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Destination of the Month
North Kent Coast:

Although within easy reach of those leaving London every weekend, the North Kent Coast is more likely to be bypassed by pleasure seekers racing to France than explored by them as it surely merits.

The conurbation of Rochester, Gillingham and Chatham has history aplenty to offer the visitor. ...More

Golden Brown

Satis House, Yoxford

Stones at Callinish

Escape Boutique B&B, Llandudno

The Rose and Crown, Snettisham

Cressbrook Hall & Cottages, Derbyshire

Lundy Island

UK Castles London

London

movie sets

famous places

On this day: Margaret Thatcher Resigns - 1990, England win Rugby World Cup - 2003

Over 20,000 places to stay around the UK have been selected for this, Britains largest Travel Information site - all to a certain standard and all either bookable online or bookable direct. We have selected the highest quality Hotels, B&B's, Inns, Country Houses and Self catering to ensure that your stay will be memorable and matched them with attractions so gloriously diverse so as to appeal to the most inquistive of minds with Over 20,000 attractions, castles, museums, historic houses, cathedrals, zoos, crafts, activities, sports and events are gloriously featured within these pages.

Christmas and New Year Hotel Offers and packages

Events this month include
Bath: Bath Mozartfest Hampshire: The Bays & Heritage Orchestra Northamptonshire: Christmas at Althorp Dorset: Christmas Gift, Craft and Fresh Local Produce Fayre West Yorkshire: Leeds International Film Festival Cheshire: St Annes Hospice Craft Fair Bedfordshire: Fireworks Display, More events

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Luxury breaks away

Hotels: We have picked the highest rated, the most beautiful, world renowned truly great British Hotels to rest your weary heads and completely relax. More...
Castle Hotels | Golf Hotels | Spa Hotels | Hip/Cool Hotels

We have more than 6,500 hotels around the country with 1,000 specially recommended

Visits, trips, tours and Excursions

Attractions. Over 10,000 ideas for places to experience, sights to see and things to do. More...

Cosy bargain breaks

B&B. Highly rated and unusual B&Bs adorn these pages from farmhouses to mansions, private homes to chocolate box character cottages, Guest houses to small hotels - these inexpensive gems are definitely those that can be hard to find on the world wide web. More...

Children Welcome | Historic B&Bs | Licensed B&Bs | Budget | Farm

We feature over 2,000 quality B&B's nationwide

Pints, food & rooms

Pubs and Inns. What could be more British than the quintessential Village Inn, walls reverberating with the tales of locals and travellers alike. More...
Restaurants | Traditional Inns | Restaurants with Rooms | Gastropubs

More than 700 handpicked inns where you can stay await you, 15,000 pubs and bars and 11,000 delectable and quality restaurants

Stylish self-catering

Self Catering. Character cottages, Farms, Serviced apartments, Flats, Country houses. Whether you are looking for city centre convenience or rural peace and quiet you will find our hard to beat selection perfect if you are looking for all the freedom that a self catering holiday affords. More...

750 stunning places appear within and we have 2,000 parks for campers and caravanners

Places we like

Bits of Britain that we really go for. As well as the famous spots, there are other places like Hertford (for the castle & the bustle), Durham and Ely (for the cathedrals), North Cornish Coast (for the rough seas) Heart of Devon (for the lush green fields) West Norfolk (for the wide sandy beaches) and Taunton (for the cider).

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Most recent famous Britons added:
Edward the Elder, Edmund Ironside, Ethelbald, Ethelwulf, Montgomery, Ethelbert, Sweyn Forkbeard, Athelstan, Edward The Elder, Edred, Edgar the Peaceful, Edwy the Fair, Hardicanute, Ethelred II (the unready), John Evelyn, Canute, King Harold, Bill Wyman, Henry II, William II (rufus the red), King John, James Herriot, Colin Davis, William the Conqueror, Henry IV

Most recent famous Dates added:
1990, Geoffrey Howes resignation speech, 1606, Trial of Walter Raleigh, 1558, Death of Mary Tudor, 1986, Sumburgh Disaster, 1688, Glorious Revolution begins, 1839, The Newport Rising, 1677, Marriage of William of Orange and Mary, 1941, Huddersfield Factory Fire, 1892, Sherlock Holmes 1st Published, 1664, Royal Marines Established, 1644, 2nd Battle of Newbury, 1857, Worlds Oldest Football Club Founded, 1877, Blantyre Mining Disaster, 1987, The Great Storm, 1940, Balham Blitz Tube Disaster

Where we've been

Terrific sunday lunch today - excellent roast beef, huge yorkshires, couple of glasses of red and the papers. Could be forgiven for thinking that life gets no better than this! ...
Pissarros on the River, London

Books:

The Rough Guide to Britain

British Isles: A Natural History

A People's History of Britain

Hotel of the month:

Dart Marina, Devon

Inn of the month:

Swan Inn, Surrey

Self-Catering of the month:

23 Greengarden House, London

B&B of the month:

Cathedral House, Cambridgeshire

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