Bath later prospered as a wool town, building its grand abbey about 500 years ago — the last great medieval church built in England. The abbey’s facade features a very literal Jacob’s Ladder — with ...

For a taste of the idyllic countryside just beyond town, walk (or bike) the five-kilometre towpath along the Kennet and Avon ...

Two years ago, as property prices in Frome soared amid an influx of people moving from London, Frome Town Council declared a ...

The UK might not have the empty roads of Route 66 or the eerie landscapes of Iceland’s Route One, but what it lacks in size, it makes up for in diversity. In fact, a road trip can be the ideal way to ...

Speaking as he drives us through the rolling landscapes of England’s West Country, Jules Mittra is explaining the philosophy ...

The Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA) has released the visitor figures of its members for 2024. The total ...

A complete bath as we think of it ... people throughout history is that we have not truly changed. A woman in medieval England wanted the same basic things a modern one does: a roof over her ...

With its medieval street plan, 500-odd listed buildings ... complete with lounge, kitchen and copper bath. From £150 per ...

The full Country Life Top 100 for 2025 is published in the March 12, 2025 issue of the magazine, which is out now. The full ...

The full Country Life Top 100 for 2025 is published in the March 12, 2025 issue of the magazine, which is out now. The Top ...

PLANS to remove the tiled floor and pews of All Saints’, Ryde, have been opposed by the Victorian Society, which warned last ...