Discover Britain

Hello, and welcome to what I hope you’ll agree is a royally good issue. First up, as the nation gradually comes back down to Earth following the huge excitement surrounding the Jubilee celebrations, we’ve rounded up some of the best moments from the

Discover Britain is published byThe Chelsea Magazine Company Ltd,Jubilee House, 2 Jubilee Place,London SW3 3TQ, UKTel: 020 7349 3700Email: editorial@discoverbritainmag.com Editor Sally Coffey Assistant Editor Henrietta Easton Art Editor Clare White A

There are direct trains with South Western Railway from London Waterloo to Axminster, the nearest train station, which is six miles away. On arrival in Axminster, you can either take a pre-booked taxi or jump on either the X51 or X53 bus. southwes

Both Osborne House and Appuldurcombe House are looked after by English Heritage and the latter is free to visit (www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/osborne; www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/appuldurcombe-house). Mottistone Manor and

Fans of the TV series can enjoy the magnificent Argyll scenery portrayed in the programme. For instance, the Duke and Duchess’s car journey to Inveraray takes them through Glen Etive, recognisable from its turn in Skyfall, and a spectacular part of

A 56-mile (80km) waymarked trail that passes by Spedlins connects the Moffat Hills in the north with the Solway Firth to the south, and follows the River Annan for much of its route. A flat, circular 45-minute section through dense woodland and acros

While here, if you hear things go bump in the night, then it may well be the ghost of a local miller from the nearby town of Millhousebridge, James ‘Dunty’ Porteous, who is said to haunt the castle. The story goes that Baronet, Sir Alexander James

Newcastle’s Laing Art Gallery will host the Lindisfarne Gospels, on loan from The British Library, from 17 September to 3 December 2022. The Anglo-Saxon manuscript represents a golden age of design in Northumbria and has survived in almost perfect co