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Britain

January/February 2019
Magazine

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 • A regal exhibition, the Tudors in the frame at Hever Castle and a stunning new country-house hotel

READING CORNER • Curl up with one of these books and discover a little bit of Britain

Hidden beauty • Nestled between the Malvern Hills and the Cotswolds, sleepy Worcestershire is full of rural charm

THE PLANNER

STAY IN A CASTLE • With romantic four-posters, antiques galore and even the odd suit of armour, spending a night in a British castle is a magical experience

BOOK AHEAD

A GOURMET STAY IN A CASTLE • Enter our competition to win the finest gourmet break for two at Scotland’s oldest inhabited castle

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

HOW TO ENTER

ENTRY FORM

WIVES’ TALES • Divorced, beheaded, died: the childhood rhyme is well known, but what were Henry VIII’s wives really like?

PRIDE and JOY • We visit Prideaux Place, a grand Elizabethan manor on the Cornish coast, and discover the fascinating tale of one family’s survival through the centuries

THE PLANNER

THE QUEEN AND THE BOWES LYONS • The story of the Queen Mother’s family is sometimes strange, always fascinating and seldom told

THE BOWES MUSEUM

NELSON’S COLUMN • Guarded by lions and towering above Trafalgar Square, this lofty monument is one of London’s most iconic

The social rules of REGENCY ENGLAND • From aristocratic foibles to the complicated rules surrounding courtship, we explore the dos and don’ts of Regency society

DORCHESTER • From Thomas Hardy to teddy bears, there’s plenty to occupy visitors in Dorset’s handsome county town

TRAVEL ESSENTIALS

The WILD WILD WEST • Scotland’s west coast is the place to visit if you want to see the country's Big Five – red deer, golden eagles, otters, harbour seals and those elusive red squirrels

THE PLANNER

DURHAM • The historic castle and cathedral are the undisputed stars, but this little city on the River Wear has plenty of surprises in store

Durham: cut-out-and-go guide

Live like a local

Robert Burns • Scotland’s national bard was a colourful figure whose poetry was imbued with roguish charm


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Frequency: Every other month Pages: 100 Publisher: Chelsea Magazine Edition: January/February 2019

OverDrive Magazine

  • Release date: November 30, 2018

Formats

OverDrive Magazine

subjects

Travel & Outdoor

Languages

English

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 • A regal exhibition, the Tudors in the frame at Hever Castle and a stunning new country-house hotel

READING CORNER • Curl up with one of these books and discover a little bit of Britain

Hidden beauty • Nestled between the Malvern Hills and the Cotswolds, sleepy Worcestershire is full of rural charm

THE PLANNER

STAY IN A CASTLE • With romantic four-posters, antiques galore and even the odd suit of armour, spending a night in a British castle is a magical experience

BOOK AHEAD

A GOURMET STAY IN A CASTLE • Enter our competition to win the finest gourmet break for two at Scotland’s oldest inhabited castle

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

HOW TO ENTER

ENTRY FORM

WIVES’ TALES • Divorced, beheaded, died: the childhood rhyme is well known, but what were Henry VIII’s wives really like?

PRIDE and JOY • We visit Prideaux Place, a grand Elizabethan manor on the Cornish coast, and discover the fascinating tale of one family’s survival through the centuries

THE PLANNER

THE QUEEN AND THE BOWES LYONS • The story of the Queen Mother’s family is sometimes strange, always fascinating and seldom told

THE BOWES MUSEUM

NELSON’S COLUMN • Guarded by lions and towering above Trafalgar Square, this lofty monument is one of London’s most iconic

The social rules of REGENCY ENGLAND • From aristocratic foibles to the complicated rules surrounding courtship, we explore the dos and don’ts of Regency society

DORCHESTER • From Thomas Hardy to teddy bears, there’s plenty to occupy visitors in Dorset’s handsome county town

TRAVEL ESSENTIALS

The WILD WILD WEST • Scotland’s west coast is the place to visit if you want to see the country's Big Five – red deer, golden eagles, otters, harbour seals and those elusive red squirrels

THE PLANNER

DURHAM • The historic castle and cathedral are the undisputed stars, but this little city on the River Wear has plenty of surprises in store

Durham: cut-out-and-go guide

Live like a local

Robert Burns • Scotland’s national bard was a colourful figure whose poetry was imbued with roguish charm


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