Discover Britain

Celebrating the best of our nation, every issue of Discover Britain is packed with features from history to travel. Read about the events that changed history, as well as British traditions and their origins, or be inspired for your next trip with great ideas for where to go and what to see. Whether you’re planning a weekend city break or an escape to the countryside, Discover Britain is your essential guide to getting the most out of your stay.

Discover Britain

Brit Edit • Your curated guide to Britain this season

Over to you... • This issue, there’s a buzz about the new Downton Abbey film, plus our team views the King’s new portrait

DISCOVER THE CHANNEL ISLANDS

CHANNEL-HOPPING MADE EASY • Channel Islands expert Antonia Windsor takes us on a summer sea adventure around the islands of Guernsey, Sark, Herm, Alderney, and Jersey

Romantic refuge • A visit to Victor Hugo’s Guernsey home of Hauteville House is like a tour through the literary giant’s imagination, writes Antonia Windsor

A GOOD CATCH • Antonia Windsor meets Gabby Mason of Jade-S Fisheries, who is reviving an old tradition by bringing fresh fish to the islanders

Heritage DAYS OUT • From wartime reminders to quintessential attractions, Sally Coffey picks some of the more intriguing places that connect to the islands’ past

Island IDENTITY • Jersey local Paul Darroch reflects on the unique language and culture of the Island

St Peter Port • Packed with history and visually alluring, Guernsey’s tiny capital packs a punch, says Susie Boulton

Win a luxury stay in Jersey • The family-owned Somerville Hotel is one of Jersey’s most iconic hideaways

Strange Britain • Introducing our new columnist, David Long, who each issue will highlight some of our more unusual places, starting with England’s own Atlantis

Diamonds of the season • As the third series of Netflix’s Regency-romp Bridgerton graces our screens, make like the Ton with a stay at one of these elegant escapes, fit for a Duke or Duchess

Hart of silver • Diana Wright visits a silversmiths in the Cotswolds to see the care that goes into creating its beautiful pieces

Curtains up • Terence Doyle takes us on a tour of some of Britain’s historic and lesser-known theatres

An Olympian effort • James March on how the modern Olympics were inspired by a Shropshire local with big dreams

At home with Freud • As a new film about the father of psychoanalysis is released, Sally Coffey steps inside his London home, one of the capital’s more unusual museums…

My Britain • This summer, London’s National Gallery is celebrating its 200th birthday by lending 12 of Britain’s most beloved paintings – the National Treasures – to galleries around the country. Francesca Whitlum-Cooper, curator of the project, talks to Russell Higham about what it means to be the custodian of some of Britain’s finest and most valuable works of art.

Arise, Plantagenets • A new book puts the focus on England’s other powerful dynasty, who came before the Tudors

London SPOTLIGHT • This month Londonphile Russell Higham raises his cup to an English ritual by sampling five of London’s finest afternoon teas

CROSSWORD & QUIZ