturesque region of rolling...
The best stately homes at Christmas
There's nowhere better to soak up the atmosphere of Yuletides than in a stately home decorated for Christmas...
Here are Britain's best stately homes at Christmas...
Stately homes at Christmas: in the past
That festive scene in...
Cosy winter breaks in Cornwall
Could there be anything cosier than snuggling up in front of a glowing wood burner, hot chocolate warming your hands, after a windswept walk along the beach?
Plan one of these cosy winters break in...
Big Ben: The time machine
Big Ben, the world’s most famous clock has been under wraps for four years, its iconic bell silenced. This year, restored to its former glory, Big Ben once again shows its face
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Quintessentially British Christmas gifts: Our Christmas gift guide
We know it still seems a way off but the Christmas season will soon be upon us so why not think ahead and order in some of these great British Christmas gifts?
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Bonfire Night facts: 8 fascinating things you probably didn’t know
We all ‘remember, remember the 5th of November’ but what exactly are we celebrating? Here, we track down 8 fascinating facts about Bonfire Night.
Autumn at The Sculpture Park
With so much going on in the world, The Sculpture Park in Surrey really is a place in which to escape and get lost within the arts...
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Holiday cottages in Cornwall with sea views for autumn
Don’t plump for anything other than perfect this autumn. Pick from Classic Cottages’ flawless range of self-catering holiday cottages in Cornwall with sea views and see the beautiful Cornish coast at its best...
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Most haunted places in Britain: 10 spooky spots
Whether it’s Halloween hokum or supernatural manifestations, we find 10 of the most haunted places in Britain, with headless horsemen, screaming woods and a lady in white rising from the walls of a centuries-old...
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