Wrekin

Shropshire

The Wrekin is made of very ancient ‘Uriconian’ volcanic rocks (though its shape does not in fact come from having been ‘a volcano’). The Ercall Quarry also has...

Nant Gwytheryn

Llithfaen, Pwllheli, Gwynedd,

Nant Gwrtheyrn was an abandoned village in the 1970s following the closure of the quarries. The redundant houses, offices, chapel and shops constructed during the...

Rousham House and Gardens

Oxfordshire

Rousham and its landscape garden should be a place of pilgrimage for students of the work of William Kent (1685-1748). Rousham represents the first phase of English...

Dunnottar Castle

Stonehaven Aberdeenshire

 This is a magnificent castle and the jewel in the crown of  Mearns tourism. Strong defensive position on the rocky coastline overlooking the North Sea. Over a 100 steps...

Berrington Hall

Ashton, Near Leominster, Herefordshire

Neo-classical mansion with fine interiors, set in landscape grounds Created as the perfect house in the perfect setting, Berrington Hall has many secrets for visitors to...

York

York

York has a wealth of historic attractions, including York Minster and York Castle. There are narrow medieval streets with overhanging timber-framed buildings, such as...

Borough Farm Sheepdogs & Farmyard Display

Near Woolacombe, Devon

Stourhead

Wiltshire

When Stourhead first opened in the 1740s, a magazine described it as ‘a living work of art’. The world-famous landscape garden has at its centrepiece a magnificent lake...

Whisby Nature Park

Thorpe-on-the-Hill, Lincoln

 Full of wildlife, walking trails and nature, Whisby Park is an ideal to place to head to sample the very best Lincolnshire has to offer. Run by Lincolnshire...

Grafham Water Cycle Loop

Cambridgeshire

Grafham Cycles start and end of the loop so any repairs or bike tweaks you want doing, this is a good loop to test, although the terrain is manmade and "green" route...

Avebury

Wiltshire

At Avebury, the world's largest prehistoric stone circle partially encompasses a pretty village. Millionaire archaeologist Alexander Keiller excavated here in the 1930s,...

Norfolk Lavender

Norfolk

Caley Mill, the headquarters of Norfolk Lavender Ltd, was originally a water mill for grinding corn.  Built in the 19th Centuary, and now set in its garden of lavender,...