top of page
LATEST ARTICLES


STOURHEAD AT CHRISTMAS - THE FESTIVE LIGHTS TRAIL
Stourhead is a jewel in the National Trust's crown; a stately home with impressive gardens that people will travel miles to visit....
4 min read


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...
7 min read


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...
2 min read


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....
4 min read


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...
6 min read


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...
2 min read


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...
3 min read


The Jewel Tower: A Little Known Corner of Westminster’s Past
Tucked away in a small corner, almost unnoticed near the dominant buildings of the Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey, stand the...
3 min read


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...
4 min read
bottom of page