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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 Chalke History Festival 2025
Chalke History Festival is without doubt now one of the highlights of the summer events calendar and this year it will take place from...
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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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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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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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