Themed afternoon tea: The best quirky afternoon teas in London
Forget traditional – the best afternoon tea in London always comes with a quirky theme. Here are the best themed afternoon teas to try now, sampled by the BRITAIN magazine team
For many, partaking in...
Six historical bookshops to celebrate Independent Bookshop Week
To celebrate Independent Bookshop Week, here are six historical bookshops from across the country
Independent Bookshop Week will take place from 15 to 22 June this year, with exciting initiatives and events celebrating independent bookshops...
The July/August 2024 issue of BRITAIN is here
Welcome to the July/August 2024 issue of BRITAIN! Here's what to expect from the new issue...
Welcome to our summer issue! Travel with us to sunny Cornwall, where the wild west coast swirls with legends...
D-Day secrets: Stately homes during the Second World War
80 years ago, D-Day marked a turning point in the Second World War. Far from the Normandy beaches, a number of stately homes played a pivotal – and top-secret – role in wartime operations
Words...
Win a luxury hotel stay in historic Oxford
We're offering you the chance to win a luxury stay at newly opened The Store, in the heart of historic Oxford
Dreaming of a stay amongst Oxford’s ‘dreaming spires’? The Store, a newly opened hotel...
Secrets of D-Day: Bletchley Park codebreakers
On the 80th anniversary of D-Day, Bletchley Park veteran Pat Davies looks back at her time working for Station X, the hidden home of the Second World War codebreakers
Words by Natasha Foges
Pat Davies, Second...
The D-Day Landings
80 years ago, On 6 June 1944, over 4,000 Allied soldiers lost their lives fighting to free Europe from Nazi oppression during the D-Day landings
What were the D-Day landings?
The Allied D-Day landings on the...
Royal portraits: Photos at the palace
A new exhibition at Buckingham Palace reveals the stories behind some of the most iconic photographic royal portraits ever taken
Words by Rose Shepherd
Photographic royal portraits
In March 2024 a storm blew up in a teacup when...
Elizabethan London: Royals and rogues
From taverns and playhouses to markets and slums, what was London really like in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I?
Words by Neil Jones
Elizabethan London
A French visitor to England in 1578 waxed lyrical that “rumour...
West Penwith: Cornish myths and legends
West Penwith at Cornwall’s southwestern tip is a little land apart, with a landscape of craggy cliffs and windswept moors that swirl with Cornish myths and legends
Words by Elizabeth Dale
Cornish myths and legends in...
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