literary tour
5 famous writers' homes you can holiday in, from Roald Dahl's childhood holiday home to the Queen of Crime Agatha Christie's house
Fancy sleeping where your favourite writers lived, worked or holidayed? Explore Agatha Christie's Devon retreat and follow in the footsteps of Roald Dahl with our top five literary lodgings.
Roald Dahl: celebrating the great British novelist and his love of the countryside
We explore how the lush landscape of the Chiltern Hills and a love of nature inspired the much loved children's author to write some of his finest stories. Here is our guide to the great British novelist Roald Dahl.
Podcast: On the trail of an assassin in the ancient holloways of Dorset
Follow in the footsteps of a literary hero as storyteller Martin Maudsley tracks down Rogue Male in deepest Dorset in episode 4, season 6 of the BBC Countryfile Magazine plodcast
Celebrate the countryside at the Hay Festival – 24 May to 2 June
Our pick of the very best events for countryside and wildlife lovers to enjoy at the Hay Literature Festival 2018 in the Brecon Beacons
A literary tour of Jane Austen's Bath
Take to the streets and explore the spaces and places of Bath that inspired, influenced and housed the great Jane Austen