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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

With its verdant dales, dramatic gritstone edges and historic market towns, Derbyshire is quintessentially English yet strikingly unique. At the heart of England’s first National Park, the Peak Distri

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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

THIS HISTORIC SPA AND MARKET TOWN IS A PERFECT GATEWAY FOR EXPLORING THE STATELY HOMES OF DERBYSHIRE AND SOUL-STIRRING LANDSCAPES OF THE PEAK DISTRICT