Discovering Llandovery Castle: Ruins, Royalty, and a Welsh Hero
Whenever I find myself wandering through the rolling landscapes of Carmarthenshire, I am constantly reminded of how layered the history…
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The Truth About Boxing Hares: Why The Fields Go Mad in March
Spring in the UK is a funny old thing. One minute it’s snowing, the next the daffodils are out, and…
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The Hiker’s Spicy Cheesy Courgette Gratin
There is a specific kind of hunger that sets in after a long day on the fells. It isn’t just…
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The Physics of the Double Rainbow: What Is “Alexander’s Band”?
There are few things in nature that stop us in our tracks quite like a rainbow. We’ve all been there—trudging…
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Shropshire’s Volcanic Twins: The Caer Caradoc & Hope Bowdler Circular
If you ask any walker to sketch the skyline of the Shropshire Hills, they will likely draw the long, flat…
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The Blackbird: The Beethoven of the British Garden
There is a moment in late February when the British winter finally breaks. It isn’t marked by a change in…
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From Shitterton to Wetwang: A Road Trip to Britain’s Rudest Place Names
There is a specific kind of joy in unfolding a map of the British Isles and spotting a name that…
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From Scota to the Saxons: How the Countries of Britain Got Their Names
We live on an archipelago of confusing labels. Are we British? English? Citizens of the UK? And why does a…
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Pinkies Down: The Strict History and Etiquette of British Afternoon Tea
There is a pervasive myth that Afternoon Tea is a dainty, frivolous affair—a tourist tick-box exercise involving cucumber sandwiches and…
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The Ultimate Guide to UK Spring Wildflowers
There is a moment every year—usually sometime in January to February—when the grey curtain of winter begins to twitch. It…
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Greater Stitchwort: The Popping Flower of the Hedgerows
As we move from the gentle awakening of April into the lush abundance of May and June, the British countryside…
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Beyond Bridgerton: The Scandalous Real History of Georgian Bath
To the modern eye, conditioned by the soft-focus lens of Netflix’s Bridgerton, Georgian Bath is a confection of honey-coloured stone,…
