Letters

Thousands of unique castles across the UK are ready for you to explore this spooky season

Barnard Castle is famous for its stunning castle ruins towering over the beautiful River Tees. In recent times, though – during the pandemic – this charming market town became far more widely known as

THE area where the River Tees approaches the sea has been largely industrial in recent times, but the upper stretch of the river is very different in character. Here, while the villages, hamlets and r

LOCATION – the one thing that affects most the value of any property. That’s nothing new, though. Even in the Dark Ages, those who had need to build strongholds for protection from their enemies place

Close observation proves vital for Don Stazicker as he enjoys great value club water on the River Tees in Co Durham

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