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Laura’s Britain: Exploring the Bodleian Libraries in Oxford – An Inside Tour...
The Bodleian Library in Oxford – the library of the prestigious University of Oxford – is one of the oldest libraries in Europe. In Britain, it is second in size only to the British Library in London....
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What’s On Around Britain in April 2019 – Easter Celebrations, St George’s...
I hope you enjoyed the March 2019 recommendations as I’ve got plenty more ideas for April. There’s so much to see and do, we hope you can incorporate some of these into your upcoming trips (or plan for...
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Bletchley Park: New Exhibition Report – D-Day: Interception, Intelligence,...
Bletchley Park is the home of British codebreaking and a birthplace of modern information technology. It played a major role in World War Two, producing secret intelligence which had a direct and...
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The Brit Travel Fiver – Five Summer Festivals To Plan Your Trip Around –...
Britain is at its warmest during the summer months, and with that rise in temperature brings a number of outdoor festivals, fairs, and other events that get people into the streets. Music, food, and...
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Exploring Cumbria: On the Ravenglass & Eskdale Stream Heritage Railway...
I arrived at the railway station having just gone through the Hardknott Pass, Britain’s steepest road and one of the most challenging and beautiful drives I’d ever taken in my life. While I generally...
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Laura’s Britain: Exploring History at Colchester Castle in Essex
I was brought up near to Colchester so I did visit the Castle when I was a child. I remember it as a cold shell of a Norman castle which seemed much more fun from the outside that it was when you went...
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What’s On Around Britain in June 2019: St Albans, Dickens Festival,...
As we enter summer the temperature increases across Britain so we’ve got lots of reasons to be outside this month. (I’m not saying it’s hot here but you will find brave locals wearing t-shirts from...
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Exploring Cumbria: A Visit to Muncaster Castle
Muncaster Castle was my third destination on my final day exploring the Lake District. I’ve previously written about my visit to the Ravenglass & Eskdale railway which you can read here. I will be...
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What’s On Around Britain in October 2019 – Royal Horticulture Society,...
Welcome to autumn in Britain. It’s definitely cooler at this time of year and usually wetter too. The school children get a week-long holiday to break-up the September to Christmas term. Dates will...
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Royal Oak Foundation: Top Ten National Trust Gardens to Visit This Autumn
This post was sponsored by the Royal Oak Foundation, the American affiliate of the National Trust. Anglotopia Readers can get a discount on joining – details at the bottom of the post! The National...
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What’s On Around Britain in November 2019 – Liverpool, Lumiere Durham,...
It’s definitely getting cooler across Britain in November but it’s never so cold we can’t get out and about. The dark evenings are appreciated with pyrotechnics and light displays this month and there...
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10 Interesting Facts and Figures About the Castle of Mey – The Queen Mother’s...
On our drive from Land’s End to John O’Groats last year, one of our final stops was Castle of Mey in Caithness (in fact it’s what we did after going to John O’Groats). Castle of Mey was the Queen...
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What’s On Around Britain in December 2019 – Christmas in Britain, Wales,...
And so we reach the height of the festive season. As we don’t have Thanksgiving, Christmas is our major winter celebration and the lights go on across Britain often earlier than this month. Families...
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Royal Oak: Top Ten National Trust Properties to Visit in the Cotswolds
This post was sponsored by the Royal Oak Foundation, the American affiliate of the National Trust. Anglotopia Readers can get a discount on joining – details at the bottom of the post! The Cotswolds...
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What’s On Around Britain in January 2020 – Twelfth Night, Chinese New Year,...
Happy new year! Welcome to 2020! Let’s have a look what’s happening across Britain this month and see what weirdness I’ve managed to find this time. Twelfth Night I’ve been to the London Twelfth Night...
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HMS Victory mast damaged at the Battle of Trafalgar to go on display at...
A wooden foremast from HMS Victory featuring a hole punched into it by a cannonball during the Battle of Trafalgar is to go on public display. The previously unseen piece is set to be one of the star...
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Garden created from lost stately home grounds open in Greater Manchester...
A garden created from lost stately home grounds opened to the public this week after nearly a year’s delay due to the coronavirus pandemic. Bridgewater, the Royal Horticultural Society’s fifth public...
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Exhibition Report: Portsmouth – The Mary Rose Museum – New 1545 Experience...
The Mary Rose Museum in Portsmouth has added a new immersive experience. 1545 – When Their World Ended is available for all to enjoy from Monday 26 July 2021. As I last visited the Mary Rose Museum...
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Travel Alert: Huge 50% Off Sale Launched for British Rail Fares in April and May
Train tickets are set to be slashed by as much as half as the Government looks to address cost-of-living pressures with cheaper travel in April and May. In what is being dubbed the Great British Rail...
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England in Minature: Ten Miniature Model Villages to Visit
If you want to feel like a big person in a small town, you can head on down to a model village! Also known as miniature villages or miniature parks, these tourist attractions have been popular for...
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A Tudor Marvel: A Visit Paycocke’s House and Garden – National Trust Property...
Paycocke’s House in Essex is one of the finest Tudor merchant’s houses in England. The impressive half-timbered building is stunning from the street, and there is an unexpectedly large garden behind....
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What’s On Around Britain in February 2023: Pancakes, Vikings, Museum...
When I started researching this month, I was surprised at how many good things are happening around Britain. After two years of cancellations due to the pandemic, a bunch of events are back for the...
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What’s On Around Britain in March 2023
The first of March is the start of meteorological spring so weather scientists are now looking at predicting warmer temperatures. (Hurrah!) British Summer Time (BST) starts on the last Sunday in March...
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What’s On Around Britain in April 2023
I hope you enjoyed the March 2023 recommendations as I’ve got even more ideas for this month. It’s not all ‘April showers’ as we’ve got lots happening for Easter as well as annual celebrations and...
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What’s On Around Britain in May 2023
The major event of this month – well, this year – is the Coronation. But there is plenty more going on from a well-loved song contest to kites, balloons and things happening with flowers and cheese....
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Guest Post: Top Ten Tips for a Driving Tour in the Scottish Highlands, by...
Written by Darryl Walters, Product Manager at adeo Travel, Britain. I recently attended an annual travel conference in Glasgow, Scotland; the contracting, logistics and financials of the travel...
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Anglotopia Imports Alert: New Products Added – Marvellous Maps Imported from...
Welcome Back to Anglotopia Imports! It’s time to launch a new product at Anglotopia Imports. We’ve been wanting to bring over the maps made by Strumpshaw, Tincleton & Giggleswick’s Marvellous...
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Travel Alert: Major Events at Blenheim Palace in 2018
One of our new goals for 2018 is to give you more UK travel news, events, and tips. We get tons of press releases in our inbox but we ignore most of them, we’re going to start featuring the most...
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Dippy the Dinosaur Arrives at the Dorset County Museum – First on Nationwide...
For years Dippy the Diplodocus graced the Victorian entry hall of the Natural History Museum in London. He was evicted last year in exchange for a massive blue whale fossil, now hanging from the...
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Top 10 Britain: Top 10 Things to See and Do in Winchester – Exploring Alfred...
Editor’s Note: This long article originally appeared in Issue #6 of the Anglotopia Print Magazine in Spring 2017. You can support great long-form writing about British History, Culture and Travel by...
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Victorian Time Machine: A Visit to Blists Hill Victorian Village – Tons of...
It’s no secret around here that I love British History. So, when an opportunity presented itself to visit a living history museum in the Midlands of England, I jumped at the chance. Blists Hill is a...
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Guest Feature: Dream Vacation: From Reel Life to Real Life for British TV Fans
Do you fancy British telly? Have you ever daydreamed about spending an evening in the presence of Poldark’s hunk, Aidan Turner? Silly question, of course, you have! Imagine exploring the posh country...
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King of Stately Homes: A Visit to Chatsworth – A Photo Tour – Chatsworth...
Chatsworth has been a work in progress for the last ten years. A survey at the beginning of the century found that Chatsworth was in urgent need of repairs and renovations to preserve the house for...
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Travel News: Longleat Opens New £1.5 Million Restaurant
We’re regular visitors to Longleat and we were just there this past January to see their lights festival (which is bloody brilliant by the way). While we visited, we were quite hungry but didn’t fancy...
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Exploring Milton Abbas, Dorset – One of the First Planned Communities in...
Editor’s Note: This article on Milton Abbas originally appeared in Issue #6 of the Anglotopia Print Magazine in 2017. Support great long-form writing about British Culture, History, and Travel by...
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Kipling’s Rest: A Visit to Bateman’s –‘A Good and Peaceable Place’– The...
When I visited the home of Rudyard Kipling, Bateman’s, it was serendipitous. I’d had a busy day exploring Kent and my itinerary took less time than I’d allocated. Mostly because it was raining on and...
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Travel Alert: Buckingham Palace Summer Opening Exhibition Announced
The Royal Collection Trust has announced their big exhibition for this summer to coincide with the annual opening of Buckingham Palace (which is only opened to the public for 2 months in the summer...
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Top 10 Britain: Top Ten Things to See and Do in the Lake District
Lake District National Park is not only the most beautiful place in the North; it’s most likely the most beautiful local in the entire United Kingdom. Tall peaks are juxtaposed with smooth waters that...
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Travel Alert: Plans Finally Approved for Weekend Coronation Street Set Tours
The British TV fan community was devastated a few years ago when tours of the Coronation Street set were stopped after they moved to the new location in Salford Quays. Plans have since been tangled up...
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Tour Alert: Harry Potter Studio Tour Launching New Exhibition Dedicated to...
The Harry Potter Studio Tour has become quite adept at developing new exhibitions to keep the attraction fresh and relevant so many years after the films finished. Starting at the end of this month,...
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Legendary Britain: Top Ten Magical and Mystical Sites in Britain
People don’t seem to believe in magic nowadays. Personally, I blame science for dispelling lots of notions that we had about the universe such as dragons, wizards, fairies, and the like. But at any...
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What’s On in 2019: Blenheim Palace Unveils 2019 Events To Look Forward To
Blenheim Palace is one of our most favorite places in Britain and we highly recommend a visit. They recently sent us a summary of their upcoming events for 2019 – some of these are definitely planning...
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Exploring the Longleat Festival of Lights in Wiltshire
For the last few years, Longleat’s premiere winter attraction has been a beautiful festival of lights on the ground surrounding the classic stately home. It takes them all year to prepare and it’s...
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Guest Blog: Great Holiday Markets of the National Trust
Traveling to the UK this holiday season? Be sure to visit a holiday market during your trip! Here are some National Trust homes hosting markets this year: England Waddesdon, Buckinghamshire Now until...
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Top Ten Places To See In Bristol, England
Nestled along the banks of the River Avon, Bristol is a vibrant city bursting with history, culture, and creativity. From its iconic landmarks to its lively waterfront, there’s no shortage of things to...
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10 Interesting Facts about the Eden Project in Cornwall
The Eden Project is a world-famous attraction located in Cornwall, UK. It is a vast botanical garden and environmental education center, built in a disused clay pit. The project was initiated by Tim...
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UK Trip Planning: A Month-by-Month Weather Forecast Guide Across the United...
The United Kingdom’s weather is famous for its variability, with conditions often changing rapidly, even within a single day. While London’s climate might be the most well-known to tourists, each...
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Anglotopia Podcast: Episode 33: Driving in the UK – An American’s Survival...
This week on the Anglotopia Podcast, we discuss the unique experiences and challenges faced by American drivers navigating the roads of the UK. We share personal anecdotes, practical tips, and insights...
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Anglotopia Podcast: Episode 34: How a Sir Christopher Wren Church Ended Up in...
As part of our ongoing series of special podcasts about Winston Churchill in the build-up to the International Churchill Conference in October, this week we interview Timothy Riley, the Sandra L. and...
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Anglotopia Podcast: Episode 35 – Comedy in Space – How Red Dwarf Became a...
This week on the Anglotopia Podcast, we interview author and podcaster Tom Salinsky and explore his new book Red Dwarf: Discovering the TV Series, a deep dive into the beloved British sci-fi sitcom Red...
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