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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...

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...

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...

VISITING BILLINGSGATE ROMAN HOUSE AND BATHS - THE UNDERGROUND RUINS IN CENTRAL LONDON

There are but a few remnants of Roman London underneath the office blocks and skyscrapers, most of them have been long since built over...

MAX GATE: THOMAS HARDY'S VICTORIAN VILLA AND THE LADY IN THE ATTIC

Max Gate is the house designed and built by Thomas Hardy in the Dorset town of Dorchester, once he was a published and acclaimed author....

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...

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...

THE NATURAL WORLD OF STONEHENGE

Stonehenge sits on Salisbury Plain, a unique chalk ridge which covers much of Wiltshire and which is left mostly undisturbed as it is...

A VISIT TO THE POPPY FACTORY: RICHMOND, LONDON

A visit to the Poppy Factory is a unique and rewarding experience, providing a chance to step briefly into the world of poppy making and...