48 hours in norwich

THE BIG RIDE

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 day of our arrival in Norfolk was a write-off. It rained all day and all night. But the following morning we awoke to grey skies and uncertainty about the day ahead. ‘Showery’, the forecast said,

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

Enjoy vibrant city life, a beautiful coastline and lashings of northern charm

Charles II visited Norfolk in September 1671, accompanied by other members of the royal family and a large retinue of gentlemen and servants. Royal visits were a great rarity in the 17th century, as w