Spirits of sutton hoo

With their potent blend of wild looks and mystery, Britain’s ancient sites have an enduring magnetism–and there are far more of them than you might imagine, says Tom Howells

Suffolk is one of our favourite holiday destinations – glorious beaches, wonderful nature reserves, lots of museums and plenty to do. Last autumn, we stayed at Toad Hall Caravan Site, near Felixstowe.

For 5000 years a boulder stood unremarked in a Dorset valley, until one summer day an archaeologist noticed something curious about it...

Tucked in the Herefordshire countryside at Much Marcle, not far from its border with Gloucestershire, is Hellens Manor. Now presenting as a Tudor/Jacobean home, it predates those eras by some margin;

“Hands of Saint Dominic” by Albrecht Dürer, 1506; ...

Letter of the week As old as ...