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

The proposed creation of a new national park in Wales has split local opinion down the middle. What are the pros and cons?

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

The Lake District, nestled in the north-west corner of England in Cumbria, is the country’s most poetic landscape. From Wordsworth to Beatrix Potter, the Lake District has always drawn writers, artist

One Bath location that Jane Austen wrote about – criticising the houses as being too small – is New King Street. Come to number 19, in which several rooms recreate interiors in a typical 18th-century

Artist and designer Luke Edward Hall explains why the Cotswolds is an area that holds a special place in his heart