Category: United Kingdom
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Norwich as a UNESCO Creative City of Literature
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Anyone who loves books and travelling might be interested to know about Norwich, a UNESCO Creative City of Literature. Norwich has a medieval centre and a long literary history which it keeps alive today. It’s also packed full of bookshops. Read on for more information about Norwich’s place in the…
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Day trip to St Albans: Roman ruins and medieval history
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If you’re looking for a trip out of London that’s full of history, a day trip to St Albans is an ideal option. With Roman ruins, a Norman cathedral and an Eleanor Cross, it’s a history-lover’s dream. How to get to St Albans from London St Albans is about 20…
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Day trip to Rochester: castles, history and riverside walks
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If you’re looking for a historical trip from London, a day trip to Rochester is a perfect option. You can easily get there and back in a day with enough time to thoroughly explore what the medieval city has to offer. Why should you do a day trip to Rochester?…
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Whitby’s literary connections: exploring the town that inspired Dracula
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For book lovers, few places capture the imagination quite like Whitby, a seaside town whose cobbled streets and haunting ruined abbey once inspired Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Over the centuries, countless other authors have left their mark on Whitby, inspired by its gothic charm. Today, Whitby’s literary connections continue to attract…
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Why you should visit Whitby in October
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Whitby is the perfect location for October. Perched on the North Yorkshire coast, its ghostly legends and crumbling hilltop Abbey are a quintessential Halloween backdrop, and its tearooms and bookshops make for a cosy environment to get out of the autumn chill after a bracing stroll along Whitby’s windswept beach.…
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South West Coast Path: Exmouth to Seaton
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The 24-mile stretch from Exmouth to Seaton on the South West Coast Path is two days of walking. That means that you can do it in a weekend if you travel down to Devon on a Friday night and return on Sunday evening. The route from Exmouth to Seaton takes…
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South West Coast Path: Dartmouth to Exmouth
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The 36-mile stretch from Dartmouth to Exmouth on the South West Coast Path is three days of walking. It’s a varied route, taking you through National Trust land, past old castles, alongside a stretch of railway track and on several little ferries across various rivers. It’s not my intention to…
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South West Coast Path: Falmouth to Par
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The route from Falmouth to Par takes you along the stunning Roseland Peninsula. You’ll pass through a mixture of busy towns and sleepy villages. Long swathes of this section go through woodland or along narrow footpaths but there are also some lovely sections along clifftops, where the vast, flat sea…
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South West Coast Path: Mousehole to Falmouth
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The path from Mousehole to Falmouth takes you along the southernmost point of the UK, past the halfway point of the South West Coast Path and into one of the largest natural harbours in the world at Falmouth. The South West Coast Path day-by-day guide actually starts this section in…
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South West Coast Path: Tintagel to St Ives
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Tintagel to St Ives on the South West Coast Path is eight days of walking. It’s my favourite stretch of the South West Coast Path so far: an endless carousel of sandy beaches, secluded coves beneath rocky cliffs, little fishing villages with beach kiosks, all with the glittering blue sea…