Edinburgh is a small town north of England in a picturesque and idyllic theme park known as ‘Bonnie Scotland’. Unlike most of the surrounding area, people actually work in Edinburgh, and not all of them in the tourist industry. Indeed, it has many of the attractions found in towns elsewhere in the British Isles including […]

Dorchester is in the heart of Thomas Hardy country, which means that it doesn’t actually exist. Although many claim to have visited this apocryphal town, they are usually people with bird’s nest hair called Earthworm, high on magic mushrooms. Hardly reliable types.
Just south of Dorchester, if it existed, are the Maumbury Rings. These are Stone […]

Britain’s wealthy and influential send their children to Cambridge to finish off their education. The only alternative for any self-respecting toff being Oxford. Of course, not all rich kids attain a place at these two celebrated seats of learning. The really dim ones end up at Durham instead.
As well as the renowned finishing school, Cambridge […]

Arriving in Buxton can fill the visitor with a great sense of joy. It is served by some of the most treacherous roads in the UK and making it in corporeal form can be a relief. Buxton is surrounded by the Peak District. This is one of many areas of England built by ITV purposely […]

Today we are launching the first in our series of Blighty Guides. Throughout the series we will be focusing on British towns and cities. Being rather orderly types we will start with the letter A and work through the alphabet. Therefore, today’s featured town is Alnwick.
The first thing to know about Alnwick is that it […]