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VISITING RAF COSFORD

The RAF Museum is home to over 75 historic aircraft, but you don’t have to be a military aviation expert to enjoy RAF Cosford: there is...

ERDDIG - AN UNUSUAL VISIT TO A STATELY HOME

Erddig is an unusual National Trust “stately home” visit because the emphasis is not upon the “stately” but upon the ordinary working...

WATCHING THE CEREMONY OF THE KEYS AT THE TOWER OF LONDON

One of the oldest ceremonies in the world, the military nighttime ceremony is shrouded in tradition and mystery, with tickets to watch it...

A VISIT TO HEELIS, HEAD OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL TRUST

Heelis was built in 2005 as the head office for the UK's largest charity, the National Trust. Located in the midst of all the railway...

THE HAUNCH OF VENISON - THE SALISBURY PUB WITH A LONG AND HAUNTED HISTORY

The Haunch of Venison is something of a Salisbury institution, dating back to at least the 15th century. It has a striking medieval...

CHALKING THE UFFINGTON WHITE HORSE

At least 3,000 years old, the Uffington White Horse on the Wiltshire/Oxfordshire border is the oldest chalk cut figure in the country....

FOLLOWING THE WILTON HERITAGE TRAIL

A small town with an ancient heritage which dates back to the Anglo-Saxons of the 8th century and was once the capital of Wessex, Wilton...

EDINGTON PRIORY AND THE EDINGTON MUSIC FESTIVAL

On the edges of Salisbury Plain in mid Wiltshire lies the quiet, unassuming village of Edington, the sort of place you drive through...

A VISIT TO GLOUCESTER PRISON

Gloucester Prison has a long history which goes back across the centuries as it is one of the oldest purpose built prisons in the...