British Heritage Travel

17/03/2025

We talk to garden designer Jacquie Gordon, for surely she would know how to plant a British cottage garden, having won a Gold Medal at the Chelsea Flower Show.

Sian Ellis put the question to Gloucestershire-based garden designer Jacquie Gordon, winner at the Chelsea Flower Show for Mr. McGregor’s Garden, inspired by Beatrix Potter’s Tale.

17/03/2025

Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple both visited this town on River Dart, in Devon, where the world's best-selling author, Agatha Christie, called home.

16/03/2025

The life of a Royal isn't all just fun and games but some of the rules to being a royal are so strange they might surprise you.

Did you know the Royal Family had to follow these rules?

16/03/2025

It takes a little effort to get north of the Home Counties, but the experience is well worth it.

The mainline trains will whisk you through to Scotland, but hop off in the less-traveled county of Cheshire and explore the North Wales coast.

15/03/2025

The Royal Family has always been linked to the James Bond series. Here's why

The Royal Family and James Bond have always been linked. Here's why!

15/03/2025

The real beauty of Britain's train system, however, lies in its steam trains and train lines.

There are few better ways to see Britain than by train.

14/03/2025

How much do you know about Queen Elizabeth's favorite grandchild, Lady Gabriella Windsor?

Lady Gabriella Windsor's wedding in 2019 was attended by the late Queen Elizabeth, Prince Harry, and Prince William.

14/03/2025

Winston Churchill's wife, Clementine Hozier, was a formidable woman, here Deanna O’Connor delves into her interesting early years and impressive achievements.

On this day, Sept 12, in 1908, Winston Churchill married his beloved, Clementine Hozier. Clementine was a formidable woman, here Deanna O’Connor delves into her interesting early years and impressive achievements.

13/03/2025

We didn't get to see Queen Elizabeth's fun side as much as we would have liked, but according to reports, it was definitely there.

Queen Elizabeth II was often thought of as a stern, serious figure, who was known for her stiff upper lip, but not according to some!

13/03/2025

The west coast of Wales is filled to the brim with incredible things to do and see, here are six of our favorites.

Head west to the far west coast of Wales for a road trip adventure that is far less traveled.

12/03/2025

The tragic death of Kick Kennedy in a 1948 plane crash was covered up by her family because of the scandalous details that surrounded the young Kennedy's love life.

The tragic death of Kick Kennedy in a 1948 plane crash was covered up by her family because of the scandalous details that surrounded the young Kennedy's love life. When she died, aged 28, Kathleen ‘Kick’ Kennedy had already been widowed and was embroiled in a scandalous affair with a married En...

12/03/2025

The Battle of Shrewsbury set the stage for the War of the Roses and ended Sir Henry ‘Hotspur’ Percy’s quest for England’s crown…and his life.

Did the sun rise bloodily above the hill, and did the hollow whistle of the southern wind foretell the Battle of Shrewsbury on 21st July 1403, as Shakespeare ominously wrote in Henry IV Part I? Dramatic portents of the Shropshire weather impressed 15th-century choniclers less than did the two armies...