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TravelScotland’s holiest ground, from Whithorn’s shrine to Wigtown’s bookshopsLong before Iona, this quiet corner of Galloway was where Scottish Christianity first took root.
TravelCornwall, a land and people apartCeltic blood, wild coastlines and a fierce sense of identity still set Cornwall apart from the rest of England.
HistoryChasing wizards through the wild heart of the Scottish HighlandsFrom Glencoe's misty glens to the Glenfinnan Viaduct, Scotland's real history proves just as spellbinding as its Hogwarts fame.
HistoryWessex, from Alfred the Great to Thomas Hardy countryTwo very different kingdoms share one name in England's storied southwest.
TravelInside Balmoral Castle, the Highland retreat that gave the royals a taste of freedomThe 50,000-acre Scottish estate offered Queen Elizabeth something Buckingham Palace never could, real privacy.
TravelA seven day road trip through the Welsh Marches, Britain’s forgotten borderlandFrom Chepstow's castle to Chester's Roman walls, this route traces the ancient boundary between England and Wales through castles, cathedrals and countryside.
TravelTen unmissable stops for your next Scotland adventureFrom the Royal Mile to the Trossachs, these are the destinations that capture Scotland's wild beauty and storied past.
TravelFife’s secret bunker – how Scotland planned for nuclear warAspiring travel writers are invariably advised to avoid the clichéd opening: “This well-kept secret” but, in this particular instance, it is 100 percent appropriate.
HistoryAncient druids were priests, scholars and judges, not Stonehenge buildersRevealing how Celtic priests, scholars and legal experts shaped ancient Britain without any connection to the famous stone circle.
ScotlandA Scottish road trip in search of BrigadoonDana Huntley went on a 715-mile road trip through the Western Highlands and discovered the most spectacular landscape he’s ever seen.