In 1620, 102 passengers and a crew of approximately 30 departed from Plymouth to seek a new life in the Americas. After several months at sea, the Puritans landed in what is now Massachusetts. Half of them perished during the…
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…
Discovering the Isle of Wight
Facts and Figures Just two miles off the coast of Hampshire in southern England, the Isle of Wight is known for a number of reasons: sailing, holiday destination, music festival, Beatles song. And so visitors are sure to find something…
National Park Spotlight: South Downs
And so we reach the end of our spotlight series. Over the past few months, we have explored Britain’s National Parks, from the wild beauty of the Cairngorms to the rugged Pembrokeshire Coast to the tranquil waterways of the Lake…
National Park Spotlight: New Forest
After last week’s visit to Northumberland, this week we travel south for the next installment of our look at the National Parks of Great Britain. There are only three more to go – two in the south of England and one…
Beaulieu
Stately homes often conjure up images of stuffy old buildings, busloads of old people, and bored kids being dragged from room to room by their parents. And there’s no doubt that we’ve all visited our fair share of those. Fortunately,…