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Discover Britain

June/July 2018
Magazine

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.

Welcome!

Letters

Travel notes • The latest news, events and openings from across the British Isles

COASTAL JEWELS • From blue lagoons and sea stacks to outdoor theatres and historic lighthouses,

LOCAL KNOWLEDGE

Heritage Coast • Florence Sheward heads to the resort towns along the North Welsh coast to uncover a trail of charming stately homes, gardens and historic sites

MY BRITAIN

ALL AT SEA • In a year of Britain maritime anniversaries from Blackbeard to Captain Cook,

MORE TO SEA

From Midlands to Middle-Earth • Ahead of a new exhibition dedicated to JRR Tolkien,

24 hours in… BELFAST • Discover gin palaces, Titanic stories and tropical ravines in the Northern Irish capital

WILDER SHORES • As a major film adaptation of Ian McEwan’s On Chesil Beach opens in cinemas, Steve Pill explores the majestic stretch of Dorset coastline with a key role to play

OFF THE BEACH • Three of the film’s other locations

WIN a luxury break in Dorset • Enter our competition for the chance to head to the Jurassic Coast and celebrate the new On Chesil Beach film

DISCOVER LONDON • 250 years of the Royal Academy Explore Victorian high society The best medical museums

BROAD STROKES • As London’s Royal Academy of Arts draws up plans for its 250th anniversary celebrations, Steve Pill pays tribute to its colourful history

High society • From swanky Mayfair to suburban Fulham, the London of William Thackeray’s Vanity Fair reveals a very English obsession with class that has endured since Victorian times, as Laura Silverman explains

Doctor, DOCTOR • On the 70th anniversary of the NHS, Sophie Beal tours London’s many medical museums to celebrate our achievements in healthcare and beyond

ANGEL OF THE NORTH • Our insider guide to the steel sculpture that lights up a journey along the A1 road

Queen of the BLUES • Bluestockings Society leader Elizabeth Montagu was one of Georgian England’s sharpest minds. To mark her 300th anniversary, Martha Alexander salutes a pioneering talent

MIDAS TOUCH • Following a £32 million restoration, Chatsworth House shimmers in the Derbyshire countryside. Natalie Marchant meets the Duke and Duchess whose family have lived here for 16 generations

LITTLE SLICE OF DEVON • The county of Sir Francis Drake and the English Riviera is a favourite of Hollywood directors and packed with heritage attractions says Florence Sheward

Room at the inn • Weary traveller, rest your head at these five historic lodgings

BOOK REVIEWS • Our selection of the best new books about Britain

The Poppy • As the centenary of the First World War armistice approaches,


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Frequency: Every other month Pages: 100 Publisher: Chelsea Magazine Edition: June/July 2018

OverDrive Magazine

  • Release date: May 11, 2018

Formats

OverDrive Magazine

subjects

Travel & Outdoor

Languages

English

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.

Welcome!

Letters

Travel notes • The latest news, events and openings from across the British Isles

COASTAL JEWELS • From blue lagoons and sea stacks to outdoor theatres and historic lighthouses,

LOCAL KNOWLEDGE

Heritage Coast • Florence Sheward heads to the resort towns along the North Welsh coast to uncover a trail of charming stately homes, gardens and historic sites

MY BRITAIN

ALL AT SEA • In a year of Britain maritime anniversaries from Blackbeard to Captain Cook,

MORE TO SEA

From Midlands to Middle-Earth • Ahead of a new exhibition dedicated to JRR Tolkien,

24 hours in… BELFAST • Discover gin palaces, Titanic stories and tropical ravines in the Northern Irish capital

WILDER SHORES • As a major film adaptation of Ian McEwan’s On Chesil Beach opens in cinemas, Steve Pill explores the majestic stretch of Dorset coastline with a key role to play

OFF THE BEACH • Three of the film’s other locations

WIN a luxury break in Dorset • Enter our competition for the chance to head to the Jurassic Coast and celebrate the new On Chesil Beach film

DISCOVER LONDON • 250 years of the Royal Academy Explore Victorian high society The best medical museums

BROAD STROKES • As London’s Royal Academy of Arts draws up plans for its 250th anniversary celebrations, Steve Pill pays tribute to its colourful history

High society • From swanky Mayfair to suburban Fulham, the London of William Thackeray’s Vanity Fair reveals a very English obsession with class that has endured since Victorian times, as Laura Silverman explains

Doctor, DOCTOR • On the 70th anniversary of the NHS, Sophie Beal tours London’s many medical museums to celebrate our achievements in healthcare and beyond

ANGEL OF THE NORTH • Our insider guide to the steel sculpture that lights up a journey along the A1 road

Queen of the BLUES • Bluestockings Society leader Elizabeth Montagu was one of Georgian England’s sharpest minds. To mark her 300th anniversary, Martha Alexander salutes a pioneering talent

MIDAS TOUCH • Following a £32 million restoration, Chatsworth House shimmers in the Derbyshire countryside. Natalie Marchant meets the Duke and Duchess whose family have lived here for 16 generations

LITTLE SLICE OF DEVON • The county of Sir Francis Drake and the English Riviera is a favourite of Hollywood directors and packed with heritage attractions says Florence Sheward

Room at the inn • Weary traveller, rest your head at these five historic lodgings

BOOK REVIEWS • Our selection of the best new books about Britain

The Poppy • As the centenary of the First World War armistice approaches,


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