The South West Coast Path - the longest National Trail in Britain
The South West Coast Path is a spectacular long-distance hiking trail that stretches for 630 miles along the coastline of West Somerset, Devon, Cornwall and Dorset.
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Biddulph Grange Gardens
The gardens at Biddulph Grange in Staffordshire have been described as a quirky, playful paradise. The gardens were attached originally to Biddulph Grange Farm, a large estate near Stoke on Trent.
The Museum of Scottish Lighthouses - an illuminating day out
The Museum of Scottish Lighthouses is based in the fishing port of Fraserburgh on the North-east corner of Aberdeenshire. The museum is in a purpose-built museum alongside the Kinnaird Head Lighthouse – the very first lighthouse on mainland Scotland .
The Wild Hunt - ghost riders in the sky
Throughout Northern Europe, tales were told of ghostly dogs or spirits on horseback riding through the night skies – hunting down the living to join their ranks in the Underworld.
Bass Rock, southern Scotland - an avian fortress
Bass Rock is an island in the outer part of the Firth of Forth off the east side Scotland, three miles north-east of North Berwick. It has become a paradise for seabirds and is thought to have the largest colony of gannets in the world.
The Interdict - when the churches of medieval England and Wales went on strike
We imagine that Christianity was the bedrock of daily life in medieval Britain - in charge of the greatest occasions of life and death. Yet, during the reign of King John, the churches of England and Wales were officially closed to the citizens for over six years!
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