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The official magazine of Visit Britain

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Welcome
Magnificent stately homes, ancient monuments, iconic cities and timeless villages – Britain has all of this and more. Brought to you by the award-winning BRITAIN magazine, this dedicated travel special is your go-to guide to the best of Britain, from
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Editor Natasha Foges Art Editor Clare White Assistant Editor Henrietta Easton Subeditor Laura Sutherland Group Sales Director Catherine Chapman Sales Team Tandem Media 01233 228750 catherine.rowe@tandemmedia.co.uk Managing Director Marie Davies Publi
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Stately splendour
With the third Downton Abbey movie due for release in September 2025, there’s never been a better time for a visit to ‘the Real Downton’, Highclere Castle. Not that we need an excuse: this beautiful ancestral home is one of Britain’s finest. It has b
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A Luxury Stay In A Cotswolds Hotel
Perched high on a hill, with breathtaking views of the Malverns and Cotswold Escarpment, Tewkesbury Park is set amid its own award-winning 18-hole golf course, making this an ideal weekend retreat or midweek getaway. One lucky reader and their guest
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A Year In Britain
St David, the patron saint of Wales, is celebrated throughout the nation with parades of daffodils, leeks and flags of the saint, while Cardiff holds a National St David’s Day Parade. Wales, 1 March Ireland’s beloved saint is remembered with parades,
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London
Whether you’re a first-time visitor or a lifelong Londoner, Britain’s vibrant capital is entrancing. Beyond the top tier of world-class sights, from the Tower of London to the British Museum, there are numerous smaller museums, galleries and building
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A Country Commemorates
On Tuesday, 8 May 1945, at 3pm, the bells of Big Ben rang out on the BBC Home Service. Winston Churchill, the Prime Minister, took to the airwaves live from 10 Downing Street to announce that the war in Europe had come to an end, following Germany’s
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Southwest England
The West Country is full of wonder: the mystical land of King Arthur and Stonehenge; the awe-inspiring Jurassic Coast, embedded with the fossils of dinosaurs; moorland dotted with ancient monuments and traversed by wild ponies; and a spectacular coas
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SWEET as PIE
Honey-hued, toffee-rich, buttery, caramel-coloured – the golden limestone of the Cotswolds is often described in mouth-wateringly edible terms. With their warm stone walls and pitched roofs, the buildings here are as sweet as gingerbread houses, set
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Southeast England
The Southeast, with its scenic coastline and bucolic scenes of apple orchards and country lanes, exerts a nostalgic pull on many Londoners, as it’s traditionally a region where city-dwellers took their summer holiday. Easily accessible by train from
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Heart of England
Birthplace of William Shakespeare and of the Industrial Revolution, this earthy region encompasses Birmingham, Warwickshire, Herefordshire, Staffordshire, Shropshire, Coventry and Worcestershire. Stratford-upon-Avon is the obvious honeypot: Shakespea
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COUNTY Of KINGS
What makes a county royal? Berkshire was designated England’s only royal county by Queen Elizabeth II in 1958; Windsor Castle, her favourite residence, lay within its boundaries. But Berkshire’s royal connections don’t simply end there. William, Prin
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England’s HISTORIC HEART
The Malvern Hills, rising steeply from the flat and placid plains of Worcestershire, are one of England’s most beautiful pastoral landscapes. So peaceful are the views here that it’s hard to imagine that the surrounding lands were once the site of ba
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Go East
With its long stretches of sand and shingle beach, historic towns and villages and thriving wildlife, the Suffolk coast’s salt-water-lapped shores are an enchanting place to spend a few days. Fringing the very eastern edge of England, over the years
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UP HILL & DOWN
The gentle TV series All Creatures Great and Small, chronicling the adventures of Yorkshire vet, James Herriot, has been a huge hit on both sides of the Atlantic, and is set to return to our screens this year. With its low-stakes storylines – which m
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Wales
Wales has more castles per square mile than anywhere else in the world, thanks in part to Edward I, whose 'Iron Ring' of magnificent fortresses represent Europe’s most ambitious military building project. There’s plenty of scope for a castle-hopping
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North of England
Covering a huge swathe of the country, the North holds an enormous variety of attractions, with historic castles and cathedrals, magnificently craggy landscapes, sandy beaches and dynamic cities. Encompassing Cheshire, Cumbria, Northumberland, Lancas
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East of England
Famous for its wide, open skies and tranquil landscapes, the East of England encompasses Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex. The linear landscape of the Fens, a huge coastal plain stretching across much of the are
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Scotland
A land of craggy peaks, majestic lochs and glens ablaze with purple heather, Scotland’s wild and wonderful landscapes take some beating. For unparalleled scenery, head for the Highlands. Covering two-thirds of the country, the region’s untarnished be
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Beyond the CASTLE WALLS
“Cry ‘God for Harry, England and Saint George!’” Shakespeare’s Henry V famously exhorts his troops before routing the French at the Battle of Agincourt. But while the Bard of Stratford had his warrior king nail his colours firmly to the red cross of
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On The whisky Trail
Wedged between the shimmering waters of the Moray Firth in the north and the brooding bulk of the Cairngorm Mountains in the south, Speyside is characterised by the wide, meandering River Spey that lends its name to the area. Skinny-legged trees line
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Britain’s Islands
Britain has more than 1,000 islands – although only about 200 are inhabited. Each has its own appeal, charm and character. Scotland’s islands are not only the most numerous but are also especially scenic and serene. Arran, often described as ‘Scotlan
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Story Of An Island
Tucked into the Bay of Saint-Malo, the Channel Islands may sit tête-à-tête with the coast of France, but these magical islands are resolutely British. The archipelago became part of the Anglo-Norman realm when William the Conqueror became King of Eng

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