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THE PETERSFIELD PHYSIC GARDEN - A SANCTUARY AND RETREAT WITHIN A THRIVING TOWN
A serene rectangle of peace within a busy town, the Physic Garden in Petersfield, east Hampshire, is a great place to relax, sit quietly...
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REAL DUNGEONS YOU CAN VISIT IN THE UK
If you have an interest in the darker side of social history and want to see real dungeons, an internet search will not help you, as the...
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VISITING WEST KENNET LONG BARROW, WILTSHIRE
West Kennet Long Barrow is one of several prehistoric monuments which form part of the Stonehenge and Avebury World Heritage site: a...
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A VISIT TO DORCHESTER PRISON
Closed in 2013, Dorchester Prison is now awaiting its fate from developers, who will be turning the site into luxury flats. In the...
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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...
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VISITING SITES FOR GCSE HISTORY: MEDICINE IN BRITAIN 1250 - PRESENT
Many British students study History for GCSE, a module of which is often Medicine Through the Ages. What can often seem a rather dry...
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TOMBS AND MEMORIALS TO LOOK OUT FOR IN SALISBURY CATHEDRAL
Like all cathedrals, the walls and floors of Salisbury are filled with memorials, tombs and epitaphs to the great, the good and the now...
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BREAN DOWN – A DRAMATIC COASTAL WALK WITH HISTORIC BUILDINGS AS A HIGHLIGHT
Brean Down is a slender finger pointing from the West Coast of Somerset into the Bristol Channel and is a great place for a short stroll...
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HOW TO SEE THE UK'S TOP 20 MOST POPULAR TOURIST SITES WITHOUT THE CROWDS
Every year, Visit Britain release the visitor numbers of the top attractions in the UK, and other than in 2020/21 (for obvious reasons),...
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