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I cannot tell you how much we enjoy your magazine, and could wish only that it had come to our attention sooner. But I’m sorry to point out an error in the November issue [Vol 87 Issue 5]; one that sadly, you’re not alone in making. I refer to the na

Tate Britain called on the country's stately homes to lend artworks for their upcoming exhibition British Baroque: Power and Illusion. Some of the paintings have never been seen before, and it will be the first time that Tate has staged a show devote

An impoverished fossil-hunter born in Lyme Regis, Dorset, in 1799, Mary Anning has long been a footnote in the history books, but a new film, Ammonite, starring Kate Winslet, is set to change all that. Mary’s father died when she was just a child, an

On 16 September 1620, the Mayflower set sail from Plymouth on England’s southwestern coast, carrying 102 passengers determined to make a new life for themselves in America. But their story starts long before, in a handful of villages in the heart of

The Tower of London, Blackpool’s piers, cheeky seaside cartoons: even in our age of selfies and Instagram, choosing and sending postcards still remains an essential ritual for many holidaymakers. They may even write those golden words: “Wish you were

Of the sumptuous historic properties that grace the pages of this magazine, how many would still exist were it not for the National Trust? Without the vision and ambition of this much-loved organization, countless national treasures – now preserved,

They say it’s only rarely that life imitates art, but so it was on 20 February 1946. As Margot Fonteyn’s Sleeping Beauty awoke from slumber on the stage of the Royal Opera House, so too did the building itself, reborn after its wartime stint as a big

Few places can rival northern Scotland for dramatic coastal scenery. Here powdery white sands run for miles between crashing ocean and windswept dune, and towering cliffs of ancient, darkest stone surround inlets so sheltered their waters appear as u

Suffolk, that east coast county tucked in between Norfolk and Essex, is chock-a-block with pretty towns and villages, but few can boast quite as much history and heritage as Bury St Edmunds. Unlike nearby villages such as Lavenham, which kept their m

A tight-knit web of cobbled alleys, perfectly coiffed quads and grand golden-stone buildings make Oxford a portal to another world. One of witchcraft and wizardry, perhaps? Indeed, you’ll find several of the Harry Potter franchise’s most magical film

Newark Park’s romantic crenellated walls of soft-hued stone have gazed out over the lush Ozleworth valley towards the Mendip Hills for hundreds of years. Built around 1550, they have an ancient feel, enhanced by mysterious woodland paths, half-wild b