Articles related to "West Country"

What do Saxon kings, Thomas Wyatt, and Sir Walter Raleigh all have in common? They have either worshipped in, or are buried in, this ancient West Country parish church.

Whether it's for golf, relaxation or walking, the West Country is a spectacular place to visit for family or couples. Golf and walk in the beautiful West Country.

Lonely Planet Guide to Devon, Cornwall and Southwest England also covers Dorset and Somerset, with travel advice on where to stay, what to see and do in the West Country.

Novelist and poet Thomas Hardy grew up in Dorset, England. Today visitors to the West County can see the region and the English country cottages that influenced his work.

Situated in the heart of the Blackmore Vale in the West Country county of Dorset, this medieval market town offers several easy walkabouts and lots of English history.

Visit Big Sky Country this Independence Day to celebrate freedom, or visit Wyoming's Old West, to discover rodeos, parades, costume contests and fireworks displays.

Devon is the new travel guide in the Best of Britain series. With help from local experts it rates the best beaches, food, pubs, hotels and major tourist attractions.

The Penhaven Country House Hotel near Bideford has 12 guest rooms but in the grounds are also 15 pretty Devon cottages available to buy on a fractional freehold basis

Native cowslips produce bright yellow nectar-rich flowers from early spring that can be added to edible flowers spring salads and preserved in sugar, syrup and vinegar.

Lovelynch Barn in Somerset is one of Farm and Cottage Holidays best English country cottages for rent in the West Country with horse-riding, fishing, walking and more.

The Bude Canal is a delightful feature of Bude, a popular holiday destination in North Cornwall and a walk along the towpath is a must-do activity for any holidaymaker.

For more than 1300 years, Sherborne in the West Country in Dorset has been a gathering place for pilgrims and travelers. Today it's a great place for a family holiday.

English country cottages and country inns abound in Dorset, England, but this historic coaching inn offers spacious, en-suite hotel accommodations and an excellent pub.

Travelers to the West Country looking for self catering holiday cottages will find pet friendly White Horse Farm an ideal base for visiting Dorset tourist attractions.

With the majestic Rocky Mountains at its doorstep, Butte Montana celebrates its history as an old mining town, with historic tours, monuments and festivals.

Famous for its scrumpy cider and Cheddar cheese, Somerset is also the place to buy and try buffalo meat. It's a wonderful county to visit on a culinary tour of the UK.

Venturers to Virginia and Maryland came from western and southern England, unlike the Puritans from East Anglia towns. Their land-oriented ideals shaped the colonies.

Although less well known than the traditional Morris dance, the linked sword dance has a far reaching history and is still practiced by several teams today.

Traditional Welsh food is still popular in the Principality of Wales here are two suggestions that make a filling healthy breakfast and a delicious elevensies.

Holidaying by car lets you explore the real England, but motorways can be stressful. Stay relaxed. Drive by old A & B roads staying in cosy pubs & former coaching inns

In The Hound of the Baskervilles Sherlock Holmes faces his most challenging case yet.

Elizabeth Rowe became a poet when it was not fashionable for English women to do so. Who was this woman who befriended the Thynnes of Longleat and the poet John Boyle

Passengers on ships to Maine in the 1630s were not only fishermen who wouldn't remain but also, like Nicholas Edgecomb and George Deering, founders of American families.

Windsor, Connecticut's first English settlement, was founded by settlers from Plymouth and Dorchester, Massachusetts, invited by Indians to mediate between tribes.

Who is the 'Green Man' who gives his name to so many traditional British pubs?

The co-founder of a British publishing house revisits, explores and reminisces about places and old friends throughout mainland Britain.

This is the 3rd of a 6-part series talking about luxury residences and will focus on some of the global top-spots for second homes away from home.

Brief biography of novelist Evelyn Waugh, a leading satirist of his time, and famous for his popular Catholic book Brideshead Revisited.

Ships such as the Welcome, Hunter and Agnes brought English fisherman to Robert Trelawney's Richmond Island fishery, the oldest outpost in the present state of Maine.

History comes alive at Salisbury Cathedral, home to England's tallest spire, crusader tombs and the Magna Carta.

Britain's coastline is reknowned for its beautiful beaches and Wells-next-the-Sea in East Anglia provides one such example, combined with a friendly and bustling port.

The digital switchover is well underway in the United Kingdom, with television regions around the country set to complete the switch by the end of 2012.

Their destination was the fishing colony at Richmond Island, Maine, but John Libby and others stayed to found both villages and families in the mainland wilderness.

When catching a train from London you need to know which station your train departs from. Here is a quick guide to London's mainline stations and the places they serve.

Harlequins player banned for 1 year for faking a blood injury, Bath players resign after refusing to take drug test and French centre faces ban for lying to police in NZ.

Some believed she could shape-shift into a wolf. Many reported seeing the phantom lupine in the 20th century. Chapman's and Turner's experience was terrifying.

Looking for the best cookbooks of the year? Many foodies look no further than the selections made by the estimable IACP. Here are this year's best cookbook winners.

A critical revue and visitor perspective of Isambard Kingdom Brunel's inspirational spectacle of Victorian ship engineering, the SS Great Britain.

Now the potential host cities have been selected for England's 2018 World Cup bid, a look at the 15 grounds in contention for a role if football `comes homes`.

As expected, Biarritz dominate Pool 2 of the Heineken Cup. The only Heineken Cup team with a 100% record, the other teams are already competing for a Challenge Cup spot.

For one year in 1648, Colonel Robert Hammond, veteran of the English Civil War, became governor of the Isle of Wight and reluctant gaoler to King Charles I.

Travel to Oxford is only an hour from London and wandering around Christ Church Cathedral and College provides a very different experience to most other cities.

St. Valentine's Day is a day when people are expected to express their love to their special someone, although now there is pressure to be original in thought too.

Just south of Venice is La Giudecca. Despite its small size, the island offers affordable holiday apartments and high-end luxury accommodations at the Hotel Cipriani.

Lynn Redgrave has many awards and nominations to her credit having worked with film's finest leading men including The Bourne Ultimatum's Albert Finney.