Today Cambridge is inseparable from its university, whose superb buildings help to make it one of the world’s loveliest cities. But there was a settlement there 1000 years before the…

If counties were colour-coded, Buckinghamshire might be designated green and gold for the seasonally changing beechwoods that clothe the Chiltern Hills. The county’s leafy seclusion lies close to London and…

Seen from a distance, Windsor Castle seems to ride above the Thames like some immense and stately galleon. William the Conqueror originated it, and the great fortified residence covering 13…

In the mighty bulk of Windsor Castle lies the country’s main claim to the title of ‘Royal Berkshire’. Windsor Great Park, part of the royal hunting forest which once covered…

East Sussex Highlights The great bare whaleback of the South Downs is England's doorstep, dropping sheer to the seas at Beachy Head and the Seven Sisters in cliffs as white…

A great forest, designated 'new' by William the Conqueror, is the scene of attractions as diverse as herds of deer at Bolderwood, ponys in the wildlife park at Ashurst, and…

Castles and Great Houses in the Garden of England The great castles of Dover, Deal and Walmer were built to guard the invaders' traditional gateway to England. Even earlier, the…

The top of Galstonbury's mysterious Tor gives a view over more than half of Somerset, its level plain punctuated by landmarks such as the monumental cathedral at Wells. On the…