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SARUM LIGHTS: RENAISSANCE AT SALISBURY CATHEDRAL

The innovative Sarum Lights is returning to Salisbury Cathedral this week, an immersive show which fills the ancient medieval walls with...

WATCHING THE CEREMONY OF THE KEYS AT THE TOWER OF LONDON

One of the oldest ceremonies in the world, the military nighttime ceremony is shrouded in tradition and mystery, with tickets to watch it...

CHALKING THE UFFINGTON WHITE HORSE

At least 3,000 years old, the Uffington White Horse on the Wiltshire/Oxfordshire border is the oldest chalk cut figure in the country....

MUDLARKING ON THE RIVER THAMES

Mudlarking is an old, very London specific form of amateur archaeology, where people can inspect the shores of the Thames in central...

ROUND THE BEND TOURS WITH WESSEX WATER

In the spirit of this website being about off-the-beaten-path travel and exploring the places that no one else goes, today I went on a...

WATCHING THE ANNUAL DROWNING OF THE HARNHAM WATER MEADOWS, SALISBURY

Twice a year the famous water meadows in Harnham are drowned, a centuries old technique to flood the meadows next to Salisbury Cathedral....

ETON COLLEGE - A GUIDED TOUR THROUGH 600 YEARS OF AN ELITE BRITISH PUBLIC SCHOOL

Eton is the most illustrious public school in England; famous for educating the aristocracy, statesmen, and the royalty of countless...

AFTERNOON TEA AT FORTNUM & MASON: A CLASSIC BRITISH EXPERIENCE

There are few things more synonymous with Britain than drinking tea, especially from dainty china cups and saucers, served with...

A NIGHT BEHIND BARS: SHEPTON MALLET PRISON EXPERIENCE

Shepton Mallet prison closed in 2013 and since then has been open as a heritage site whilst developers wrangle over its future. People...