Heritage visits

Colourful wooden houses in Old Nuuk, Greenland

Explore Nuuk: the rainbow capital of Greenland

Aerial view of Dover Castle

Explore Explore Dover Castle: Britain’s first line of defence

Changdeokgung Palace in South Korea

Travel Seoul, South Korea: a modern metropolis rising from ruins

Winchester Cathedral

From King Alfred to Jane Austen: a historical tour of Winchester

The HMS Victory in Portsmouth

A visit to HMS Victory, Nelson’s flagship at Trafalgar

Chatsworth House, where Elizabeth I ordered for Mary, Queen of Scots to be imprisoned after she abdicated and fled from Scotland to England in 1567. (Photo by Chatsworth House Trust)

Britain’s 7 most amazing stately homes

The ruins of Dunluce Castle, which sit on the coastal cliffs of North Antrim in Northern Ireland. They are thought to have been the inspiration for CS Lewis’s castle Cair Paravel in ‘The Chronicles of Narnia’ (1950–56). (Photo by Andrea Ricordi/Contributor/Getty Images)

9 of Britain’s best castles

St Fagans Castle and gardens

A visit to St Fagans National Museum of History, Cardiff

The Lord's pavilion

Lord’s cricket ground: the mecca of the sport

A statue of President Andrew Jackson stands in front of the Tennessee State Capitol building in Nashville. (Image by Getty Images)

Travel Explore Nashville, Tennessee: the beating heart of the American south

Rye House in Hertfordshire, which became the Parr family home in 1517, when Katherine was around five years old. (© James Schutte/Alamy Stock Photo)

8 places associated with Henry VIII’s wives

HMS Portsmouth, Hampshire. (Getty Images)

History explorer HMS Victory and the Georgian navy

The marble statue of Queen Victoria at Kensington Palace, designed by her daughter Princess Louise in 1893. (Image by Alamy)

Victoria’s great palaces: 5 of the queen’s grandest and most significant homes

The beautiful courtyard of the al-Qarawiyyin Mosque and university, founded in the 850's (Izzet Keribar/Getty Images)

General ancient history

Explore Fès, Morocco: Morocco’s spiritual capital

The photogenic Trevi Fountain is a highlight of most visits to Rome. (Image by Getty Images)

My favourite place: Rome, Italy