The golden age of smuggling

Visit any waterside tavern along the coast of Britain and you’re likely to hear some yarn about its smuggling past, no doubt embellished with each sip of ale: barrels clandestinely offloaded onto a mo

O n a recent trip to Boston, I ...

I DON’T know about you, but my family and I like nothing more than indulging in coffee and cake before heading off on a walk. So, the 18th-century Falcon Hotel – allegedly North Cornwall’s oldest coac

Kathryn Ferry delves into 20th-century holiday habits with the help of her postcard collection

Our next extract from Bradley’s Railway Guide: A Journey Through Two Centuries of British Railway History 1825-2005 takes us to 1960… and the seaside

A resurgence of interest in lug-rigged sailing vessels showcases the importance of Scotland’s former booming herring industry