Topic: September 2008

A Day to Visit Shrewsbury

Let’s Go to the Fayre

[caption id="LetsGoToTheFayre_Feature" align="aligncenter" width="1024"]Country fairs, antique shows and arts and craft fairs dot the summer calendar across Britain. Homemade foods, local artisans and craft demonstrations add a festive air. There’s a bargain for everyone in marquees and market stalls.[/caption]

“Typical” Englishness, Grand Hotel Capers and Spanish Tapas

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The Anglo-File

Reflections

A British Heritage commonplace book

Dateline

City Hall, London

South Downs, Sunshine and Showers

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The American Museum in Britain

[caption id="TheAmericanMuseuminBritain_img1" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] On Claverton Down above the city of Bath, Claverton Manor has been home to the American Museum in Britain since its 1961 founding.[/caption]

A Funky Tomb, Terrific Art and Tea at Brown’s

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The Lake District

Bess of Hardwick

[caption id="BessofHardwick_Feature" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Known as “The Palace of the Peaks,” Chatsworth House stands in 1,000 acres of parkland on the banks of the River Derwent. Family home of the Duke of Devonshire, Chatsworth has been rebuilt several times since Bess hosted Mary, Queen of Scots, between 1570-1581.[/caption]

Visiting in Dickens World

[caption id="VisitinginDickensWorld_Feature" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Rochester Cathedral and the remarkably intact keep of Rochester Castle dominate the skyline of the ancient city on the River Medway.[/caption]

Arundel Britain’s Finest Country Town