British Travel
The best hotels and places to rent in Britain, and staycation guides to unmissable holiday hotspots.
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Partrishow Church, Powys: The church with a fresco of Death that can't be painted overA well with healing powers and a mysterious fresco mark Partrishow Church apart from the usual.
By Annunciata Elwes Published
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Swinside Stone Circle, Cumbria: The 'mini-Stonehenge' which sprang up overnightThe Swinside Stone Circle is little visited, despite its chilling origin story.
By Annunciata Elwes Published
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Gilbert White stained glass, Selborne: The beautiful tribute to a pioneering naturalistGilbert White's home church contains a fascinating memorial to the writer.
By Annunciata Elwes Published
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Llywelyn’s Cave, Aberedw: The final refuge of the last sovereign Prince of WalesLlywelyn ap Gruffydd's final night as a Prince was spent in this cave in Powys.
By Annunciata Elwes Published
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Faringdon Folly, Oxfordshire: A Gothic tower built in the 1930s by 'the last great eccentric'Atop Folly Hill, Faringdon Folly is just the latest landmark at a spot with an astonishing mix of history.
By Annunciata Elwes Published
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Rookhope Arch, Co Durham: 'A forgotten doorway to another world'Has a system designed to remove poisonous gases ever looked so graceful as the one at Rookhope?
By Annunciata Elwes Published
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Shap Abbey ruins, Cumbria: The last abbey in EnglandWhat's left of Shap Abbey remains worth a visit, even 900 years later, says Annunciata Elwes.
By Annunciata Elwes Published
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Chapel of St-Peter-on-the-Wall, Bradwell-on-Sea: The 1,350-year-old church in a remote Essex fieldThe Chapel of St-Peter-on-the-Wall in Bradwell-on-Sea has a fascinating — and very, very long — history.
By Annunciata Elwes Published
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Spar Cave: The cathedral-like hiding place on the Isle of Skye, accessed via a cliff face and a ravineSpar Cave on the Strathaird peninsula was recommended my no less a figure than Walter Scott, yet remains quiet and unspoilt.
By Annunciata Elwes Published
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Danebury Ring Hill Fort, Hampshire: An ancient fort whose archeology reveals a gruesome pastDanebury Ring, near Stockbridge in Hampshire, is an image of tranquility today — but that wasn't always the case, as Annunciata Elwes explains.
By Annunciata Elwes Published
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Castles of Mallerstang, Cumbria: The spectacular ruins in a wild and almost-unseen valleyPendragon Castle and Lammerside Castle, ruins tucked away in a little-known valley, are worth the trip says Annunciata Elwes.
By Annunciata Elwes Published
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Seahenge, Norfolk: The ancient Bronze Age circle that lay hidden for 4,000 yearsSeahenge lay beneath the shifting sands of the north Norfolk coast almost until the dawn of the 21st century.
By Annunciata Elwes Published
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Balnahard beach, Isle of Colonsay: A magical beauty spot with thousands of years of historyThe white sand beach of Balnahard, on the Isle of Colonsay, is as fascinating as it is beautiful.
By Annunciata Elwes Published
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The Williamson Tunnels, Liverpool: The bizarre underground system that's still a mystery, 180 years laterWere they built to survive the end of the world, or for a more mundane purpose? Annunciata Elwes delves into the Williamson Tunnels.
By Annunciata Elwes Published
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Burrow Mump, Somerset: Alfred the Great's lookout pointThe famed hill in Burrowbridge is today's Secret Britain spot.
By Annunciata Elwes Published
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North Meadow, Cricklade: An ancient field where half a million wildflowers create a wall of colourThe spectacular North Meadow, in Cricklade, Wiltshire, is a Secret Britain sight we should all enjoy at least once.
By Annunciata Elwes Published
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Beinn Dubh, Argyll and Bute: 'It'll take you a while to climb it, simply because you’ll have to stop repeatedly to admire the view'Annunciata Elwes takes a look at the magnificent view from Beinn Dubh, found in the Luss Hills in Argyll and Bute.
By Annunciata Elwes Published
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Doddiscombsleigh, Devon: 'A happy haven amid tiny twisting lanes'The picturesque Dartmoor village of Doddiscombsleigh is picked out by Annunciata Elwes.
By Annunciata Elwes Published
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Heath Chapel, Brown Clee, Shropshire: 'You’re transported back to the 12th century'A remote medieval church in Shropshire is today's Secret Britain find.
By Annunciata Elwes Published
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Thorney Island, West Sussex: The beauty spot accessed via a secret button through a barbed wire fenceThe beaches of Thorney Island, next to Chichester Harbour, are our Secret Britain selection today.
By Annunciata Elwes Published
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Falls of Glomach, Ross and Cromarty: Britain's most isolated, and perhaps most spectacular waterfallAnnunciata Elwes's Secret Britain series looks at Falls of Glomach, one of the highest waterfalls in the UK.
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