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Wales still has around 100 male voice choirs and visitors can sit in on rehearsals for free

Born in the chapels and coalfields of the 19th century, the choirs of the Land of Song are now chasing younger recruits while welcoming curious visitors through the door.

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Wales still has around 100 male voice choirs and visitors can sit in on rehearsals for free

Wales still has around 100 male voice choirs and visitors can sit in on rehearsals for free

Autumn is the season to walk Edinburgh, from Castle Rock down to Holyrood

Autumn is the season to walk Edinburgh, from Castle Rock down to Holyrood

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King George V's only daughter left the palace for Yorkshire and a "Downton" legacy

King George V's only daughter left the palace for Yorkshire and a "Downton" legacy

Incredible Prince Albert facts you've probably never heard of

Incredible Prince Albert facts you've probably never heard of

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Autumn is the season to walk Edinburgh, from Castle Rock down to Holyrood

Autumn is the season to walk Edinburgh, from Castle Rock down to Holyrood

With the festival crowds gone and Auld Reekie settling into its quieter months, Scotland's capital rewards anyone willing to climb its hills on foot.

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Newtonmore's 80-acre folk museum lets you walk into a Highland village from 1700

Newtonmore's 80-acre folk museum lets you walk into a Highland village from 1700

The Highland Folk Museum recreates three centuries of Scottish rural life on an open air site where every building is either an original or an exact period replica, and admission costs nothing.

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Liverpool's Beatles trail still rocks 66 years after those first Cavern nights

Liverpool's Beatles trail still rocks 66 years after those first Cavern nights

Autumn 1960 saw four local lads begin a run of 296 shows in a basement club, and the city they came from has been drawing pilgrims ever since.

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King George V's only daughter left the palace for Yorkshire and a "Downton" legacy

King George V's only daughter left the palace for Yorkshire and a "Downton" legacy

Princess Mary, the Princess Royal, swapped royal life for Harewood House, nursed the wounded in wartime, and sent Christmas parcels to the trenches long before her story reached the screen.

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Incredible Prince Albert facts you've probably never heard of

Incredible Prince Albert facts you've probably never heard of

The prince consort was also the queen's first cousin, and he went on to wield the power of a king without ever holding the title.

The Scottish castle Monty Python made famous hides a far darker royal story

The Scottish castle Monty Python made famous hides a far darker royal story

Built in the late 1300s by the ambitious Duke of Albany, Doune Castle has survived more than 600 years of intrigue, sieges and daring escapes with remarkably little changed.

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Why autumn is the time to explore Aberdeenshire, Scotland's land of 300 castles

Why autumn is the time to explore Aberdeenshire, Scotland's land of 300 castles

From the famous Local Hero phone box in Pennan to the Gordon clan's stronghold at Huntly, Scotland's northeast corner rewards the curious traveler with dramatic coastline, clan history and fine whisky.

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Follow Lizzie Bennet to Pemberley on an autumn journey through Austen's Peak District

Follow Lizzie Bennet to Pemberley on an autumn journey through Austen's Peak District

From the golden steps of Blenheim Palace to the windswept rocks of Derbyshire, the real places behind "Pride and Prejudice" still enchant travellers two centuries on

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Why Arundel's castle, cathedral and cosy pubs make it a contender for Britain's best town

Why Arundel's castle, cathedral and cosy pubs make it a contender for Britain's best town

As autumn settles over the South Downs, this small West Sussex town offers Norman history, Catholic grandeur and a high street free of chain stores.

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Scotland's rotating wonder lifts boats and enchants half a million visitors yearly

Scotland's rotating wonder lifts boats and enchants half a million visitors yearly

The world's only rotating boat lift raises both vessels and visitor expectations.

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Four Cistercian abbeys reveal how the White Monks transformed Yorkshire

Four Cistercian abbeys reveal how the White Monks transformed Yorkshire

Discover where Yorkshire's most powerful medieval monasteries rose and fell.

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Discover Britain's ten finest museums where living history shines

Discover Britain's ten finest museums where living history shines

These immersive attractions bring centuries of British history to life through authentic recreations and skilled interpreters.

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Wales still has around 100 male voice choirs and visitors can sit in on rehearsals for free
Wales still has around 100 male ...

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