Sharing the name of a hill range and the spring water that bubbles from it, Malvern is a town and district near the Worcestershire-Herefordshire boundary. The old spa resort of …
In one of the richest boroughs in England, Maidenhead is a market town on the Thames, not far upriver from Windsor. The Prime Minister Theresa May’s constituency, Maidenhead has a …
A small coastal town on Lincolnshire’s low-lying fens, Mablethorpe springs into action in summer as a family tourist resort. The headline is the vast golden sandy beach, many miles long …
Famed for its three-spired cathedral and profuse Georgian architecture, Lichfield is a glorious city 16 miles north of Birmingham. The cathedral is the obligatory first port of call, for its …
In a scene out of a 19th-century landscape painting, the town of Knaresborough clings to a steep gorge crossed by a railway viaduct. The riverside is as charming as it …
In the English industrial Midlands, Kidderminster is a town by the Severn Valley around 20 miles southwest of Birmingham. Weaving had been a way of life in this part of …
On the North Devon coast, Ilfracombe is a pretty harbour town and seaside resort encircled by massive slate cliffs. The working harbour dates back to the 12th century and is …
A town on high chalk slopes in the Chilterns, Wycombe has some of South England’s prettiest countryside in its back garden. The National Trust owns big tracts of this land …
After the Second World War Hemel Hempstead was chosen as a New Town to answer the UK’s need for extra housing, and what was once a small settlement on the …
Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland and has been for nearly seven centuries. Not surprisingly, in many ways, it’s considered the heart of the country and is the premier center …