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South London park with ‘striking pagoda’ is one of London’s best walks
A riverside walk in a popular south London park has been named as one of the best walks in the UK. Battersea Park was one of ...
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Battersea Park among Mountain Warehouse London’s best walks
Battersea Park was one of two south London parks, including Richmond Park, named by hiking and outdoor retailer Mountain Warehouse as one of the best walks in the capital. Battersea Park was one of ...
The best place to picnic in every major UK city (including London)
July marks National Picnic Month. Eating alfresco in the UK gets a bad rap – the sad legacy of childhood outings spent ...
Adentures in Abundance at the V&A East Storehouse
In its new satellite building, the London museum breaks with the traditional visitor experience to present a vast array of ...
English city that was once the country’s ‘oldest town’ is home to unique Barbie house and Harry Potter style train ride
DID you know that Colchester was once known for being England’s oldest town? Despite this, it was actually given city status ...
Mike Yardley: Languid delights in England’s Lake District
Windermere and the Lake District is England’s favourite national park, a sprawling tourist honeypot that stretches across ...
Locals in once-bustling town blast boarded up shops as they claim 'Labour does not care about us'
EXCLUSIVE: Llanelli in west Wales, just ten miles from Swansea, was once a bustling market town but a century after its ...
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The popular notions of summer fun and the things we actually feel like doing can sometimes be at odds with each other.
The Greatest Jane Austen Movie? “Clueless ”— and Don't Say 'As If!'
The Alicia Silverstone comedy, which just turned 30, tops our list of adaptations based on the works of the English writer — ...