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Letchworth Garden City – The UK’s first! The UK’s First we hear you ask. Well, the picturesque Hertfordshire town of Letchworth Garden City, was once simply Letchworth, but in 1903 it became the first designated Garden City in the UK. How’s that for a claim to fame! However, as you will read it has a…
No staycation in or sightseeing trip to the Eden district of Cumbria would be complete without spending a few hours in the small but beautifully formed village of Dacre. It is close enough to Penrith to make it an easy trip out. It is also home to one of Cumbria’s Grade I listed Churches and…
Askam in Furness is one of Cumbria’s many hidden gems and well worth taking the trouble to explore if visiting the county. Although the place itself is fairly modern, Ireleth which now forms part of its postal town pre-dates the Doomsday Book so there is a bit of history to the town. It is one…
Ever wondered if Stafford would make a nice holiday destination? Find out with Five Minutes Spare. Stafford can be found in the West Midlands in England. It has a population of about 68,000 people. It is closest to Wolverhampton but lies to the Northwest of Birmingham. Staffordshire, the county in which Stafford lies, is the…
Everything you ever wanted to know about Maidenhead but were too afraid to ask. Found on the southwestern bank of the River Thames, the town of Maidenhead has a population of 70,000 people. It is part of the County of Berkshire and is a good place to live if you are a commuter to the…
This isn’t an internationally known fact, but England has several Spa Towns. Harrogate is one of these spa towns. These were settlements that grew up around springs that flowed from the Earth. Early settlers of Britain found these springs to be magical and would often attest healing properties to the water. As a result, we…
Craig Taylor