These Scottish island chains are home to some of the most spectacular sands in the UK.
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Some people go to church, others go to churches.
‘The history of York is the history of England’; unearth the past with a slow tour of this medieval city.
We chat to Mark Rowe, author of our guide to the Outer Hebrides, about walking, wildlife, and his favourite place to eat on the islands.
Here’s how to make the most of a short break in the Outer Hebrides.
From Vatersay to Luskentyre, the Outer Hebrides compiles a great list of beaches from its many islands.
Genealogy has become a well-researched topic in the Outer Hebrides due to widespread diaspora.
Rich in local culture and hosting a friendly community, the Outer Hebrides has much to explore.
Arguably best known for their dramatic appearance in the BBC shipping forecast, the Faroe Islands are still one of Europe’s best-kept secrets. James Proctor, author of Faroe Islands: the Bradt Guide Wild, wet and windy, these 18 volcanic islands, far out in the North Atlantic, are a different world – a realm of austere beauty…
The Island is large enough to lose yourself on, but small enough for this not to matter: just keep walking and that creek you amble along will eventually wind its way to a village pub or, failing that, another slice of a part of the world that is easy on the eye. Mark Rowe author…
The River AvonThe Stratford-upon-Avon CanalGreen spaces & gardensThe Greenway It’s a little unnerving to mention Stratford-upon-Avon without Shakespeare, and it is almost impossible to avoid a reference to him surreptitiously creeping into the notes about other places in town. He is omnipresent. Without the poet, Stratford-upon-Avon would be an ordinary market town. Its name is…
Summertown & Cowley East of the city Southwest of the city Port Meadow Wytham Sometimes the world of academia and streets filled with ancient institutions can begin to feel slightly claustrophobic and the need to escape bombards the mind. Summertown & Cowley Visit the multicultural Cowley Road and head off to the Mini Plant at…
Much of Orkney’s appeal is ancient and obvious; but just as much is timeless and will only slowly reveal itself. Mark Rowe, author of Orkney: the Bradt Guide Located eight miles to the north of the Scotland mainland, Orkney everything a visitor could wish for in a holiday. This archipelago of 70 islands (19 inhabited)…
The sights, sounds and flavours of the Outer Hebrides are reason alone to travel to these islands. Yet, along with photographs, you are likely to take away memories of the people you meet – warm, generous and with a keen sense of their culture and identity. Mark Rowe , author of Outer Hebrides Right up…
Visit unique museums housing quirky collections and experience equally eccentric customs, from the World Worm-Charming Championships at Willaston to fig-pie rolling at Wybunbury. Whether you’re here for a day, a weekend break or an entire holiday, Cheshire will confound your expectations. Most who come here expect a landscape that is flat, rural and landlocked, and are…