Tag: UK
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Creswell Crags: One of Britain’s Most Remarkable Prehistoric Landscapes
If you’re looking for a family day out that combines spectacular scenery, fascinating history and plenty of space to explore, Creswell Crags is hard to beat. Straddling the Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire border, it is one of those places that feels completely different from anywhere else in England. We spent around three hours here with our 14 month old daughter, Elanor, and left feeling like we’d only scratched the surface. Why Creswell Crags is so special Creswell Crags is an internationally…
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Boscobel House and the Royal Oak: Where a King Hid in a Tree
Some historic places impress through their scale. Others through the stories they hold. Boscobel House, tucked away in the Shropshire countryside, falls firmly into the second category. This is the place where the future Charles II hid following his defeat at the Battle of Worcester in 1651. With Parliamentarian soldiers searching the surrounding area, he spent part of a day concealed high in the branches of an oak tree before taking refuge inside Boscobel House itself. The escape became one…
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Exploring Northumberland’s Wild Edge
Northumberland is an incredible part of the world, never mind the UK. We recently took a multi-day road trip to see some of the best of what it has to offer! Leaving the Peaks for the Kingdom of Castles We set off from the Peak District before dawn, the kind of road trip where the mist hangs low and the boot’s filled with waterproofs, walking boots, and mild optimism. Northumberland has always sounded slightly mythical – a land of windswept…
