The mystery of Margate’s Shell Grotto
The Shell Grotto is an ornate subterranean passageway shell grotto in Margate, Kent. Almost all the surface area of the walls and roof is covered in mosaics created entirely of seashells,…
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
The (first) Royal Botanical Gardens were founded in 1759 as a Royal Estate, and from 1841 onwards it was converted into a scientific institution for plant and fungal research and public attraction which is funded…
Hampton Court Palace, Surrey
The Beginning of Hampton Court The Palace began under Cardinal Wolsey in the early 16th century, however, Henry VIII was drawn to it and had…
Cultural history of Music in the South of England
Throughout history the UK has produced and created some of the best and most well-known music. Wherever you go in the world you are sure to find a…
What is the Lammas Festival?
For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.” …John 6:33 In the Bible Bread is…
Stonehenge – The National Temple of Britain
Stonehenge is the national temple of Britain. Attracting almost one million visitors a year. Stonehenge is much more than an impressive exhibition of giant…
Canterbury tales and the city
“The Canterbury Tales” by Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1340-1400), “father of English poetry” according to the perceptive commentator John Dryden, is the poet’s last work…
Picturesque Henley-on-Thames
Henley-on-Thames is a town and civil parish on the River Thames in Oxfordshire, England, 14 km northeast of Reading and approximately 60 km west of London, near the tripoint of Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire. Henley-on-Thames is one of the most picturesque towns in Oxfordshire. Situated on…
Lovely Lymington
Set along the coast of the beautiful New forest National Park, between Southampton and Bournemouth is the colourful historic port town of Lymington. Lymington’s high street is lined…
Winchester Treasures
Once the most important city in the U.K, it’s little wonder the first and former Capital City of England has lured some of the greatest writers…