Discover Britain

Celebrating the best of our nation, every issue of Discover Britain is packed with features from history to travel. Read about the events that changed history, as well as British traditions and their origins, or be inspired for your next trip with great ideas for where to go and what to see. Whether you’re planning a weekend city break or an escape to the countryside, Discover Britain is your essential guide to getting the most out of your stay.

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Discover Britain

Brit Edit • Your curated guide to Britain this season

Noticeboard • Readers enlighten us on where to get a great cocktail and how the Bayeux Tapestry is really... big!

DISCOVER DORSET

Delightful DORSET • From an iconic coastline to some tucked away thatched villages, Sally Coffey discovers that Dorset has charm aplenty

Sherborne • Sally Coffey visits historic Sherborne to discover a town undergoing something of an artistic awakening

A fine PRINTER • Diana Wright meets an in-demand wallpaper designer in his west Dorset studio

Thomas Hardy TRAIL • Henrietta Easton chooses her favourite Hardy locations that demonstrate how Dorset’s landscapes played as big a part in his novels as his characters

Blenheim birthday • Ben Lerwill visits the spectacular Oxfordshire stately home that is celebrating 75 years as one of Britain’s best-loved visitor attractions

Bucket-and-spade holidays • Diana Wright looks back at Britain’s fondness for the seaside, including some traditions that survive today

Full steam ahead • James March on how the birth of the modern railway in County Durham 200 years ago set in motion a new era of travel

Land of the free • Channel Islands expert, Antonia Windsor, chooses 10 of her favourite things to see and do in an important anniversary year

Weekend In WHITBY • Sher Hackwell goes beyond the famous abbey to discover a town experiencing a cultural revival that includes the reimagining of its local jet jewellery

Strange Britain: King John’s treasure • David Long delves into the mystery of England’s own El Dorado-style lost gold

The Great Scone Debate • Katie Lockhart tries to settle the argument once and for all about what goes first – jam or cream

Magical history tour • Diana Wright pinpoints the places to visit to learn more about the divisive Wars of the Roses

London SPOTLIGHT • This issue, our Londonphile highlights some of London’s most inviting neighbourhoods

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