Summer is just around the corner, and the warmer weather brings exciting days out in the places where history happened. Enjoy a picnic in the grounds of a stately home, or witness a wartime castle brought to life with living history and reenactment events. Here are our top picks for days out in hi...
It might be the shortest month of the year, but February is packed with things to do and places to visit. To get you through the month, here are some dates for your diary, blog posts to read, and a few facts to impress your friends with.
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The Roman month Februarius was one of ...
If there's nothing on the telly, you're fed up with turkey and you're struggling to find ways to keep yourself busy over the holidays, take some inspiration from history. The Victorians were as ingenious at finding things to do as they were in almost every other aspect of life. Keep your family ent...
Housesteads Roman Fort, set high on a wild hilltop in Northumberland, once played a key role in defence along Hadrian’s Wall. It commands incredible views – but especially in the winter, that means it’s exposed to all the elements.
You might think that our unpredictable weather and often ha...
Running through the Wiltshire countryside from near Swindon to Stonehenge, the Great Stones Way is one of England's newer hiking trails. Sarah Baxter, travel writer and author of A History of the World in 500 Walks, set off in the footsteps of our ancestors.
Neolithic man didn’t have a motorca...
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