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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

Past and present entwine at the Black Country Living Museum, where history is close enough to touch and stories of the past unfold

As a youngster with a limited amount of cash, I used to spend days out in the capital enjoying delights that were totally free. These included getting lost in the maze at Hampton Court Palace, window

The street layout of New York is largely rectangular and geometric, but Chinatown’s Doyers Street is a throwback to the pre-grid-system city. Running one block, it’s a narrow, kinked street with a sha

Charles FitzRoy immerses us in the experiences of people who travelled to the city in the 18th century

Each issue, we investigate the most ghostly places to visit. Here, we take a look at grisly goings-on in the Black Country