Beautiful Bath
Take a look at some of the gorgeous imagery that clearly establishes why Bath is Britain's foremost spa town.
Bath's elegant Georgian terraces are easy to admire from the air
View from the terrace of the...
Escape to Exmoor
Get away from it all in the heart of Exmoor National Park with a break at the exclusive Oare Manor
Winding through the narrow roads of Exmoor, in a pitch dark so enveloping that the...
Cornwall Insider’s Guide
Cornwall's very name is evocative, tinged with a sense of excitement and wildness. From the literary romance of Daphne du Maurier country, to the seaside artists' colony of St Ives, this south-west gem is a county of contrast.
A tour of the Cotswolds
We explore the honey-coloured villages that make up the Cotswolds, home to artists, antiques and Olympick games
Just what is it about the Cotswolds? Why are they such a favourite corner of England for so...
Salisbury insider’s guide: Spires and squires
Home to the tallest cathedral spire in Britain, Europe's oldest-working clock and the world's best-preserved Magna Carta, Salisbury is a historic treasure trove; the perfect “city in the countryside”
Most English cathedral cities are much...
Devon Insider’s Guide
From combe to tor, beach to clifftop, England’s second largest county is a tapestry of landscapes waiting to be explored,before sitting down to a good cream tea.
When he wasn’t being carried over the sea to...
Giant plant flowers at Eden Project
The Titan Arum, a giant rainforest plant, and the biggest flower ever to be grown indoors, has just flowered at the Eden project in Cornwall. It flowered from 30 May to 5 June, and...
Should we save Britain’s oldest Bowling Green?
Elizabethan sea captain Sir Francis Drake first received news of the Spanish Armada while playing at the Plymouth Hoe bowling green.
He famously kept his cool, insisting on finishing his game before taking to the...
Famous Royal Visits to Spa Towns
Spa towns have always enjoyed a close relationship with royalty. Whether as distinguished visitors, trendsetters or patrons, royal guests played a large part in bringing Britain’s spa towns into popularity.
Malvern water, bottled by Schweppes,...
Bath in 100 objects
The museums of Bath have nominated the most significant objects in their collections for ‘Bath in 100 Objects’
The objects tell the story of the people of Bath and their achievements, and the evolution of...
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