Mar/Apr 2024

Britain

The official magazine of Visit Britain

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Editor’s Letter
As the days lengthen, our thoughts always turn to the seaside. This issue we explore the beautiful Suffolk coast (p14), where you’ll find a string of characterful towns and villages (not to mention England’s best fish and chips). We also delve into t
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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
I love your magazine and look forward to every copy. As an expat who has lived in California for over 40 years I eagerly await every edition and many of your articles evoke happy memories of times gone by. But this one in particular brought to mind a
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The Bulletin
A tale of outrageous scheming, seduction, danger and daring, the brand new historical psychodrama series Mary & George will delight history fans this year. Coming soon to Sky Atlantic and Starz, and starring Julianne Moore as Mary Villers and Nichola
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Go East
With its long stretches of sand and shingle beach, historic towns and villages and thriving wildlife, the Suffolk coast’s saltwater-lapped shores are an enchanting place to spend a few days. Fringing the very eastern edge of England, over the years t
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The Husband Hunters
Hit period drama The Buccaneers, an adaptation of Edith Wharton’s unfinished final novel, follows five spirited American heiresses in pursuit of aristocratic English husbands in the tightly-corseted 1870s. When Wharton wrote her book, she was reporti
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NATIONAL Treasure
London’s National Gallery, which celebrates its 200th birthday this spring, boasts one of the world’s most magnificent art collections, its 2,600 works (and counting) treasured by Britons, and its iconic Trafalgar Square home a magnet for tourists. B
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Royal Pastimes
King Charles III is renowned for being a champion of organic, environmentally friendly farming, and for his green-fingered love of gardening. Less well known is his passion for traditional hedgelaying: a craft he has practised on more than 15 miles o
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Top Of The Class
So wrote the poet James Thomson of Stowe House, the former home of the Temple family near Buckingham, in 1730. He was right – Stowe is majestic, and it is a paradise. With 400 rooms, it is extraordinary to think that one family once lived at Stowe, s
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COUNTY of KINGS
What makes a county royal? Berkshire was designated England’s only royal county by Queen Elizabeth II in 1958; Windsor Castle, her favourite residence, lay within its boundaries. But Berkshire’s royal connections don’t end there. William, Prince of W
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SHAKESPEARE In The COWSHED
Outside there’s a face-stinging January easterly wind freezing the ardour of would-be Romeos and Juliets. Radiators are superfluous in the crowded audition hall, which hums with hope and anticipation. All are momentarily silenced by the Lady Bracknel
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Anglesey
Jutting into the Irish Sea and separated from mainland Wales by the Menai Strait, Anglesey has been an unspoilt beacon of Welsh heritage throughout history. In fact, you may well still hear more Welsh than English here. One particular village on the
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A Luxurious Stay On A Historic Estate
Berkshire is known for its royal connections, and Monkey Island, near the village of Bray, is no exception: King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra often had tea on the lawns here. Now one lucky reader and their guest can feel like royalty with a special
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Edinburgh
There aren’t many cities where, upon arrival, you are greeted with several of the most impressive sights, all at once. Begin at the Scott Monument, dedicated to writer Sir Walter Scott, which towers over bustling Prince’s Street and marks the beginni
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A day with… JEMMA BASKEYFIELD HISTORIAN AT BURLEIGH POTTERY
BRITAIN: What is the first thing you do when you wake up in the morning? Jemma: First things first – I’ll have a coffee. Then I’ll spend 20 minutes in my study at home answering emails and working out what my day is going to be like before I drive to
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Small But Mighty
On 21 April 1930, Princess Elizabeth received a very special gift from her paternal grandfather, George V – a Shetland pony named Peggy. Hitherto she had contented herself with wheeled toy horses. Now, aged four, she ascended the saddle, and a lifelo

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