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Country life 4 August 2021
Country life 4 August 2021 peers into rockpools and soars over the Lake District.
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A summer of rediscovering the traditional British seaside holiday
With foreign travel still uncertain, millions of us are set to holiday in Britain this year — and that is something to celebrate, says Annunciata Elwes.
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The Peak District: What to do, where to eat, where to stay
Rosie Paterson shares tips for those looking to enjoy a getaway in the Peak District.
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Joe Gibbs: 'Six oxen were roasted and liquor was on hand in abundance'
With the end of lockdown causing most occasional walkers to disappear, Joe Gibbs achieves the ambition of walking the highest part of the old military road through the Corrieyairack Pass between Melgarve and Fort Augustus.
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The Double Red Duke: A beautiful inn with wonderful food, and the joys of the Cotswolds on the doorstep
With travel across Britain back, Harriet Compston visited the Double Red Duke in Oxfordshire.
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Country Life 9 June 2021
Country Life 9 June 2021 celebrates the very Best of Britain.
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Walking Winchester: Mystery and intrigue, extraordinary beauty and historic survivals
Fiona Reynolds walks in, through and around Winchester, a place which shows how city and country could come closer together.
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Beyond Stonehenge: The lesser-known stone circles of Britain
More likely to be ovals, arcs or ellipses, the origins and purposes of our myriad mysterious and sacred stone circles are still up for debate, says Ruth Bloomfield.
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Why Britain's finest attractions need visitors like never before — and those who go will be rewarded: 'You are likely to never see them so quiet again'
A huge drop in visits to the best museums, zoos and houses in Britain has prompted calls for an extra day's holiday at the end of summer to help us all enjoy them.
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Avebury stone circle in the time of Covid: 'It’s so quiet I have the stone circles almost to myself'
Fiona Reynolds takes a walk through the normally-busy Neolithic stone circle, discovering things not normally noticeable among the crowds of a World Heritage Site.
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The vast classical labyrinth being built in the heart of Cornwall
Kerdroya will become the largest classical labyrinth on the planet once complete. Annunciata Elwes takes a look at the work in progress.
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Suisnish, Isle of Skye: The atmospheric ruins of a Clearance village
Beauty now reigns in a tragic spot where hundreds of villagers suffered during the Clearance
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Covehithe beach, Suffolk, where the cliffs crumble like cake
The most eroded beach in Britain has a post-apocalyptic feel.
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Clydach Ironworks, Monmouthshire: Ruins in the gorge that inspired Shakespeare
An oasis of quiet now stands where the steam hammers thudded at this Welsh ironworks, in a river valley that may have moved Shakespeare to write A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
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Royston Cave, Hertfordshire: A mysterious site full of sacred energy
Our Secret Britain series continues with a Hertofrdshire cave whose true nature remains unknown.
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John Bunting War Memorial Chapel, Scotch Corner: The painstaking transformation of rubble to War Memorial
Annunciata Elwes celebrates the effort that turned a derelict house into a memorial.
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Bealach na Bà, on the Applecross peninsula: Travelling the steepest road in Britain
Bealach na Bà is as unforgettable and beautiful as it is nerve wracking.
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The Airman’s Grave, Ashdown Forest: A touching and little-known memorial to victims of war and fate
A wartime tragedy in East Sussex's Ashdown Forest is among our Secret Britain picks, as chosen by Annunciata Elwes.
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St Lythans chambered long barrow, Vale of Glamorgan: A place to make a Halloween wish
Annunciata Elwes looks at the myths and legends surrounding St Lythans chambered long barrow.
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Sugar Loaf Folly, Brightling: The landmark built purely to help a man win a bet
There are many reasons to build a folly, and winning a bet is probably as good as any.
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Warkworth Hermitage, Northumberland: A hermit's solitary refuge after an unspeakable tragedy
The Warkworth Hermitage is a cave where a hermit lived as penance for an accidental double killing. Annunciata Elwes explains more.
