villages
Step into a fairytale: The UK's 13 most magical villages and towns to visit this winter
Discover Britain's prettiest villages, towns and cities for a winter break, each packed with cosy pubs and hotels, festive activities and magical winter walks.
Tideswell guide: walks, hotels and the awe-inspiring Cathedral of the Peak
Planning a visit to Tideswell in the Peak District? Find out the best places to eat, drink, stay and walk with our quick visitor's guide
Castleton guide: pubs, things to do and how to visit the mysterious caves of Blue John Cavern
Discover one of the quaintest villages in Britain with our visitor's guide to Castleton, which includes the best caves to visit, places to eat, drink and stay, and where to walk.
12 of Britain's rudest and funniest place names
From Bitchfield to the River Piddle, Wetwang to Nether Wallop, the UK is full of places bearing unusual, amusing and sometimes downright rude names. But where do these names come from?
Milton Abbas, Dorset
Discover a classic English woodland, a 12th-century chapel and an abbey founded by a Saxon king
on this dazzling autumn walk, starting and ending at Milton Abbas
Visit Broadway: Places to stay, things to do
Discover Broadway with our guide to the picture-postcard village, including walks, where to stay and things to do
Walk: Stone to Waddesdon, Buckinghamshire
Follow meandering trails through wooded parkland in an exploration of the Rothschilds' Eythrope and Waddesdon Estates in Buckinghamshire.
Visit Eyam – also known as the 'Plague Village'
Discover more about Derbyshire's famed Plague Village of Eyam, where villagers quarantined themselves during the bubonic plague.