The kids aren’t out of school just yet but summer is here. You don’t have to spend a fortune on holiday plans when the UK has so many great destinations right on your doorstep, many of which are ideal for…
Award-Winning Destinations You’ll Want to Visit in 2023
In our first post of the year, we share some of the kudos and recognition that UK destinations have recently received. National Geographic Awards National Geographic UK announced the winners of their Reader Awards recently and it’s clear that the…
National Park Spotlight: The Lake District
Seventy years ago, on 9th May, 1951, the Lake District was named an official National Park of Great Britain. It was the second area of the country to be designated a National Park, the Peak District being the first. We…
How To Plan Your Perfect Walking Holiday
This post contains some affiliate links. Buying through these links will earn the site a few pennies of commission for upkeep. There is no additional cost to you. There are few things I enjoy better than a good walk. So…
Photography and Gin: More British Buys
Two of this week’s British buys are for those with a love of the British countryside, while the third is a British tipple from a company that may not be on your radar. As always, we encourage you to support…
Rabbie’s: Small Group Tours of Britain
While it can be fun to explore on your own, sometimes a tour can be a welcome change. But if the thought of being on a cramped coach with 50 other people and subject to a strictly timed schedule doesn’t…
10 Scenic Drives in the UK
Britain packs a lot of vastly different scenery within its relatively small borders, from coastal shores to mountain peaks, thick forests to open pasture land. In this post, we give you ten options for scenic drives that explore various corners…
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…
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…
Literary Landscapes: Arthur Ransome’s Norfolk
Our last post explored the parts of the Lake District depicted in Arthur Ransome’s beloved Swallows and Amazons series. Today, we explore another part of England that featured so prominently in the books: the Norfolk Broads. They all went out…