6 Evocative Literary Locations
Many authors and the characters they created have lived in and loved England, evoking streetscapes, landscapes and buildings throughout their work.Read more read more
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Coventry: A Journey Through Time
From the ruins of St Michaels Cathedral to the Black Princes Manor, with the bountiful gardens of Lady Herbert and the old Council Chambers, Coventry’s walls are brimming with history.Read more read more
I’m sorry but what is a conservation area?
There are more than 10,000 conservation areas in England. With 59% being rural and 41% urban – there’s a lot of variety.Read more read more
6 Spectacular Swimming Pools
England is a nation of swimmers: we make around 80 million visits to swimming pools every year. The 1930s were the ‘Golden Age’ of lidos, with over 150 built, and another flurry of swimming pool construction came in the aftermath of the Second World Wa… read more
Places where sporting history happened
There’s a place that saw the highest jump, fastest run, the first game, the biggest crowd – these ordinary places represent our amazing sporting history.Read more read more