January - February 2023

Britain

The official magazine of Visit Britain

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Editor’s Letter
There’s no cosier place in the depths of winter than a Cotswold village, the honey-stone cottages all aglow and the rolling hills blanketed in silvery frost. This issue we visit some of the loveliest examples, all clustered together in the North Cots
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Editor Natasha Foges Art Editor Petra Manley-Leach Assistant Editor Henrietta Easton Group Sales Director Catherine Chapman Head of Sales Operations Jodie Green Advertising Manager Daisy Welch Senior Sales Executive Melissa Arancio Chairman Paul Dobs
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The Bulletin
A much-loved historic maze, Glendurgan in Cornwall, has become once again a place to lose yourself. Planted in 1833 by a Quaker couple, Alfred and Sarah Fox, to entertain their 12 children, this cherry laurel maze was starting to fail until the Natio
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Pretty As A Picture
Picture the quintessential English village. Chances are you’re thinking of a hamlet of honeycomb-coloured cottages, all thatched roofs and rose gardens. There’ll be a cobbled street, with a tinkling river running alongside, and a creaking pub with an
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A Cosy Stay At A Luxury Cotswolds Inn
Wild Thyme & Honey is a new boutique country inn in the heart of the Cotswolds. Set on the banks of a peaceful brook in the quintessential village of Ampney Crucis near Cirencester, the inn has 24 beautiful bedrooms. A love letter to Cotswolds living
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A Day With The Duchess
“Lovely Crack on!” Emma Manners, the Duchess of Rutland declares brightly after we have exchanged greetings at the beginning of our interview. Her Grace has recently published a lively autobiography charting her journey from pony-mad daughter of a We
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Queens WARRIORS
On the bank of the River Thames opposite the Houses of Parliament a dramatic bronze statue depicts a spear-wielding charioteer. This is Boudicca, Queen of the Iceni tribe, who in AD60 raised a spectacular (if ultimately unsuccessful) rebellion across
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Clock Watching
Clocks can tell us much about the times in which they were created. There may have been water clocks in Britain from the Roman period onwards, alongside sundials and astrolabes – complex tools that predict the positions of heavenly bodies. (There’s a
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Royal Residences
In September 2022, the United Kingdom was rocked by the passing of its longest serving monarch. Most people had never known life without Queen Elizabeth II, and mourning was both deep and heartfelt. As Britain adjusts to a new king, Charles III himse
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Land Of Song
Is there any sweeter music to the ears than Joseph Parry’s elegiac Myfanwy, when sung by a Welsh male voice choir? A staple of the choirs’ repertoire, it tells of a penniless young poet’s forlorn love for a beautiful noblewoman. But it is not the wor
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Heart OF ENGLAND
In May 1776, celebrated man of letters and pugnacious patron saint of the dictionary Dr Samuel Johnson was introduced to the radical journalist and MP John Wilkes. During their ensuing conversation, Johnson told the notorious rake and hellraiser: “I
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Llandudno
Developed as a holiday town for well-heeled Victorian visitors, Llandudno is in a spectacular coastal location framed by two headlands, Great Orme and Little Orme. Linking the two, the elegant Promenade hasn’t changed much since its heyday, and nor h
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Chichester
Despite its small size, it’s not hard to believe that the pretty town of Chichester, the only city in the southeast English county of West Sussex, was once a major Roman settlement, known as Noviomagus. Aside from the fact that there are several Roma
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Great Savings
As a subscriber you will enjoy these benefits: • Bumper travel specials on your favourite places• Behind-the-scenes tours at historic houses• Exclusive interviews with British makers & aristocrats• Competitions and discounts to stay at luxury British
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A Day With... BEN FRY
BRITAIN: What does your working day look like? BF: As a radio DJ, my day starts at 6.30am with the breakfast show on YorkMix Radio. After that there is no routine as every day is different with my town crier responsibilities, radio events and running
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The Great British Quiz
1 How many monarchs are buried in St George’s Chapel, Windsor? a) 3 b) 5 c) 10 2 Which English King reigned the longest? a) Henry IV b) George III c) Edward VIII 3 Which was the only one of Henry VIII’s wives to survive him? 4 In which year did Queen
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Your Letters
In September 2022 my husband and I enjoyed a wonderful holiday touring the Yorkshire Dales and the Lake District. We visited stately homes, historic churches and some glorious gardens. But most importantly, we just soaked up the beauty of the English

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