Britain

Packed with 196-pages of the best attractions, days out, places to stay and food and drink destinations, the 2015 BRITAIN Guide is your definitive companion to getting the best out of your holiday. From forgotten medieval villages, to country houses within easy access of London and shopping areas for picking up quintessential gifts, you won’t want to leave home without it.

EDITOR'S LETTER

YOUR LETTERS • Write to us with your thoughts on the magazine and memories of Britain

The BULLETIN • Ravishing Raynham Hall, a new Welsh pilgrimage trail and the timeless appeal of Edward Bawden

READING CORNER • Find inspiration for your next trip with one of these great reads

GREAT ESTATES • We explore beautiful Buckinghamshire, a county blessed with grand country estates and glorious gardens, and with intriguing wartime connections

Experience the pomp, pageantry and spectacle

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NO PLACE LIKE HOME • The recent staycation craze is nothing new: the Georgians were pioneers of holidays at home

MARTYR OR MURDERESS? • There have been few monarchs in British history quite as tragic or beautiful as Mary, Queen of Scots. We sift the fact from the fiction

Magnificent Manors • In the last of our series focusing on the iconic properties of the National Trust, we tour four Tudor houses full of fascinating historical detail

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BLOODLINES & BETRAYALS • In the first of a two-part series, we delve into the bitter feud that divided the rival royal houses of York and Lancaster, leading to the bloody Wars of the Roses

The ROYAL ALBERT HALL • Prince Albert’s huge domed red-brick amphitheatre is the city’s most atmospheric concert venue and the site of the raucous annual Proms

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WIN

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LAND of LEGENDS • Escape to a cosy hideaway on the Causeway Coast and take in the wild seascapes, salty towns and big skies of this mystical corner of Northern Ireland

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Villages of LONDON • In the first of a two-part series, we explore the villages of south London, which retain distinct identities amid the capital’s cosmopolitan bustle

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FALMOUTH • With its colourful harbour, cheerful pubs and a legendary oyster festival, Falmouth has plenty of seaside charm

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TO BE A PILGRIM • To mark the 900th anniversary of Thomas Becket’s birth, we discover the highlights of the ancient Pilgrims’ Way, a scenic route that’s packed with history

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A GOURMET STAY IN THE BEAUTIFUL LAKE DISTRICT

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TERMS AND CONDITIONS

ENTRY FORM

DUNDEE • With the opening of a new V&A Museum – the first outside London – the regeneration of this old port city on Scotland’s underrated east coast is well under way

Dundee: cut-out-and-go guide

Live like a local

Amazing ALDERNEY • Just a stone’s throw from the south coast of England lies the emerald isle of Alderney: a hidden gem with beautiful beaches, rich heritage, diverse wildlife and breathtaking scenery

Mary Shelley • Two hundred years after the publication of her Gothic masterpiece, we look back at the English novelist's life