An old gravestone in the grounds of Winchester Cathedral has an unusual place in history as the inspiration behind the formation of...

One of the most fascinating late Medieval buildings in Salisbury is the house of John Halle, a wealthy local wool merchant. Built in the...

England is a country which takes its history very seriously, so it is not surprising that there are so many history festivals on offer,...

Chalke History Festival is without doubt now one of the highlights of the summer events calendar and this year it will take place from...

The Museum of Brands in London's Notting Hill provides a fascinating insight into British history. A walk through their Time Tunnel shows...

This museum is an amazing experience, as much for its devoted and knowledgeable 88 year old curator as for its inspirational heroine. Two...

The name of Fabian Ware is well known to many who regularly visit the war graves of the Commonwealth dead in both the First and Second...

Blenheim Palace near Oxford is much touted as a 'stunning place to visit' and a 'must see location' for all tourists to the area, with...

The busy weekend got off to a good start with sunshine and a brilliant blue sky on Saturday. Families were queuing early to get into the...

King Tutankhamun: Treasures of the Pharaoh was the last ever world tour of the grave goods buried with King Tutankhamun, before they...

Stourhead is a jewel in the National Trust's crown; a stately home with impressive gardens that people will travel miles to visit....

The Sherlock Holmes Museum, at 221B Baker Street, is housed in a Grade II listed former boarding house at the north end of Baker Street,...

Butser Ancient Farm is an open air experimental archaeology museum on the Hampshire/Sussex border. At the Autumn Equinox they hold a...

At Slow Travel we are always on the lookout for a hidden gem and a visit to the English Martyrs Catholic Church in Goring revealed a...

Built in the 18th century, this immaculate house in Fitzrovia was home to two famous writers - George Bernard Shaw and L Ron Hubbard....

Wiltshire is renowned for its historic white horses and chalk badges carved high into the hillsides. The military badges carved into the...

A surprising find in a very pretty Northumbrian market town, Hexham Old Goal is the earliest purpose built prison still standing in...

A great visit along part of a 19th century wagon way, built to transport coal to the Tyne river and later converted to an air raid...

Tucked away in a small corner, almost unnoticed near the dominant buildings of the Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey, stand the...

Bishop's Caundle is a small village in rural North Dorset, the sort of place where you expect pretty walks in the countryside and a good...

St. Dunstan in the East is often touted to visitors as a 'Secret Garden', where the bombed out ruins of a church hide a garden filled...

There are but a few remnants of Roman London underneath the office blocks and skyscrapers, most of them have been long since built over...

Max Gate is the house designed and built by Thomas Hardy in the Dorset town of Dorchester, once he was a published and acclaimed author....

There are some restaurants which make for a truly unique dining experience, whether it is because of the food, the location or the...