May 22, 2012

Guest Post: Stay at your very own Downton Abbey with Stately Escapes

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Planning a trip to the UK? Have you got your hotel sorted or are you looking for a different type of experience? With the British Isles brimming full of history it would be a shame not to consider a superb alternative type of accommodation that is available right now. Why not become your own … [Read more...]

A Georgian pub rises from the ashes in Wiltshire

A traditional country pub and hotel has reopened after suffering a serious fire last summer. The Beckford Arms, a Georgian coaching inn on the edge of the Fonthill Estate in Wiltshire, has undergone a complete and sympathetic refurbishment. The eight en-suite bedrooms have been redesigned to be … [Read more...]

Guest Post: England’s Top 10 Quirkiest Hotels

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England is a wonderful place to go for a visit. It has some of the most beautiful countryside in all of Europe, as well as some great historical sites to explore. One of the best things about visiting historic England is the wide variety of quirky and unusual places you can stay. Here are 10 of the … [Read more...]

An Anglophile’s Guide to Visiting Cambridge, part 4

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Part 4: Keep Learning by Emily Winslow, transplanted American now living in Cambridge "Back home everyone always acted like I was so smart. They meant it nicely, but it was isolating, you know? They said I was special. But special means by yourself. That's what it means; 'better' than everyone … [Read more...]

Guest Post: The Perfect Quintessentially England B&B – Brook Farm Bed and Breakfast Review

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Editor's Note: The following is a guest post from our English friend Jane who happens to own the fabulous Updown Cottage in Shaftesbury, Dorset. They had a to stay at Brook Farm Bed and Breakfast recently and have kindly written up this lovely B&B review for us. The beautiful, unspoilt … [Read more...]

An Anglophile’s Guide to Visiting Cambridge, part 1

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Part 1: The Colleges by Emily Winslow, transplanted American now living in Cambridge "I used to live in New Hampshire, which is all spectacular falls and knee-high winters, and summers thick with humidity and mosquitoes. It's a parade of nature there; that's what makes it special. But here in … [Read more...]

B&B Review: Hellifield Peel Castle Bed and Breakfast in Yorkshire – Grand Designs Castle

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Editor's Note: Our favorite British TV show is the architecture and design show Grand Designs where they feature a couple trying to build their dream home every week. A few years ago they featured a couple that turned a ruined castle in Yorkshire into a magnificent home and Bed and Breakfast. Our … [Read more...]

Anglophile Reviews: The Good Hotel Guide – Guide to Hotels in Britain

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One of the hardest aspects of trip planning to Britain is find good and decent hotels. Many of the trip planning websites have reviews - but sometimes they are just a little hard to believe. There's usually an extreme between people who loved the hotel or hated it and post disturbing … [Read more...]

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