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Britain

May/June 2020
Magazine

Packed with 196-pages of the best attractions, days out, places to stay and food and drink destinations, the 2015 BRITAIN Guide is your definitive companion to getting the best out of your holiday. From forgotten medieval villages, to country houses within easy access of London and shopping areas for picking up quintessential gifts, you won’t want to leave home without it.

EDITOR'S LETTER

Britain

YOUR LETTERS • Write to us with your thoughts on the magazine and memories of Britain

STAR LETTER

The BULLETIN • A ballet bonanza, Wordsworth's big anniversary and a display of medieval muses

READING CORNER • Take inspiration for your British adventures from these great reads

1066 COUNTRY • England ’s sunny south coast has a rich heritage, harbouring ancient castles and evocative landscapes that tell the story of the Battle of Hastings and beyond

THE PLANNER

A TALE of ONE CITY • 150 years since the novelist’s death, we explore Charles Dickens’s London: inspiration for his greatest works and site of his own rags-to-riches story

CHURCHILL at HOME • On the 75th anniversary of VE Day, we explore two distinctly different houses associated with Britain’s great wartime leader

BOOK AHEAD

FIELD DAY • The meeting of two rival kings at the Field of Cloth of Gold took place five hundred years ago. We look back at this defining moment in Henry VIII’s reign

The real ALICE • The curious tale of the girl who inspired one of the world’s most famous children’s books

BOOK AHEAD

Secrets of Bletchley Park • Bletchley veteran Pat Davies looks back at her time working for Station X, the hidden home of the Second World War codebreakers

THE PLANNER

THE LADY WITH THE LAMP • We shine a light on the exceptional life of Florence Nightingale, pioneer of modern nursing and saviour of countless lives

DID YOU KNOW?

HARROGATE • The original British spa town still knows how best to reinvigorate burnt-out Brits

THE PLANNER

HIDDEN WALES • With its wild cliffs, pretty coves and puffins galore, St Brides Bay holds the best of Pembrokeshire

THE PLANNER

TOP 10 MANCHESTER • One of the country’s most vibrant and exciting cities, this northern powerhouse is bursting with attractions both historic and modern

THE PLANNER

Edinburgh’s Thistle Chapel • This soaring royal chapel is considered one of the architectural jewels of Scotland


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Frequency: Every other month Pages: 84 Publisher: Chelsea Magazine Edition: May/June 2020

OverDrive Magazine

  • Release date: April 3, 2020

Formats

OverDrive Magazine

subjects

Travel & Outdoor

Languages

English

Packed with 196-pages of the best attractions, days out, places to stay and food and drink destinations, the 2015 BRITAIN Guide is your definitive companion to getting the best out of your holiday. From forgotten medieval villages, to country houses within easy access of London and shopping areas for picking up quintessential gifts, you won’t want to leave home without it.

EDITOR'S LETTER

Britain

YOUR LETTERS • Write to us with your thoughts on the magazine and memories of Britain

STAR LETTER

The BULLETIN • A ballet bonanza, Wordsworth's big anniversary and a display of medieval muses

READING CORNER • Take inspiration for your British adventures from these great reads

1066 COUNTRY • England ’s sunny south coast has a rich heritage, harbouring ancient castles and evocative landscapes that tell the story of the Battle of Hastings and beyond

THE PLANNER

A TALE of ONE CITY • 150 years since the novelist’s death, we explore Charles Dickens’s London: inspiration for his greatest works and site of his own rags-to-riches story

CHURCHILL at HOME • On the 75th anniversary of VE Day, we explore two distinctly different houses associated with Britain’s great wartime leader

BOOK AHEAD

FIELD DAY • The meeting of two rival kings at the Field of Cloth of Gold took place five hundred years ago. We look back at this defining moment in Henry VIII’s reign

The real ALICE • The curious tale of the girl who inspired one of the world’s most famous children’s books

BOOK AHEAD

Secrets of Bletchley Park • Bletchley veteran Pat Davies looks back at her time working for Station X, the hidden home of the Second World War codebreakers

THE PLANNER

THE LADY WITH THE LAMP • We shine a light on the exceptional life of Florence Nightingale, pioneer of modern nursing and saviour of countless lives

DID YOU KNOW?

HARROGATE • The original British spa town still knows how best to reinvigorate burnt-out Brits

THE PLANNER

HIDDEN WALES • With its wild cliffs, pretty coves and puffins galore, St Brides Bay holds the best of Pembrokeshire

THE PLANNER

TOP 10 MANCHESTER • One of the country’s most vibrant and exciting cities, this northern powerhouse is bursting with attractions both historic and modern

THE PLANNER

Edinburgh’s Thistle Chapel • This soaring royal chapel is considered one of the architectural jewels of Scotland


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