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By Eleanor from UK, Summer 2013 Trip report of five days in June spent exploring Northumberland and the Scottish Borders from a base at Berwick upon Tweed. This trip report was originally posted on SlowTrav. An Overview There is something about the North. As soon as we hit the A1 and start...

HRH (His Royal Highness) The Prince of Wales (Prince Charles) is also the Duke of Cornwall and owns the Duchy of Cornwall, a private estate of over 54,000 hectares spread across 23 counties, mostly in the southwest of England. This estate was created in 1337 by Edward III and is passed on to the...

There are three main gardens to visit in the Cotswolds: Hidcote Manor Garden and Kiftsgate Court Garden in the north Cotswolds, near Chipping Campden and the smaller Painswick Rococo Garden in the southern Cotswolds north of Stroud. If you visit in January or February, make sure to go to the...

Steve and Richard demonstrating the Ha-Ha, an invisible wall that keeps the sheep out of the gardens but does not interrupt the view of the countryside from the garden.