The Violette Szabo Memorial Museum in Herefordshire
This museum is an amazing experience, as much for its devoted and knowledgeable 88 year old curator as for its inspirational heroine. Two...
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Fabian Ware and the Commonwealth War Graves Commission
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...
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Is it Worth Visiting Blenheim Palace?
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...
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The Chalke History Festival 2024
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...
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HIGHLIGHTS OF THE TUTANKHAMUN TOURING EXHIBITION
King Tutankhamun: Treasures of the Pharaoh was the last ever world tour of the grave goods buried with King Tutankhamun, before they...
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STOURHEAD AT CHRISTMAS - THE FESTIVE LIGHTS TRAIL
Stourhead is a jewel in the National Trust's crown; a stately home with impressive gardens that people will travel miles to visit....
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THE SHERLOCK HOLMES MUSEUM, LONDON
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,...
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CELEBRATING AUTUMN EQUINOX WITH THE VIKING BOAT BURN AT BUTSER ANCIENT FARM
Butser Ancient Farm is an open air experimental archaeology museum on the Hampshire/Sussex border. At the Autumn Equinox they hold a...
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FINDING THE SISTINE CHAPEL IN THE HEART OF SUSSEX
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...
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FITZROY HOUSE, LONDON: OFFICE OF AUTHOR L. RON HUBBARD
Built in the 18th century, this immaculate house in Fitzrovia was home to two famous writers - George Bernard Shaw and L Ron Hubbard....
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UNCOVERING THE MAP OF AUSTRALIA IN COMPTON CHAMERLAYNE, WILTSHIRE
Wiltshire is renowned for its historic white horses and chalk badges carved high into the hillsides. The military badges carved into the...
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HEXHAM OLD GAOL, NORTHUMBRIA
A surprising find in a very pretty Northumbrian market town, Hexham Old Goal is the earliest purpose built prison still standing in...
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THE VICTORIA TUNNEL, NEWCASTLE
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...
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The Jewel Tower: A Little Known Corner of Westminster’s Past
Tucked away in a small corner, almost unnoticed near the dominant buildings of the Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey, stand the...
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BISHOP'S CAUNDLE - HOME TO THE UK'S OLDEST WORKING POSTBOX (BUT A MOST UNWELCOMING PLACE TO VISIT)
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...
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ST. DUNSTAN IN THE EAST: A MICROCOSM OF LONDON'S DESTRUCTIVE HISTORY
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...
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VISITING BILLINGSGATE ROMAN HOUSE AND BATHS - THE UNDERGROUND RUINS IN CENTRAL LONDON
There are but a few remnants of Roman London underneath the office blocks and skyscrapers, most of them have been long since built over...
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MAX GATE: THOMAS HARDY'S VICTORIAN VILLA AND THE LADY IN THE ATTIC
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....
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SARASTRO - A FEAST FOR THE EYES IN COVENT GARDEN
There are some restaurants which make for a truly unique dining experience, whether it is because of the food, the location or the...
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EAST MEETS WEST AT THE CROSSRAIL ROOF GARDEN
London has several roof gardens on offer to the public, but the one above the Crossrail station in Canary Wharf is the largest of them...
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THE THOMAS HARDY TREE
This unusual tree growing through stacked gravestones in Camden, North London, is believed to have been created by the author Thomas...
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THE GRAVE OF THOMAS THETCHER
An old gravestone in the grounds of Winchester Cathedral has an unusual place in history as the inspiration behind the formation of...
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THE NATURAL WORLD OF STONEHENGE
Stonehenge sits on Salisbury Plain, a unique chalk ridge which covers much of Wiltshire and which is left mostly undisturbed as it is...
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A VISIT TO THE POPPY FACTORY: RICHMOND, LONDON
A visit to the Poppy Factory is a unique and rewarding experience, providing a chance to step briefly into the world of poppy making and...
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