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Lindisfarne or Holy Island

Lindisfarne or Holy Island

Lindisfarne, or Holy Island, just off the Northumberland coast, is a tidal island - with a causeway that is cut off at high tide. This beauty spot boasts an ancient priory, a castle, various pubs and cafes, and fantastic views.

The Wainhouse Tower - designed to annoy the neighbours

The Wainhouse Tower - designed to annoy the neighbours

The Wainhouse Tower in Halifax is the tallest folly in the world, but was originally designed as a factory chimney. However, its secondary function was to annoy the owner's nextdoor neighbour ...

Britain's highest waterfall

Britain's highest waterfall

Eas a Chual Aluinn Waterfall, Britain's highest waterfall, is said to be over three times higher than Niagara Falls when in full flow. So why is it not better known?

'George Eliot' - Victorian novelist Mary Ann Evans

'George Eliot' - Victorian novelist Mary Ann Evans

Mary Ann Evans, writing under the pseudonym of George Eliot, was a highly acclaimed Victorian novelist, famed for writing 'Middlemarch' and 'The Mill on the Floss'. But it wasn’t just her written works and her assumed identity that brought her fame; she also courted controversy in her personal life.

Culross - a beautiful royal burgh

Culross - a beautiful royal burgh

The seaside village of Culross is considered as one of the most picturesque villages in Scotland. It is Scotland’s most complete example of a burgh of the 17th and 18th centuries and is often used as a film and television location.

The Big Grey Man of the Cairngorms - not to be mist?

The Big Grey Man of the Cairngorms - not to be mist?

Rising to 4,295 feet, Ben Macdui is the highest peak in the Cairngorm plateau and the second highest mountain in Scotland. Whilst the terrain is rugged, and the weather often capricious, the greatest fear of climbers tackling Ben Macdui can be meeting up with a mysterious being said to haunt the upper regions of the mountain.

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