Fantasy author JRR Tolkien’s mythological Middle Earth takes inspiration from a number of places in Gloucestershire and the West Midlands. Tolkien frequently visited the Forest of Dean and its tempera

A trip to a boutique hotel in Windermere is less about muddy walks and more about the luxe side of the Lakes, says Joely Carey

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Few visitors to the New Forest realise the impression that its villages and ancient woodlands made on Britain’s most celebrated writers. Jo Jukes takes a literary walk in the woods

The South Downs National Park might not be the most obvious part of the UK for spotting cultural icons, but the West Sussex village of Fittleworth has a surprising amount of connections, and its forme

THE world’s largest literary festival is held, unsurprisingly, ...