Crafts and customs

Lake District
[25th of March 2013]

Just why do we love the Lake District so much? Local author Tony Greenbank explores the fells, dales and the waters that have inspired visitors for centuries

Norwich Cathedral
East
[20th of March 2013]

Explore the cobbled streets of a medieval city on the edge of the Norfolk Broads. By Martin Dunford

Hereford Cathedral
Heart of England
[11th of March 2013]

Warm apple pie. That’ll be the aroma when you breathe the autumn air in the heart of this medieval city. OK, it might not actually be a baking pie you’re catching whiff of, but it’s the next best thing – fermenting cider in the local factory. This is cider country, with a beautiful river and a Hereford bull thrown in… By Abigail Whyte

Cornwall
[5th of March 2013]

 

Fashion silver jewellery using the Cornish landscape for inspiration to make the perfect St Valentine’s Day gift.

Colmer's Hill, Bridport
Dorset
[4th of March 2013]

Head to this bustling Dorset town to explore its superb markets and the stunning Jurassic Coast beyond. By John Wright

Harrogate
Yorkshire
[26th of February 2013]

Explore this genteel spa town, where the whiff of mineral water mingles with fresh moorland air. By Paul Bloomfield

Photo: Rob Scott
[25th of February 2013]

Pigeon racing is an ancient but often overlooked country pursuit. Mark Rowe enters this extraordinary world of birds

Eigg, Inner Hebrides
Scottish Islands
[21th of February 2013]

Do you dream of a new start on a remote island? Paul McGuinness visits Eigg, Scotland’s "green paradise" in the Inner Hebrides, to find out what life is really like there

Polperro
Cornwall
[19th of February 2013]

Take an enchanting journey through one of our most mysterious counties in the company of Cornish bard Mike Sagar-Fenton