Britain

BRITAIN - The Official Magazine is the perfect choice for everyone with a thirst to know more about the UK's rich history and traditions. Each issue is a glorious surprise, packed with tales of kings and queens, heroes and villains and the stories behind our castles and cathedrals, stately homes and gardens, countryside and coastline.

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Britain

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THE BULLETIN • Colourful Harewood House, the National Trust’s top photographs, and the Queen Mother’s seaside retreat

Story of an island • A unique blend of English and French influences, the fascinating island of Jersey is a delight for history buffs

POMP & CEREMONY • From the world-famous Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace to quirky traditions at the Tower of London, England’s capital has a spectacular calendar of ceremonial events. But what does this symbol-laden pageantry reveal about the city’s past?

A LUXURY STAY IN A HISTORIC LONDON HOTEL

LOST IN THE LAKES • Travel writer Tom Chesshyre spent a month in the Lake District for his new book, exploring Wordsworth’s landscapes of 'beauty and grandeur'. He tells us what he learned along the way

STATELY SECRETS • 80 years ago, D-Day marked a turning point in the Second World War. Far from the Normandy beaches, a number of stately homes played a pivotal – and top-secret – role in wartime operations

BELLS & WHISTLES • Morris dancers are in high demand on May Day, performing in pubs and village greens across the land in a folk tradition that dates back centuries

Life BELOW STAIRS • From pages to cooks, from wet nurses to seamstresses, a host of workers used their skills to look after the royal family over the centuries. A new exhibition at Kensington Palace is set to uncover their forgotten stories

On the whisky trail • Home to more distilleries than any other part of Scotland, Speyside provides the perfect opportunity to learn more about this distinctive Scottish spirit, and the landscape and history that have shaped it

BRADFORD ON AVON • Visit the Wiltshire town for golden-stone buildings, riverside strolls and cream teas

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BRIGHTON • Once the seaside retreat of London’s high society, this colourful, artistic and eccentric city is a jewel on Britain’s south coast

JAMES NASON OF PITCHFORD HALL • James and his wife Rowena Nason returned to the beautiful Tudor hall in Shropshire where she grew up, 25 years after it was sold and fell into neglect. They are now restoring it to its former glory

LITTLE WONDER • In the last of our Little Britain series, we visit a tiny terraced house in the Welsh town of Conwy that has been recognised for more than a century as the smallest house in the country