Do You Know Your Eccles From Your Banbury?
Britain has a huge number of regional dishes, but it can be easy to confuse…
Author: British Food and Travel
Hampshire Food Festival 2018
If you happen to be holidaying in the New Forest or passing through Portsmouth…
National Meadows Day
A meadow filled with buttercups in Tetbury in the Cotswolds. VisitEngland/Cotswolds.com There was a time, until…
A Taste of Kent – Gypsy Tart
If you grew up on the North Downs, in Thanet, or elsewhere in the Garden…
The Isle of Thanet Coastline
Viking Bay, Broadstairs. © Visit Kent Decades ago, seaside resorts were bustling in the summer…
Maids of Honour – Henry VIII’s True Love?
On June 24, 1509, the young Henry Tudor was crowned King of England, just a…
National Picnic Week
Summer is here which means people the length and breadth of the country are packing…
Literary Landscapes: Arthur Ransome’s Norfolk
Our last post explored the parts of the Lake District depicted in Arthur Ransome’s beloved…
Literary Landscapes: Arthur Ransome’s Lakes
Much of Britain’s rich literary history uses the country’s magnificent landscapes as a backdrop. In…
National Fish and Chip Day 2018
Friday, June 1st marks the day when people across the UK celebrate their favourite traditional…