Jul/Aug 2023

Britain

The official magazine of Visit Britain

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Editor’s Letter
Cornwall is always one of our favourite places to be in the summer months – who could resist the combination of quaint harbour towns, a spectacular coastline and heavenly cream teas? This issue, we delve into the shady history of this sunny spot, wit
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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 Managing Director
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Your Letters
The St. Paul’s & the Polymath article [Vol 91 Issue 2] reminded me of my second visit to London in 2019. I didn’t get to see St. Paul’s during my first visit and I went on my very first full day back. I had to see the inside of the magnificent church
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Pea And Ham Soup
The British Cookbook: authentic home cooking recipes from England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland (£39.95; Smith and Baxter) takes readers on a mouthwatering culinary tour across the British Isles. Author and food historian Ben Mervis has put t
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The Bulletin
HERITAGE For the first time in seventy years, the Tower of London’s Yeoman Warders, or ‘Beefeaters’ as they’re commonly known due to the medieval guards’ meat-eating habits, now have brand-new uniforms, bearing the cypher of King Charles III. The fir
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On The Smugglers’ Trail
In Cornwall you are never more than a few miles from the sea, and never more than a craggy cove or two from a tale of a Cornish smuggler. The legends of these wily ‘free-traders’, as they were known locally, and their escapades seem to live in every
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Books
The Granite Kingdom: A Cornish Journey by Tim Hannigan (£27.99, Head of Zeus). On this walking odyssey across Britain’s westernmost region, the author juxtaposes the history, myth and folklore of Cornwall with the reality of its landscapes and people
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A Luxury Stay In Beautiful Cornwall
Nestled along the Cornish coast with truly exceptional views across St Austell Bay, The Carlyon Bay Hotel is a wonderful place to feel inspired and unwind whilst experiencing a taste of Cornish hospitality. Amongst 250 acres of secluded gardens and g
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What’s In A Name?
Stand in almost any spot in central London and you can see the layers of history around you: a modern building jostling for space with a medieval one; a cathedral spire competing with a skyscraper; a two-hundred-year-old statue standing watch over a
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A STEAMY Romance
On 9 July and 6 August this year, rail enthusiasts will enjoy a spectacular round trip between York and Carlisle, following the Settle– Carlisle route, one of the most beautiful rail journeys in Britain, as at the head, locomotive No. 60103 – aka the
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League Of Their Own
It has been quite a journey from rough skirmishes over an inflated pig’s bladder to ‘the beautiful game’, and The Football Association (FA) has played a significant role. Celebrating its 160th anniversary this year, it is the world’s oldest football
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A House Through Time
The Sackville family has lived at Knole, one of Britain’s great treasure houses, for more than four hundred years. Throughout its history, Knole has lured generations of heirs with the promise of an ancestral place, an aristocratic life, a sense of u
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Scottish Escapes
Tucked away on Scotland’s sublime West Coast in the sleepy village of Port Appin, the simple whitewashed Pierhouse Hotel has no airs and graces – but it does command a truly majestic view. The breathtaking panorama takes in the islands of Lismore and
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Calm Downs
With its glorious, undulating countryside punctuated by historic market towns and impossibly idyllic villages, it’s no wonder West Sussex has beguiled so many visitors through the centuries. For poet, painter and mystic William Blake, who penned his
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Royal Tunbridge Wells
When Dudley North, the 3rd Lord North, stopped to drink from a natural spring that he passed in Kent on his way home to London in 1606, little did he know that hundreds of years later visitors would flock to drink from the very same spring, and to ad
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A day with… CLEMENTINE DE LA POER BERESFORD
BRITAIN: What is the first thing you do when you arrive at work in the morning? CPB: I usually get to work for 8am and I’ll make myself a cup of coffee, then settle down and flip through my emails before the day really begins. No two days are ever th
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Bristol
The waterways at the heart of the city date back to when Bristol was a trade hub. The docks and floating harbour that remain from those days give the city centre its unique character. Start your day at the SS Great Britain, a reconstructed steamship
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The Great British Quiz
1 How many ravens must be kept in the Tower of London at all times? 2 After which king is King’s Cross station named? a) Richard IIIb) George IVc) Edward VII 3 Where did the Great Fire of London start? a) Pudding Laneb) Baker Streetc) Bread Alley 4

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