Digitisation means that we can now do a lot of our family history research online at home, but there is much to be gained from stepping outside to visit the villages and towns where our ancestors once lived. A new perspective can be gained from seeing a forebear's home in the flesh, the fields within which they worked or the pub they used to frequent.
We have all seen how the celebrities on react when visiting the places involved in their family's history and how emotive this can be. As well as there being a personal interest in seeing these sites, there is also the potential to learn new information that you can add to your tree. So how can you