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Seven Sisters and Beachy Head Introduction Few coastal landscapes in England feel as dramatic as Seven Sisters and Beachy Head. These chalk cliffs rise straight out of the English Channel along the East Sussex coast, forming one of the most photographed stretches of shoreline in the country. If you’ve seen a postcard of England’s white

Cheddar Gorge Introduction Cheddar Gorge cuts through the Mendip Hills like something out of a different continent, not a quiet corner of Somerset. Limestone cliffs rise nearly 450 feet on either side of the road, feral goats pick their way along impossible ledges, and beneath it all lies one of the most important prehistoric sites

Introduction There’s a stretch of England where the cliffs are older than memory itself. The Jurassic Coast runs for 95 miles between Orcombe Point near Exmouth in East Devon and Studland Bay in Dorset, and it packs more geological drama into that distance than almost anywhere else on Earth. This is the country’s only natural

Exmoor National Park Introduction Exmoor National Park sits on the border of Somerset and Devon, where high heather moorland drops suddenly into some of the tallest sea cliffs in England. It is one of the smaller national parks in the UK, but it packs in wild ponies, red deer, ancient woodland, working fishing harbours, and

Travel Dartmoor National Park Introduction Few landscapes in England feel as untamed as Dartmoor. Granite outcrops called tors rise out of rolling grassland, wild ponies graze beside ancient stone circles, and mist rolls across the moor with almost no warning. If you’re planning to travel Dartmoor National Park, you’re heading into 368 square miles of

Travel Peak District National Park Introduction I still remember my first drive into the Peak District — the moment the road dropped out of Sheffield’s suburbs and the moors opened up on either side, all heather and grey stone walls stretching to the horizon. That was almost a decade ago, and I’ve been back more

Largest Woodland in England Tucked away in the wild, far-flung corner of Northumberland, Kielder Forest holds a title most visitors never expect: it’s the largest woodland in England, sprawling across more than 250 square miles of rolling hills, dense conifer plantations, and one of Europe’s largest man-made lakes. I spent four days exploring its trails,

Durness Travel Durness Travel sits at the top left corner of mainland Britain, where the A838 finally runs out of east-west road and turns south toward Ullapool. It’s the kind of place you reach almost by accident on the North Coast 500 and then can’t stop talking about for years afterward. White sand beaches that

St Davids Travel Britain’s smallest city sits at the very edge of Wales, where green farmland gives way to cliffs, surf beaches, and some of the cleanest coastal air you’ll ever breathe. St Davids has fewer than 2,000 residents, yet it carries the weight of over a thousand years of pilgrimage, a cathedral that rivals

Craster Travel Introduction There’s a particular smell that meets you before you even see the sea at Craster. It drifts up the lane from the smokehouse — oak smoke, salt, and something faintly sweet — and it tells you everything you need to know about this place before you’ve parked the car. Craster is tiny.