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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...
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The Violette Szabo Memorial Museum in Herefordshire
This museum is an amazing experience, as much for its devoted and knowledgeable 88 year old curator as for its inspirational heroine. Two...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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BISHOP'S CAUNDLE - HOME TO THE UK'S OLDEST WORKING POSTBOX (BUT A MOST UNWELCOMING PLACE TO VISIT)
Bishop's Caundle is a small village in rural North Dorset, the sort of place where you expect pretty walks in the countryside and a good...
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ST. DUNSTAN IN THE EAST: A MICROCOSM OF LONDON'S DESTRUCTIVE HISTORY
St. Dunstan in the East is often touted to visitors as a 'Secret Garden', where the bombed out ruins of a church hide a garden filled...
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EAST MEETS WEST AT THE CROSSRAIL ROOF GARDEN
London has several roof gardens on offer to the public, but the one above the Crossrail station in Canary Wharf is the largest of them...
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THE THOMAS HARDY TREE
This unusual tree growing through stacked gravestones in Camden, North London, is believed to have been created by the author Thomas...
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