Wychwood Brewery, Oxfordshire

The Wychwood Brewery is tucked away behind the main street of the market town of Witney, in the heart of the Oxfordshire Cotswolds, England. Witney is historically famous for its 3 Bs; its bread, its blankets and its beer. Brewing has taken place in Witney for centuries. The first sizeable brewery in Witney was founded by [...]

Colchester Zoo, Essex, England

With over 250 species to see, set in 60 acres of beautiful parkland and lakes, Colchester Zoo is well worth a visit. There are over 30 daily displays, an undercover soft play area, 4 adventure play areas, 2 road trains and much more, Colchester Zoo promises everyone a great day out!

Walks Around Britain

Fish Lake, South Yorkshire, England – Historic village walking video from Walks Around Britain

Ben Nevis, Scotland

Ben Nevis attracts an estimated 125,000 complete and a further 100,000 partial ascents per year, most of which are made by walkers using the well-constructed Mountain Track (Pony Track) from Glen Nevis on the south side of the mountain.

Pembroke Castle, Wales

The first Pembroke castle was established in 1093 during the Norman invasion of Wales. However its present appearance owes much to William Marshal, one of the most powerful men in 12th-Century Britain.

The outer ward was defended by a large gatehouse, barbican and several massive round towers. The outer wall is 5 metres (16 ft) thick in places.
Pembroke Castle superficially resembles a concentric castle [...]

Sussex Tollgates, England

The Turnpike Trusts started erecting tollgates and collecting fees for road maintainence in 1663. Sussex has over 500 turnpiked roads and an asortment of curious buildings which over the recent years has all but a few disappeared. In this video Richard Vobes goes in search of some of them.

Port Isaac, Cornwall, England

Port Isaac was a busy coastal port from the Middle Ages to the mid 19th. century when it was an active harbour where cargo like stone, coal, timber and pottery were loaded and unloaded.

Jorvik Viking Center, York, England

The world famous JORVIK Viking Centre is a ‘must-see’ for visitors to the city of York and is one of the most popular visitor attractions in the UK outside London.

Welcoming 15 million visitors over the past 25 years, visitors can journey through the reconstruction of Viking-Age streets, as they would have been in the year AD975. JORVIK Viking Centre also offers three exciting exhibitions and the chance to actually come face to face with a ‘Viking’.

Walks Around Britain

The summit of Mam Tor is encircled by a late Bronze Age and early Iron Age hill fort. Radiocarbon analysis suggests occupation from around 1200 BC. The earliest remaining features are two Bronze Age burial mounds, one just below the summit and the other on the summit itself. At a later stage over a hundred small platforms were levelled into the hill near the summit, allowing inhabited timber huts to be constructed.

Snowdonia National Park

Wales’ highest mountain and the highest in the UK south of Loch Lomond, Snowdon is also the most popular mountain in Wales, climbed by an estimated 500,000 people every year.

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