British Heritage
Jennifer Dorn |
Published: March 08, 2010 at 10:18 am
Looking for a family vacation that isn't just like last years? Take the entire family to London and enjoy its culture and history while visiting The Tower of London, Covent Garden, museums and palaces.
Dana Huntley |
Published: February 22, 2010 at 1:33 pm
As pubs decline one community has come together to keep their village pub in business, The Raven Inn is a community run pub in Llanarmon-yn-Ial saved from the brink.
Dana Huntley |
Published: February 18, 2010 at 2:05 pm
Follow Dana's journey as he eats his way through Ludlow enjoying the highly-rated, to-die-for (mostly) locavore cuisine.
Published: December 10, 2009 at 3:43 pm
Morris dancers from different towns wear distinctive costumes and dance to slightly different steps.
Three things say a man is in England, four things make his location sure: cream teas, roundabouts, pay and display—and morris dancing on Spring bank holiday.…
Dana Huntley |
Published: August 27, 2009 at 4:37 pm
Greenway House in Torbay, England, the home of bestselling mystery novelist Agatha Christie, is now open to the public for the first time.
Siân Ellis |
Published: August 27, 2009 at 4:36 pm
Through London's cityscapes and England’s countryside, British Heritage magazine visits locales associated with Sherlock Holmes and investigates the fictional detective's creator, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
James Graham |
Published: August 20, 2009 at 11:09 am
Beer in all its forms remains the national drink of Britain, predating by centuries the arrival of that upstart, tea. A look at brewing in Great Britain from British Heritage.
HistoryNet staff |
Published: May 01, 2009 at 10:02 am
Read an excerpt from Revelation, the latest Shardlake mystery by bestselling author C. J. Sansom, get a 20% discount—or perhaps win a free copy!
Dana Huntley |
Published: March 18, 2009 at 5:11 pm
Why Medieval York remains a must-see of British travel.
Dana Huntley |
Published: September 02, 2008 at 1:30 pm
Just 23 miles long and 13 miles deep, the Isle of Wight has been a popular holiday destination since Victorian times.
It's a delightful cross-section of quirky amusements, natural wonders and historic sites.
For sheer scenic wonder, travel over the …
Jim Hargan |
Published: June 22, 2008 at 8:55 pm
Britain's Lake District is 900 square miles of hard, ancient mountains, surrounded on all sides by rich, level farmland. Immortalized by William Wordsworth, preserved by Beatrix Potter, Lakeland draws 14 million tourists a year.
Published: March 18, 2008 at 7:31 pm
The towns of Boston, England, and Boston, Massachusetts both owe their name to a seventh-century cleric, St. Botolph.
Jim Hargan |
Published: December 20, 2007 at 3:54 pm
The magnificent castles of North Wales were meant to inspire terror and awe and to help Edward Longshanks unify Britain.
James Graham |
Published: November 01, 2007 at 3:30 pm
Despite dire predictions, the Channel Tunnel did not spell the demise of Dover, England's famous ferry port.
Jennifer Dorn |
Published: August 24, 2007 at 3:20 pm
All the world's a stage, and the Royal Shakespeare Company still struts upon it, keeping the works of William Shakespeare alive for modern audiences.
Siân Ellis |
Published: August 24, 2007 at 3:12 pm
Both loved and hated, Europe's first female prime minister, Margaret Thatcher, was something of a political outsider, but she reinvigorated national pride and achieved iconic status in the Conservative Party.
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