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An in-depth guide to discovering Britain’s many treasures.

Island Hopping around the UK

It is said, by our critics, that we do not know enough about our homeland and that we really ought to spend more time getting to know it, writes Matthew Black. Yet, we do have extenuating...

Film & TV locations around England

A look at some of the many film locations in England
Location, location, location is a prime-mover for the film and television market, states Iain Robertson, as securing the perfect spot, for everything from a costume drama to a new telly s...

The Heart of Kent

Mist wafting across freshly mown hayfields. Oasthouses burring gently in morning breeze. Farmhouses awaking with cockerel's crow and subtle pillows of smoke from warming chimneys. This 'G...

Heart of oak - The New Forest

The New Forest has something for everyone
The New Forest is Britain's smallest national park but is big on nature, charm and things to do and is popular for holidays year-round.

Constable Country

Straddling the Essex and Suffolk borders, picturesque Dedham Vale is known as Constable Country as it was where artist John Constable lived and painted many of his famous works. Clare Man...

The South Downs

Encompassing the country's newest national park, the rolling countryside of the South Downs is as quintessentially English as you will find. Local lass Jeannine Williamson gives the lowdo...

Britain's Beach Resorts

Forget the kiss-me-quick hats and sticks of rock. These days,
Britain's seaside resorts are still pulling in the crowds but now they are doing it with the wow factor, as John Law reports.

The Cotswolds

Home of the Arts and Crafts Movement, and known for its chocolate-box villages, dry-stone walls and rolling hills, the Cotswolds are a national treasure. Lifelong resident Caroline Mills ...

The Isle of Wight

Famed as much now for rock music as for royal heritage, and with adrenalin activities offering a counterpoint to its genteel resorts, the Isle of Wight has revamped its jaded bucket and s...

Coastal siren - Maritime Kent

The beguiling charm of Kent's coast has long held Peter Ellegard under its spell, despite living all his life across the Thames in Essex.