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 • Our Weekend series inspires other ideas, while a history article has inspired a whole exhibition

DISCOVER THE NORTH

A LAKES LEGACY • To mark the 160th anniversary of Beatrix Potter’s birth, Indi Bains explores the imprint the author left on England’s beautiful Lake District

Quirky CUSTOMS • Across Cumbria and Yorkshire, there is no shortage of strange local events for an authentic taste of rural life, some of which stretch back centuries…

Landmark Lives • This issue, Diana Wright goes in search of the places connected to the much-loved Yorkshire-born writer, Charlotte Brontë

My night with the BRONTËS • Jane Keightley reports back on her overnight stay at the Brontë Birthplace

Northern HIGHLIGHTS • Sally Coffey selects some of the best attractions, tours, and places to stay for an ideal north of England itinerary

Rewriting history • In his new book Harold: Warrior King, historian Tom Licence reveals what really happened at the Battle of Hastings

Prepare for Battle • As the Bayeux Tapestry goes on display in London, Jeremy Flint travels to the Battle of Hastings site for a history lesson to remember

Weekend on the ISLE OF WIGHT • Faith Eckersall journeys across the Solent to the Isle of Wight to catch a glimpse of the natural history and rich heritage that won over Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

If walls could talk • Russell Higham visits a newly opened museum set within one of London’s grandest, and most intriguing, stately homes

From lace to legacy • Yvette Cook takes a mini pilgrimage in search of 7th-century Anglo-Saxon queen and saint Etheldreda ahead of her autumn feast day

Cromwell’s DOWNFALL • Jo Romero looks at where it all went wrong for Henry VIII’s powerful advisor

London SPOTLIGHT • This issue, our Londonphile (and our editor) are up early exploring the cafés and restaurants serving the capital’s best breakfasts and brunches

CROSSWORD & QUIZ