Picturesque places
Forge memories that will last forever against the backdrop of chocolate-box villages and picturesque towns in England. Thank goodness for digital cameras and their capacity to capture those myriad images of cricket teams playing on village greens, charming duck ponds and colourful hanging baskets. Look up from the quaint cobbled streets to marvel at historic hostelries and scenic market squares. Hand-in-hand discover stunning modern architecture as well as centuries-old buildings. These scenes from picturesque English towns are to feast your eyes on and remember for years to come. And unlike the photos, the memories won’t ever fade.
Star gazing like a Roman at Cawfields Roman Wall
Built in AD122, Hadrian’s Wall was once the largest frontier in the Roman Empire and remained that way for 300 years.
Location: Haltwhistle, Northumberland
Expect the unexpected with a visit to Croome
Escape to Croome and explore its Palladian Bath stone mansion house set in extensive parkland designed by ‘Capability’ Brown.
Location: Upton upon Severn, Worcestershire
Take part in a 900-year-old tradition
Walk along Winchester’s water meadows to a beautiful medieval almshouse and you are following in the footsteps of weary travellers through the ages.
Location: Winchester, Hampshire
Discover Danebury mysterious Iron Age world
Danebury is perhaps the most extensively studied Iron Age hillfort in Europe. Its intriguing finds can be found at Andover’s Museum of the Iron Age.
Location: Test Valley, Hampshire
Take a trip back to where the Industrial Revolution began
Ironbridge Gorge has World Heritage status for its unique contribution to the birth of the global Industrial Revolution in the 18th century.
Location: Ironbridge, Shropshire