Discover Britain

If you're searching for ideas for a city getaway, eager to explore the stunning coastlines and countryside of the UK, or interested in uncovering the rich history of various landmarks, Discover Britain is your go-to resource. This magazine offers a comprehensive guide to the treasures of Britain and is released six times a year.

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Win a stay in a Scottish castle

Sep 3, 2024 | discoverbritainmag.com | Henrietta Easton

One of Scotland’s most spectacular restaurants with rooms, Mingary Castle is perfectly positioned on a picturesque promontory on one of western Scotland’s most beautiful and yet little-known peninsulas: Ardnamurchan. Once a stronghold that had gradually fallen into disrepair, restoration of the 13th-century castle was completed in 2016, and in 2021 the drawbridge dropped to reveal a stunning restaurant with rooms.
On the Tolkien Trail: Following in the footsteps of J R R Tolkien in Lancashire

Aug 9, 2024 | discoverbritainmag.com | Lynn Houghton

In celebration of the 87th anniversary since the publication of The Hobbit, take a Tolkien-esque walk through the Lancashire valley that inspired it Words by Lynn HoughtonThe blush pink of Pendle Grit gives the countryside of Lancashire’s Ribble Valley a distinctive pastel hue. Many farmhouses, barns, out buildings, even entire villages, are made of this attractively coloured sandstone.
Buckingham Palace East Wing opens to visitors for first time

Jul 9, 2024 | discoverbritainmag.com | Henrietta Easton

This summer visitors to Buckingham Palace will be able to step inside the magnificent East Wing for the first time since it was completed 175 years ago. The palace’s annual Summer Opening will welcome visitors from 11 July to 29 September 2024 for guided tours of the 19 opulent State Rooms and the palace gardens. The East Wing is now open to the public after five years of improvement and essential conservation works.
New issue: Issue 241 is here

Jul 4, 2024 | discoverbritainmag.com | Henrietta Easton

Many years ago, I worked for a boat magazine, and part of my job involved assisting cruises that led flotillas of boats around the Channel Islands each summer. It was a plum job and I loved exploring the secluded bays, pretty villages and sandy paths around the islands, and learning a little of the history of these not-quite-British Isles.
Bridgerton-inspired escapes: Diamonds of the season

Jul 1, 2024 | discoverbritainmag.com | Henrietta Easton

Words by Henrietta EastonYou can’t get much closer to the Bridgerton action than at The Royal Crescent Hotel & Spa, whose exterior featured in many scenes from the series. The Georgian arc of the Royal Crescent stood in for London, and the family Featherington’s house is actually the No.1 Royal Crescent museum, just along from the hotel, which is open to visitors and dressed much as it would have been in the 18th century.
Hauteville House: Victor Hugo's romantic refuge

Jun 30, 2024 | discoverbritainmag.com | Henrietta Easton

With swathes of red silk damask spread across the walls and ceiling of a first-floor salon, metres of intricate Aubusson tapestry on sofas, walls and the ceiling of a downstairs sitting room, and an imposing oak room with secret inscriptions carved in bespoke furniture, the inside of Hauteville House is like a poem rendered in interior design.
The Channel Islands: Island hopping made easy

Jun 28, 2024 | discoverbritainmag.com | Henrietta Easton

You’re speeding along with Condor Ferries towards the island of Guernsey, having departed Poole Harbour a few hours before. The cliffs of Alderney, the most northerly of the Channel Islands, are just coming into view, when you spot something dark plunging into the water. At first you think it might be a northern gannet, the large seabird that nests in its thousands off Alderney’s coast, but then it jumps out of the water in a perfect arc. This is no gannet.
The best things to do in the South East of England

Apr 29, 2024 | discoverbritainmag.com | Henrietta Easton

‘There’ll be bluebirds over the White Cliffs of Dover’ is a wartime lyric that virtually every Briton over a certain age can recite. A symbol of home for many during the First and Second World Wars, which also played a vital role in Britain’s defence, these magnificent cliffs on Kent’s southeast coast hold a special place in the nation’s history, and in its heart.
Langdale Chase hotel: Heaven in the Lakes

Apr 29, 2024 | discoverbritainmag.com | Henrietta Easton

You can’t help but audibly gasp in delight as you turn into the driveway of Langdale Chase Hotel. With Windermere’s shores lapping gently just metres away, this grand hotel occupies one of the most beautiful spots in all of the Lake District, and the Lake District is brimming with beautiful spots. Having started life as a Victorian villa created by Edna Howarth in 1891, Langdale Chase has been welcoming guests as hotel since 1914 and this heritage remains an integral part of their identity today.
Hever Castle: Behind the scenes at Anne Boleyn's childhood home

Apr 28, 2024 | discoverbritainmag.com | Henrietta Easton

Hever Castle is a 14th-century romantic hideaway set in glorious Kent countryside, spanning over 600 years of rich history. Though it has been home to 12 different families, the magnificent castle is best known as the childhood home of Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII’s second wife and mother of Queen Elizabeth I. Anne’s great grandfather, Sir Geoffrey Boleyn, bought Hever in 1462, and decades later Anne and her siblings, Mary and George, grew up here.