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The Chalke History Festival 2024

The busy weekend got off to a good start with sunshine and a brilliant blue sky on Saturday. Families were queuing early to get into the...

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE TUTANKHAMUN TOURING EXHIBITION

King Tutankhamun: Treasures of the Pharaoh was the last ever world tour of the grave goods buried with King Tutankhamun, before they...

CELEBRATING AUTUMN EQUINOX WITH THE VIKING BOAT BURN AT BUTSER ANCIENT FARM

Butser Ancient Farm is an open air experimental archaeology museum on the Hampshire/Sussex border. At the Autumn Equinox they hold a...

FINDING THE SISTINE CHAPEL IN THE HEART OF SUSSEX

At Slow Travel we are always on the lookout for a hidden gem and a visit to the English Martyrs Catholic Church in Goring revealed a...

FITZROY HOUSE, LONDON: OFFICE OF AUTHOR L. RON HUBBARD

Built in the 18th century, this immaculate house in Fitzrovia was home to two famous writers - George Bernard Shaw and L Ron Hubbard....

UNCOVERING THE MAP OF AUSTRALIA IN COMPTON CHAMERLAYNE, WILTSHIRE

Wiltshire is renowned for its historic white horses and chalk badges carved high into the hillsides. The military badges carved into the...

HEXHAM OLD GAOL, NORTHUMBRIA

A surprising find in a very pretty Northumbrian market town, Hexham Old Goal is the earliest purpose built prison still standing in...

THE VICTORIA TUNNEL, NEWCASTLE

A great visit along part of a 19th century wagon way, built to transport coal to the Tyne river and later converted to an air raid...

THE GRAVE OF THOMAS THETCHER

An old gravestone in the grounds of Winchester Cathedral has an unusual place in history as the inspiration behind the formation of...