On November 27, 1295, King Edward I called the first elected officials from Lancashire to join him at Westminster to form the Model Parliament. And so, since 1996, people and businesses across the county mark the day as a celebration…
Stay in a Converted Train
Our recent series has looked at some options for fun trips by train in Scotland, England, and Wales. But some of us love trains too much to leave it there. In this post, we feature three wonderful hotels and B&Bs…
Take a Steam Train Ride in England
British Food and Travel has been on a train kick lately. After exploring ways of exploring the Scottish highlands by rail and steam train days out in Wales, we now turn our attention to England. Below are just a few…
Exploring Wales by Steam Train
A ride on a steam train is a fun, nostalgic way to enjoy a day out. It gives the sense that you’ve stepped back in time. You’re on an adventure! Whether you want to ride up a mountain or along…
Great Train Journeys in Scotland
With a magnificent landscape of mountains and lochs, the Scottish countryside is not to be missed. And the best way to see much of it may just be by train. In this post, we explore some of the best ways…
Exploring Bedfordshire on Foot
Here at British Food and Travel, our tagline is “Celebrating the best of British food, countryside, and coastline.” We love the rugged moors of many of our National Parks and the many magnificent miles of coastline. But there are some…
Hampshire Food Festival 2018
If you happen to be holidaying in the New Forest or passing through Portsmouth on your way to the Isle of Wight during the month of July, be sure to stop at some of the Hampshire Food Festival events…
National Meadows Day
A meadow filled with buttercups in Tetbury in the Cotswolds. VisitEngland/Cotswolds.com There was a time, until fairly recently, when Britain’s countryside was filled with meadows, beautiful grasslands of wild flowers, buzzing with the summertime hum of insects. In the last century,…
The Isle of Thanet Coastline
Viking Bay, Broadstairs. © Visit Kent Decades ago, seaside resorts were bustling in the summer with buckets and spades, donkey rides, and Punch and Judy shows. Those days are long gone. Some towns have faded, never quite regaining the glory…
National Picnic Week
Summer is here which means people the length and breadth of the country are packing up their sandwiches and going on a picnic. We’ve come a long way since the thermos of tea, a cheese roll and a hard-boiled egg.…