Southport, Merseyside, is a beautiful coastal town and a hub of activity in England's northwest. Situated ideally close to Liverpool, Blackpool, Preston and St. Helens, Southport draws on the culture of all of its neighbouring cities to create a town
I do love a garden, and I especially like one that’s been rescued from near dereliction. Cornwall’s Lost Gardens of Heligan are probably the best-known example, Coincidentally, the Tremayne family, who owned the Heligan Gardens were related to the
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Like migratory birds, more than 70 eminent authors and thinkers from across the globe just gathered in London this past May 20-21 for what has become an annual fixture, the Jaipur Literature Festival. The venue was different this year, because its
‘If you steal a sheep, they’ll hang you, but if you steal a mountain, they’ll make you a Lord’
- old Welsh saying.
There’s e
Read more…The architecture certainly suggests just about any town or village on the Italian Riviera. There are similar colours; bold and brash in some places; a pleasing pastel in others. There’s even an Italian-style bell tower.
But,there’s something other-
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Oranges and lemons,
say the bells of St. Clement’s.
You owe me five farthings,
Say the bells of St. Martin’s.
When will you pay me?
Say the bells of Old Bailey.
When I grow rich,
Say the bells of Shoreditch.
Astride the River Clyde in the western Lowlands, Scotland’s largest city (pop. 1.75 million/metro 2.2 million) is also, in the estimation of many, its most exciting, the grand neoclassical architecture of the past is joined by 21st-century starchite
Read more…For visitors to England, when it comes to cities London often (and understandably) gets most of the attention. But especially if you're a history buff, one city you should put on your bucket list is York, four hours north. For this Yorkshire urb of 2
One glance up Princess Street is enough to give anyone a boost. Blokes in kilts play the bagpipes alongside businessmen; locals take their dogs out for a stroll; groups of lads hang out downing pints of beer; and thousands of tourists peruse the shop
You don’t necessarily have to ski or snowboard to have fun playing outside during winter travel– nor do you even need a mountain! Right in the middle of many urban destinations, renting a pair of skates and mingling with the locals is a fabulous way
恭喜發財! (That's kung hei fat choy to you.) As hundreds of millions ring in the Year of the Monkey for Chinese New Year (aka Lunar New Year), I'm reminded of one of the Chinese diaspora's great gifts to travelers across the planet: funky Chinatowns wher
Imagine my surprise, not long ago, to discover I wanted to write a glowing article for my travel series “Best ofLondon” about a department store! It was due to a “happy accident” as we wandered down Piccadilly Street, the atmosphere vibrant on an un
Many (nearly 800, in fact) are the islands lying majestically off Scotland's west coast. But An t-Eilean Sgitheanach (aka the Isle of Skye, from the Old Norse Skíð) in theInner Hebrides is singular among them - a bastion of Gaelic tradition and langu
Europe's travel riches are just as impressive when it comes to gay travel, with such an amazing variety of cultures, environments, climates, and experiences – all on the most liberal continent on the planet, thanks to the encouraging social (r)evolu
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Movies/TV tourism is of course a popular and growing subsector of travel, as New Zealand joyously discovered with Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings/The Hobbit franchises and areas of the United Kingdom found in the wake of the Harry Potter films. Mo
In a recent online survey of the world’s most expensive cities for travellers,London came in at number 7. But of course there’s no way you can let that keep you away from this magnificent metropolis on the Thames. Over the years I’ve done travel to t
Check out some of the County Down locations used in Game of Thrones http://britainonpageandscreen.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/here-be-dragons-game-of-thrones-part-1.html
Read more…I had to pick my time carefully to visit the ancient English city of Bath. I wanted to go before the bulk of the tourists, but after the rush of Christmas crowds. But, that’s the way it’s always been, for visitors have been coming to Bath since befo
Check out my latest blog post on the locations used in War Horse http://britainonpageandscreen.blogspot.co.uk/
Read more…Find out about the inland town in Norfolk which was used to depict Walmington-On-Sea in Dad's Army http://britainonpageandscreen.blogspot.co.uk/
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