I’m currently driving around Great Britain for my next travel book. I figured that, after visiting over 90 countries, it was time to give good old Blighty ago. I have no real plan, I just get up in the morning, look at a map and set off to wherever takes my fancy. My last book, The Hezbollah Hiking Club was all about walking across Lebanon. This one is a bit more comfortable – I occasionally roll down the window to peer at something but I’m pretty much treating the whole country like some massive drive-thru.
I kicked off with Gloucester and the Forest of Dean… which was brave of me, I thought? I visited the Littledean Jail Museum which was certainly an eyeopener. The owner had collected all sorts of stuff – from Ronnie Kray’s pinstripe suit to Fred West’s shovel. I’d actually passed by 25 Cromwell Street, the scene of Fred and Rose West’s crimes earlier in the day so, in all, it was a pretty dark start to my journey.
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Gloucestershire After The War
Discovering the county’s Arts and Crafts memorials of the First World War
THE WILD SIDE OF Moreton-in-Marsh
The days are getting shorter but there’s plenty of reasons to be cheerful, says Sue Bradley, who discovers how a Cotswolds town is becoming more wildlife-friendly and pots up some bulbs for an insect-friendly spring display
Mr Ashbee would approve
In the true spirit of the Arts & Crafts Movement, creativity has kept the Chipping Campden community ticking over during lockdown
The Cotswolds at war
These might be peaceful hills and vales, but our contribution to the war effort was considerable
Trust in good, local food
‘I’ve been following The Country Food Trust’s activities with admiration since it was founded’
Why Cath is an open book
Cath Kidston has opened up almost every nook and cranny of her Cotswold idyll in a new book, A Place Called Home. Katie Jarvis spoke to Cath ahead of her appearance at this year’s Stroud Book Festival STROUD BOOK FESTIVAL – THIS YEAR FREE AND ONLINE: NOVEMBER 4-8
From the Cotswolds to the world
Most people know that the Cotswolds have featured in a fair few Hollywood movies and TV series.
The Wild Hunt
In search of the legendary King Herla in the Malvern Hills
Fighting spirit amid the flowers
Tracy Spiers visits Warwick, a beautiful town that is open for business and ready to welcome visitors
Final journey
Cheltenham author and volunteer on the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway (GWSR), Nicolas Wheatley, recounts the fascinating story of funeral trains