The road to ruins

So much of Britain’s diverse wealth of historic railway infrastructure still exists in one shape or another -if you know where to look. TIM DUNN goes exploring

I had watched Richard III meet a bloody end at Bosworth, come face to face with a plague victim, stood in the shadow of a mighty trebuchet, and been put on trial for my life. And it was barely lunchti

This week’s dream: wonder and melancholy in eastern Turkey ...

Cultural Crusader

I’m sceptical about news stories you sometimes read of big black cats roaming the countryside. I was, however, tempted to don my boots for a hike I found on the internet titled In the Footsteps of the

Rail’s architectural legacy reaches further than where the rails go -and far beyond the lineside fence or the station walls. TIM DUNN reports