Crenelated, moated and haunted – Hever Castle is the classic embodiment of a romantic medieval castle. With more than 600 years of history, this double-moated 14th-century fortress was once the childh

Tucked away in the south-east corner of the UK, within easy reach from London, Kent has long been known as ‘the garden of England’: a patchwork of rolling hills, lush fields and leafy vineyards, dotte

We rarely have a plan for our campervan adventures, preferring instead to point our noses in a general direction of travel and play it by ear. This summer in the UK was no exception as we left our hom

The Scottish Highlands have captured travellers’ imaginations since Sir Walter Scott began setting his wildly evocative historical novels here. What those first Victorian tourists discovered was a vas

Gracing the banks of the River Thames, this exquisite gem survived the Civil War thanks to a shrewd political operator, and is one of the finest Stuart houses in the country

The King and Queen have been enjoying some holiday time in Scotland, but all the Palace talk is of a spring tour to the USA. After the welcome announcement late last year that His Majesty could scale