Alloa is the biggest town in Clackmannanshire. It sits on the River Forth, right at the crux point where the river becomes the Firth of Forth. This is a bustling part of Scotland that has a long fishing history, but where there would have been ports dotted all around the land. Alloa lies just south…
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…
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…
Fleetwood is a bustling town on the corner of The Fylde, on the east coast of England and somewhere in Lancashire. Although it officially became a bustling town in the Industrial Era, there’s a fair amount of history that went into the making of the place before then. Today we will try to give you…
 The town made famous by Elstree Studios. Just 12 miles from Charing Cross and situated in the beautiful Hertfordshire countryside, you will find Borehamwood. This little commuter town is a favourite for film buffs, since it plays home to the Elstree Studios – which is famous because EastEnders is filmed there. Originally founded as an…
Grays, though not often celebrated, is one of the largest towns in the Thurrock area of Essex. It was once a small port town but has grown in significance to be somewhere people are proud to come from. We wanted to know all about Grays, and whether it is a potential holiday destination. Let’s hop…
Craig Taylor