UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the UK
UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the UK include ancient monuments, magnificent historic buildings, industrial locations and two natural areas.
Scotland
English Heritage versus National Trust – Which to join?
Use our unique code STEAF20 for 20% discount on English Heritage annual and gift membership. Many of the most interesting heritage sites in the UK are under the stewardship of either English Heritage or the National Trust. You can choose to pay each time you visit a separate site, but at anything up to £20 per […]
The Merry Widow Goes by Coach
Written by Deryn van der Tang (A Runner-up entry in the Travel for Seniors Writing Competition.) “Everybody out and go to the toilet before we head down the Inversnaid Highway,” said Eddie our coach driver as we arrived in Aberfoyle. “This is the bladder test!” he said before we set off down a very narrow […]
Caithness, the Kingdom of the Cats – A Warm Welcome at the Edge of the World
Written by Andrea Wotherspoon (One of two winning entries in the Off the Beaten Track Writing Competition.) Caithness, the Kingdom of the Cats, is also known as the lowlands beyond the Highlands. Indeed not many people realise it’s possible to travel a further hundred miles north of Inverness, yet still be on the mainland. And those […]
The Road to Little Dribbling by Bill Bryson
After reading The Road to Little Dribbling, I realise that Bill Bryson is not just a renowned senior traveller (he is 65 this year), but also a ‘grumpy old man’, albeit a very amusing, grumpy old man. The book is sub-titled More Notes from a Small Island, and that explains it well. Twenty years after […]
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Three Great British Waterfall Walks: Ingleton, Clyde and Aberdare
The Ingleton Waterfalls Trail in the Yorkshire Dales, the Falls of Clyde near New Lanark and the Four Waterfalls Walk in the Brecon Beacons near Aberdare are arguably the most scenic waterfall walks in Great Britain. Waterfalls provide a double joy: the appearance of the splashing white water and the sometimes almost deafening noise of […]