Archæology a monthly excavation of oddities and antiquities

The garden at The Holt, Hampshire The home of Mr and Mrs Edward Wake

Kings, cobbles, secrets, superstition and literary fire power–Winchester has had it all in spades for centuries and is as desirable now as it ever was, says Jason Goodwin

Two years ago, I was standing in the car park at the Stonehenge Visitor Centre on a cold, clear December evening. I had only recently started working for English Heritage and it was a few weeks before

Once lost in a tangled wilderness, a Kent garden has been lovingly revived, in harmony with its ancient chalk land roots

Gin, witches, regicide, boats, nudists, an Egyptian curse, Spitfires, the invention of windsurfing and more writers and vineyards than you can shake a fishing rod at: this beloved English county has it all. Here are 13 stories you may never have heard about Hampshire

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