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.

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Discover Britain

Wish you were here... • Inspiring postcards from around the British Isles

Two Great Parks! Two Fantastic Locations

GREAT BRITISH RIVALRIES • While Britons have a reputation for politeness and emotional repression, our nation’s history is filled with heated personal conflicts as Martha Alexander explains

The Jewels of the Mile • Join Janice Hopper for a guided tour of Edinburgh’s Royal Mile, as she points out the secret locations and hidden histories that make this one of Britain’s best-loved streets

WIN a Scottish Highlands adventure • Enter for a chance to escape to the awe-inspiring Lochaber onboard the Caledonian Sleeper train

HOW TO ENTER

House The of Belle • Jenny Rowe explores heiress Dido Belle’s life at London’s Kenwood House, from being born into slavery to her pioneering position among Georgian high society

FACING OUR PAST

MY BRITAIN • PORTRAIT BY GARETH IWAN JONES

Saints and Treasures • Medieval Britain was filled with lesser-known saints who shaped our religious culture. Diana Wright presents a guide to the most fascinating legends, legacies and relics

Carving a career • In the first of a new series showcasing traditional British crafts, stonemason Andrew Ziminski tells Jenny Rowe about a life interpreting stone and safeguarding Britain’s built heritage

All Fired Up • As the heartland of the British ceramics industry, The Potteries has proudly celebrated its history while producing a lasting creative legacy, as Florence Sheward discovers

HARROGATE • Our series of guides to Britain’s most fascinating old towns heads to Yorkshire and this popular Victorian spa town that remains a relaxing destination for all

Changing Faces • Salisbury’s Wilton House has been renovated several times by some of Britain’s finest architects. How do you improve upon greatness, asks Chris Beanland?

CORNWALL'S TIN COAST • In the first of our new series of trails and routes, Steve Pill explores the wild mining country at England’s westerly tip which inspired BBC’s Poldark

The Alfred Jewel • In this new series, we shine a light on Britain’s most prized objects and the stories behind them