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illuminated ship in Liverpool - one of Britains biggest cities

Guide to Britain’s biggest cities

Information about rents, crime and more
Shopping in English or Messages in Scots

Scots – a language like English, but not

English Countryside with the low sun showing a rippled pattern in the field caused by the medieval Ridge And Furrow system

Why some fields have a rippled surface

Coat Of Arms

What is a coat of arms?

Window of high street betting shop

Gambling in Britain

Edwardian Houses

How old is your house?

Castle Combe, a very charming village in the Cotswolds area of the UK

Why this isn’t a typical English village

Bluebells on a slope at Roseberry Topping,Middlesbrough

The best time to see bluebells

View down one part of the M25 flanked by trees and bushes

The hidden beauty of British motorways

People on deckchairs near Brighton Pier

30 very British things to do

Terraced Houses In Chester

Why are there so many terraced houses?

Hand holding a Four Leaf Clover

Lucky and unlucky symbols in Britain

A road sign saying Welcome to Beer please drive carefully. Beer is a town in Devon.

Why British places have such strange names

A pig on a lead

Pigs as pets?

View of a charming village with church in the background and a bridge in the foreground

The most popular properties in Britain

A row of colourful beach huts

Why beach huts are so expensive

Chalkboard on pub wall with the words 'Fancy dress party 80's theme new years eve'

Why fancy dress is so popular

Two men thatching a roof

What British last names mean

A winding road on a flat landscape

Why British roads are not straight

Damaged road surface showing a hole and also an area where it has been mended before

Why road surfaces are so bad in Britain

Boys fighting with wooden weapons outside ruined castle

The most important dates in British history

Berrington Hall is a large country house set in grassy parkland with large trees and sheep.

Who was Capability Brown?

A Young Family Walking Through Flowers with a signpost showing an acorn in the foreground

Why you want to follow the acorn sign

Hidcote garden

Where to find the best British gardens

People walking in woodland in the winter

The hidden dangers of walking in Britain

Map showing the counties of England

British counties explained

Fireworks in the sky

Some interesting British laws

People visiting stalls of traditional village fayre

The best month for an outdoor event

Cars driving on a flooded road

The funny side of British weather

Beach in summer with heavy grey clouds covering the whole sky

Why Britain’s weather is so bad

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