A unique lifestyle is thriving on and along the waterways The UK's canal network spreads the length on breadth of England, Scotland and Wales. Canals go into and out of towns and cities, skirt medieval villages and meander through industrial estates and historic buildings of great heritage. Along the way one finds a wide range of stunning rural lan...

Hidden London is a series of exclusive guided tours that take guests aged 10 and over behind the scenes of the Tube network to explore the city's history London Transport Museum runs the tours from October to March. They are the only tours in the city that grant guests aged 10 and over exclusive access to these closed-off locations.  It provid...

Greenwich Pensnsula offers a different experience  While Greenwich Peninsula sits immediately next to Maritime Greenwich, it offers the visitor a completely different experience. This one-time industrial heartland of South-East London is witnessing an ongoing regeneration and renaissance that has already created a thriving cultural and residen...

A visit to Greenwich is all too often tagged on as a brief excursion during a city break to London. This makes it more likely than not that many visitors leave this historic Thameside town having merely skimmed the surface of what it has to offer. Were Greenwich anywhere else in the country, it would be on a par with Chester, York, Bath and Stratfo...

 The Hampshire cathedral city of Winchester seeps history wherever one walks – and looks. And no wonder. An Iron Age trading centre, the city that is now Winchester came to great prominence during the Roman occupation of Britain. By the 9th Century Winchester was the capital of Wessex and ruled by King Alfred the Great who declared it the unif...

 Farnham, an English market town, some 36 miles from London It has had a flourishing past that bequeaths it a fine Georgian centre. And as a commuter town with a direct rail link into London, Farnham has been able to remain vibrant and thriving into the 21 Century. As a result, short break visitors can take full advantage of the towns wide ran...