Discover Britain

Celebrating the best of our nation, every issue of Discover Britain is packed with features from history to travel. Read about the events that changed history, as well as British traditions and their origins, or be inspired for your next trip with great ideas for where to go and what to see. Whether you’re planning a weekend city break or an escape to the countryside, Discover Britain is your essential guide to getting the most out of your stay.

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Discover Britain

Brit Edit • Your curated guide to Britain this season

Noticeboard • We hear from a Joseph Wright fan, and the new Agatha Christie adaptation stirs conversation

DISCOVER SUFFOLK

Strange SUFFOLK • Local-born writer Kayleigh Rattle takes us on a journey through the county’s unusual traditions and curious legends

Constable Country • Sally Coffey picks 10 of the best ways to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the birth of John Constable

The BLACK SHUCK • How a ghostly dog said to haunt Suffolk’s coastline has become so entwined with local culture it’s spawned its own festival

A fruitful MOVE • Kayleigh Rattle talks to Loïs Gunn, a former winner of TV’s The Great Pottery Throw Down, about how her new base in Woodbridge is firing her creativity

Days out EAST • Situated in the heart of East Anglia, Suffolk is a gateway to the sights and delights of Norfolk and Cambridgeshire

Grandmother of Europe • Henrietta Easton explores the lives of the nine children of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, many of whom married into other European royal families

My Britain • Steve Thornett, head doorman at London’s luxury 5-star Milestone Hotel, shares some of his capital knowledge with Jeremy Flint

Landmark Lives • In the first part of a new series following famous figures and the places linked to them, Diana Wright goes in search of the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie

Rich pickings • Kate Youde meets a Scottish jewellery maker whose collections have been inspired by finds on her ancestral lands

Cruising along nicely • Gloucester is the setting-off point for an enjoyable two-night canal cruise that provides sights and company to savour, says Sue Bradley

From spare to HEIR • Our Tudor expert, Jo Romero, charts Henry VIII’s unexpected journey to the throne

Scene it before • The majestic Yorkshire Dales play a starring role in the latest Hollywood adaptation of Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights

London SPOTLIGHT • This issue, our Londonphile – with the help of our editor – takes a dip in some of London’s best and most historic spas

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