Highclere castle on the british pullman

The real chatelaine of ‘Downton Abbey’ talks to Jane Slade about growing up in London and dividing her time between town and Highclere Castle

What do an enigmatic Caped Crusader, a sopping-wet Mr Darcy and Lord Eddard Stark of Winterfell have in common? Believe it or not, British country houses, says Ben Lerwill, as he set-jets around the countryside

This week’s dream: a tall ship adventure in ...

In light of the raft of recently cancellations by virtually all promoters, it begs the question, ‘how do we entice more people on charter trains?’ The obvious answer is a combination of price, destina

A superstar castle, top-tier garden and epic scenery add up to a relaxing break in North Wales

Before she discovered the charms of the Lake District, Beatrix Potter summered for over 10 years in Perthshire. The family’s holidays were not traditional two-week sojourns; the Potters took a house f