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supermarket shelf showing kettle and toaster for sale

British kitchen favourites: the kettle and toaster

British cheeses on a board with sliced apple and pear and a pot of chutney

A history of British cheese

Row of apples on a wall

Why you can’t bring apples into Britain

Wreath on door

Why we have Christmas door wreaths

Window of high street betting shop

Gambling in Britain

Bluebells on a slope at Roseberry Topping,Middlesbrough

The best time to see bluebells

People on deckchairs near Brighton Pier

30 very British things to do

Hot water bottle and fingerless gloves

7 clever tips for winter warmth

A group of people drinking tea from mugs

Great places to meet new people

Group of children performing karate in a park

Where to find local groups in Britain

Basic British Gardening - a trowel, a lawn and some primroses

Very basic British gardening

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

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

Man pouring tea for his daughter

Why do British people drink so much tea?

A British roast dinner, consisting of roasted meat, roast potatoes, boiled carrots, peas and broccoli plus a Yorkshire pudding and stuffing balls

British food – good or bad?

A tray with three types of beer in the foreground. In the background there is a man in a wheelchair

The custom of buying a round

Men sitting at the bar of a pub in front of different beer and ale pump handles

The difference between lager, bitter and ale

Pallets with tins of baked beans in a supermarket

Why British people love baked beans

Picture of a flat wheat roll on a paper plate

From baps to barmcakes – strange names for bread rolls

Conkers lying in grass and fallen leaves. Conkers are the fruit of the horse chestnut tree

Britain’s strangest sports

Man on a horse playing polo

Sport and social class in Britain

Group of people on horses in front of a large country house. The people are wearing clothes used for foxhunting

What is foxhunting?

Group of men watching sport, seen from behind

Britain’s most popular spectator sports

Wooden pole showing yellow arrows for public footpaths

Great places to go for a walk

Saxon-style huts at an open air museum in Suffolk

Britain’s best living history museums

A plate of mixed biscuits

Biscuits – and manners

Side of pub building showing a colorful sign hanging from the wall and the words 'free house'

Pubs: what are they?

Paper bag filled with Victoria plums

British fruit & vegetables in season

the legs of people dancing, with yellow balloons floating about

Best places to have a party

Three young women in party dresses

Dress codes explained