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Chasing wizards through the wild heart of the Scottish Highlands

From Glencoe's misty glens to the Glenfinnan Viaduct, Scotland's real history proves just as spellbinding as its Hogwarts fame.

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Chasing wizards through the wild heart of the Scottish Highlands

Chasing wizards through the wild heart of the Scottish Highlands

A perfect day out in Ely, the fenland city where eels rule and ghosts still roam

A perfect day out in Ely, the fenland city where eels rule and ghosts still roam

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Inside Balmoral Castle, the Highland retreat that gave the royals a taste of freedom

Inside Balmoral Castle, the Highland retreat that gave the royals a taste of freedom

Facts about Queen Elizabeth II's husband, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Facts about Queen Elizabeth II's husband, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

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A perfect day out in Ely, the fenland city where eels rule and ghosts still roam

A perfect day out in Ely, the fenland city where eels rule and ghosts still roam

England's second-smallest city packs a soaring cathedral, Oliver Cromwell's old home and a haunted evening tour into a single easy day trip from London.

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England's old coaching inns still have stories to tell

England's old coaching inns still have stories to tell

From Stilton's cheese-famous Bell to Stamford's ancient George, the Great North Road's historic inns reveal how travel in England truly began.

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Cornwall, a land and people apart

Cornwall, a land and people apart

Celtic blood, wild coastlines and a fierce sense of identity still set Cornwall apart from the rest of England.

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Scotland's holiest ground, from Whithorn's shrine to Wigtown's bookshops

Scotland's holiest ground, from Whithorn's shrine to Wigtown's bookshops

Long before Iona, this quiet corner of Galloway was where Scottish Christianity first took root.

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Ten unmissable stops for your next Scotland adventure

Ten unmissable stops for your next Scotland adventure

From the Royal Mile to the Trossachs, these are the destinations that capture Scotland's wild beauty and storied past.

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Inside Balmoral Castle, the Highland retreat that gave the royals a taste of freedom

Inside Balmoral Castle, the Highland retreat that gave the royals a taste of freedom

The 50,000-acre Scottish estate offered Queen Elizabeth something Buckingham Palace never could, real privacy.

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Wessex, from Alfred the Great to Thomas Hardy country

Wessex, from Alfred the Great to Thomas Hardy country

Two very different kingdoms share one name in England's storied southwest.

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A seven day road trip through the Welsh Marches, Britain's forgotten borderland

A seven day road trip through the Welsh Marches, Britain's forgotten borderland

From Chepstow's castle to Chester's Roman walls, this route traces the ancient boundary between England and Wales through castles, cathedrals and countryside.

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Fife’s secret bunker - how Scotland planned for nuclear war

Fife’s secret bunker - how Scotland planned for nuclear war

Aspiring travel writers are invariably advised to avoid the clichéd opening: “This well-kept secret” but, in this particular instance, it is 100 percent appropriate.

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Scotland's mysterious Rosslyn Chapel

Scotland's mysterious Rosslyn Chapel

Long the focus of folklore and legend, including Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code, what about an email from Mary Magdalene? Why not?!

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Who were the Druids? A history of Druidism in Britain

Who were the Druids? A history of Druidism in Britain

Our knowledge of Druidism is often full of misconceptions, here's everything you need to know about the history of Druidism and Druids in Britain 

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All the white horses - the history of Britain's chalk hillsides

All the white horses - the history of Britain's chalk hillsides

From honoring King George to artistic expression here's everything you need to know about Britain's incredible white chalk horses and walkers or warriors.

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