May - June 2022

Britain

The official magazine of Visit Britain

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Editor’s Letter
Hang out the bunting! There’s celebration in the air this issue as the Queen becomes the first British monarch to reign for 70 years. In this Platinum Jubilee special we look back at her magnificent reign through seven iconic portraits (The Queen thr
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Editor Natasha Foges Art Editor Rhian Colley Assistant Editor Henrietta Easton Group Sales Director Catherine Chapman Head of Sales Operations Jodie Green Sales Executive Melissa Arancio Chairman Paul Dobson Managing Director James Dobson Publisher S
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Your Letters
My love of London/Britain began about 86 years ago when my older sisters would read to me, and one of A.A. Milne’s books was a favorite – about Christopher Robin “going to the Palace”. Then, newspaper and radio accounts of the new King George VI and
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The BULLETIN
GARDENS Summer 2022 will be a beautiful one at the Tower of London, as 20 million seeds planted in the famous moat will burst into flower in an incredible new display: ‘Superbloom’. Planted in honour of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, the sea of scente
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Royal Teas
The only hotel with a Royal Warrant, The Goring are celebrating the milestone with a special Jubilee-themed afternoon tea. Dishes include traditional treats such as coronation chicken and royal fruit cake, and Jubilee-themed cocktails have been creat
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Almond Cake
Every recipe in Tea at the Palace: 50 Delicious Recipes for Afternoon Tea (White Lion Publishing, £14.99) has its own royal inspiration. Written by Carolyn Robb, former chef to the Prince and Princess of Wales, this new book is the tastiest way to pa
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Reading Corner
Harry of England: The History of Eight Kings from Henry I to Henry VIII by Teresa Cole (£20, Amberley Publishing). A fascinating glimpse into the lives of eight kings united by a name. A 1930s Childhood: From Conker Fights to Coal Fires by Colin G. M
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Lyrical Landscapes
The national park of Exmoor, which carpets 267 square miles of Devon and Somerset, is a microcosm of England’s most iconic landscapes: heather-clad moors; undulating green hills dotted with sheep; tumbling rivers in deep wooded valleys; and dramatic
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Win a Two-night Stay In Beautiful Exmoor
Enter our competition to win a two-night stay at Cross Lane House, an intimate boutique hotel tucked away in picturesque Allerford, ideally located to explore Exmoor and the South West Coast Path. Nestled within the 12,000-acre National Trust Holnico
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The Queen Through The Decades
This image is from the first series of photographs of the Queen as the new sovereign, just 20 days after her accession. Taken by Dorothy Wilding, the first female photographer to earn a Royal Warrant, the photographs were used as a basis for new coin
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• Fascinating insights into Britain’s landmark anniversaries, quirky traditions and the real lives of its historical figures • Expert travel guides to both renowned and off-the-beaten-track destinations • Regular features exploring Britain’s storied
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The First Churchill
“He is about the middle height, and has the best figure in the world; his features are without fault, fine, sparkling eyes and good teeth… His ambition knows no bounds.” Such descriptions from his contemporaries paint a compelling picture of John Chu
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Win a Great British Holiday
• Free international flights • A night in a luxury London hotel • Tickets to some of the capital’s top sights • Gourmet dining • A night in a boutique hotel in Edinburgh • Edinburgh Castle • Spa stay and dinner in the Cotswolds • Blenheim Palace Woul
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The Drama Of The Delavals
To the sailors anchored off the Northumberland coastline near Whitley Bay, the sunset on the 3rd of January 1822 seemed an unusually brilliant one. But the mesmerizing glow they saw on the horizon that night was no natural wonder; half a mile inland
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Simply Capital
It’s said that Oxford was spared from Nazi air raids because Hitler planned to make this elegant seat of learning England’s new capital. Oxford did in fact serve as a capital city during the English Civil War (1642–51), when King Charles I made the c
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Islands In The Stream
http://www.britain-magazine.comheritage60 Around 180 small islands, called ‘eyots’ or ‘aits’, are dotted along the River Thames, stretching from West London to Windsor. The name ‘eyot’ or ‘ait’ (pronounced ‘eight’) comes from the Old English word ‘ig
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Shaftesbury
“The City of Dream” is how local-born writer Thomas Hardy described Shaftesbury, one of England’s most picturesque towns, which played a key role in two of his best-loved novels. At 750 feet above sea level, Shaftesbury is also one of England’s highe
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Rediscovering the Red Rose County
When William Blake wrote about ‘Jerusalem’ being built among England’s pleasant pastures, mountains green and dark satanic mills, he could have been describing the landscape of 19th-century Lancashire. And 200 years on, Lancashire is still a land of
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Top 10 hereford
The county town of Herefordshire has been shaped by its geography. The area that is now Hereford was first settled due to its proximity to a crossing over the River Wye – Hereford means ‘the ford used by the army’ – and then grew thanks to its positi
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Rachel Trevor-Morgan
6am: Two or three times a week I start my day with a swim in the Serpentine in Hyde Park. It’s magical to be able to do this in the middle of London. Then I head home for breakfast before walking to work. My studio is based in beautiful, historic St

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