The road to ruins

Buying a property that includes a ruin carries undoubted romance, but there are caveats, reminds Lucy Denton, who advises on the help at hand

From dilapidated cottages to the site of a notorious nuclear disaster, what is behind the longing to seek out abandoned places, asks Katie Scott

In the hills above Blaenau Ffestiniog lie the remains of RHOSYDD QUARRY . Once a hub of industry, now abandoned and left to decay, it’s a place that echoes with whispers of the past.

Wandering around Hereford on my first morning in the area, I soon come to realise this is a friendly city. I live in an equally friendly city; a place where, when I leave my house to go to the superma

We pulled into Cardiff Caravan Park after a three-hour drive and set up the caravan in the sunshine. After a quick bite to eat, we set off to see the National Trust’s Dyffryn Gardens, keen to make the

THE beautiful Boyne Valley is a wondrous gorge of greenery, luxurious views, fascinating Neolothic ruins and some of the best cultural experiences you can have in the Republic of Ireland. I learned al