WHAT makes a great English village? Stone cottages, dramatic landscapes and trustworthy locals? Castle Combe in Wiltshire ...

The Cotswolds villages are to England what Giethoorn is to the Netherlands, what Bruges is to Belgium, and what Rothenburg ob der Tauber is to Germany. These astonishingly adorable English ...

With its picturesque stone buildings, slow-moving river and welcoming pub, the charming village of Bibury is a well-known destination in the Cotswolds.It is the home to just 700 people and artist ...

People taking a quiet stroll through the mock Tudor streets in this town, stepping inside its bright red telephone boxes and wandering the cobbled streets looking for the nearest pub, could be ...

With gorgeous walks, excellent dining options and picture-perfect pubs, these are some of the best places to base yourself ...

Archaeologist Ben Robinson returns to the English coast in this six-part series as he uncovers how the past has shaped some of our best-loved coastal village communities.

Alfred's grandson, Athelstan, pushed English power north as far as Scotland and was the first king to claim to be ‘King of all England’. One story tells how King Cnut stood on the shore and ...