Britain

BRITAIN - The Official Magazine is the perfect choice for everyone with a thirst to know more about the UK's rich history and traditions. Each issue is a glorious surprise, packed with tales of kings and queens, heroes and villains and the stories behind our castles and cathedrals, stately homes and gardens, countryside and coastline.

Britain

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YOUR LETTERS • Write to us with your thoughts on the magazine and memories of Britain

THE BULLETIN • Time-travelling at the Tower, a suite with a view and a children’s classic revisited

Tales from the hills • From Miss Marple to the BFG, some of our most memorable literary characters were inspired by the beautiful landscapes of the Chiltern Hills

Great & gallant • 220 years ago, Horatio Nelson’s heroic victory at Trafalgar saved Britain from French invasion – but it was to be his last battle. We look back at his extraordinary life and lasting legacy

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HEALTH & HERITAGE • St Bartholomew’s, the oldest hospital in the world, is home to some of Britain’s most significant historic interiors – and they have a healing power

Reinvention stories • The spirit of reinvention in the post-war years helped save Britain’s stately homes, as the author of a new book on the aristocracy reveals

PORTRAIT OF A LADY • After enchanting audiences worldwide as the formidable Lady Mary Crawley, Michelle Dockery is back – ready to step into the elegant, turbulent world of Downton Abbey for the final time this year

CHECK IN, DINE OUT • Britain’s best gourmet getaways for discerning foodies

A GOURMET STAY IN THE LAKE DISTRICT

Tip of the hat • Hats off to ‘T. Snook Hatters’, a 130-year-old shop in the market town of Bridport, whose headgear-loving proprietor ships bowlers, top hats and cloches all over the world

AMBLESIDE • This pretty town encircled by fells and lake waters makes the perfect Lake District base

SEA & SKY • 2025 marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of the legendary artist JMW Turner, who rose from humble beginnings to become Britain’s greatest landscape painter

Island time • In an age when travel can feel increasingly hurried, the Channel Islands offer something quite different: the chance to slow down

A HOLIDAY FOR TWO IN THE BEAUTIFUL ISLANDS OF GUERNSEY

A day with… JANIE LIGHTFOOT • Conservator Janie Lightfoot preserves historic textiles for future generations, a job that requires not only skill and experience, but strong nerves too…

Mapperton House • The Earl and Countess of Sandwich have found innovative ways of introducing people to their historic Dorset manor house