Walk this way

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London’s secret courts and hidden alleys hold many stories. Gilly Pickup explores

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The People's Friend Special Magazine

03 May, 2023

Landscape

Storybook streets steeped in history

Built on the wealth of the wool industry, picture-perfect Lavenham in Suffolk is lined with colourful timbered buildings and has a close-knit community at its heart

BBC History Magazine

Park life

I must extend my huge thanks to Jon Winder for his excellent article Swings and Roundabouts (July). I am currently scribbling notes which I hope to turn into a memoir of my childhood, and one chapter

National Geographic Traveller (UK)

Capital gains

Across London, historical landmarks are being transformed into hotels that shine a spotlight on the city’s heritage

Period Living

Bateman’s

After a love-at-first-sight viewing, novelist Rudyard Kipling found peace and sanctuary within the walls of this Jacobean house, located in the wooded landscape of the Sussex Weald

Best of British

Postcard from somerset

“I still chase women, but only downhill.” One of my favourite Bob Hope jokes (told when he was 70). The hilarious Road to... films, in which he starred with Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour, were requir

The Critic

A walk on the wild side

Henry Jeffreys on his eventful time as a council tenant