What do William Wordsworth, William Yeats and Jemima Puddle-Duck have in common? Well, they all lived in and around the fairy-tale villages of England’s Lake District, but only one of them actually is a fairy tale. And possibly the most …
Category: England
Castle Hotels In England by Susan Radcliffe
They say every Englishman’s home is his castle, but there are several real castles around the country where you can feel like the King for a while (or the Queen!) They have been converted into hotels which offer unique accommodation …
Royal Experience Aboard Queen Mary 2 Cunard Ocean Liner by May Georgina DeLory
Get fit, polished, pampered and delightfully oiled at the only Canyon Ranch SpaClub® at sea! You’ll feel the energy to succeed and learn how to do it in style—befitting a ueen—on board the venerable Queen Mary 2 ocean liner, part …
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Culture and Beauty of Bath, England by Victoria L. Cooksey
Where to go: Bath, England. From ancient Romans, to high society in the 1800’s to modern day pleasures Bath will always remain the perfect place to find relaxation, beauty and history. How to get there: Both trains and …
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An Englishman’s Home is His Castle by Amanda van Mulligen
Set in over five hundred acres, Leeds Castle lies in Kent, and not as the name suggests in the town of the same name in Northern England. It started life as a Saxon royal manor back in AD 857. In …
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Lions of Keswick Open Footpaths by Michele Hawkins
People began congregating in the neighborhood of the Queen’s Hotel on the afternoon of October 1, 1887. Armed with crowbars, pickaxes and spades- the protesters began marching toward Latrigg, a favorite fell. They chanted “The lions of Keswick will break …
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Hex Marks the Spot by Kregg P.J. Jorgenson
The two witches from California weren’t all that impressed. ‘It’s not as good as Stonehenge,’ said one of the two women frowning at the cell phone picture she had just taken of the ancient Neolithic stone circle at Avebury, England. …
Naked in London by Brian Birkenstein
A few years back my 15 minutes of fame came to me in England. In this case, it might actually be known as infamy, but I’m not picky. About 10 million British people have seen me naked, which is not …
Learning To Navigate by John MacDonald
Why I chose to take a boat on the Broads in the UK is a complete mystery, I have absolutely no idea why I hired the ruddy thing, although I did need some photographs of drainage mills for a project …
Supercalifrajalisticexpialidocious by Wonder Russell
I went for a long walk around Piccadilly and Leicester, gawking at the ticket hawkers and the strange juxtaposition of Angus steakhouses and Starbucks with English street sweepers and constabulary, or those amazingly definitive crosswalks with bold LOOK LEFT! painted …
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