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Travel Guides, Britain & Ireland for Independent Travellers. Updated frequently, Super Offers and Advice

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Wartime Wanderlust: Exploring Britain’s Historic Sites from the Napoleonic Era realbritaincompany.com/trave…

Wartime Wanderlust: Exploring Britain's Historic Sites from the Napoleonic Era - The Real Britain...

Wartime Wanderlust: Exploring Britain’s Historic Sites from the Napoleonic Era If you’ve ever flicked through a history book or caught a glimpse of a BBC period drama (come on, don’t pretend you’re...

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Following the Dissolution: Visiting the English Monasteries Henry VIII Erased realbritaincompany.com/histo…
Following the Dissolution: Visiting the English Monasteries Henry VIII Erased - The Real Britain...

Following the Dissolution: Visiting the English Monasteries Henry VIII Erased - The Real Britain...

If you spend enough weekends visiting dissolved monasteries in England, you start to feel slightly haunted. Not in a ghost-tour way, but by a sense that something enormous was broken up and scatter...

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Quiet Corners of Wales: Estuaries, Island Villages and Valleys Beyond the Guidebooks realbritaincompany.com/trave…
Quiet Corners of Wales: Estuaries, Island Villages and Valleys Beyond the Guidebooks - The Real...

Quiet Corners of Wales: Estuaries, Island Villages and Valleys Beyond the Guidebooks - The Real...

I grew up just over the border in Shropshire, so Wales was always “over there” – the place with better rugby and worse road signs. These days, when people ask me about hidden places in Wales, they...

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From Pub Paths to Peak District Edges: Dressing Smart for Every UK Footpath realbritaincompany.com/trave…
From Pub Paths to Peak District Edges: Dressing Smart for Every UK Footpath - The Real Britain...

From Pub Paths to Peak District Edges: Dressing Smart for Every UK Footpath - The Real Britain...

Working out what to wear for walking in the UK is a bit like trying to dress for three different countries at once. One minute you’re leaning on a pub garden fence, pint in hand, the next you’re...

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Discovering the Depths: A Guide to the UK’s Most Famous Shipwrecks realbritaincompany.com/trave…
Discovering the Depths: A Guide to the UK's Most Famous Shipwrecks - The Real Britain Company

Discovering the Depths: A Guide to the UK's Most Famous Shipwrecks - The Real Britain Company

Discover the UK’s famous shipwrecks, from coastal legends and maritime disasters to museums, dive sites and seafaring history.

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“A Slice of History: Exploring the Origins of The Great British Bake Off” realbritaincompany.com/trave…

“A Slice of History: Exploring the Origins of The Great British Bake Off” - The Real Britain Company

Let’s face it, food connects us all. Whether it’s a Sunday roast or your nan’s infamous fruitcake that you pretend to love, we all have our culinary stories. And speaking of stories, I can’t help but...

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Beyond the Full English: Regional Breakfast Rituals That Define Britain realbritaincompany.com/trave…
Beyond the Full English: Regional Breakfast Rituals That Define Britain - The Real Britain Company

Beyond the Full English: Regional Breakfast Rituals That Define Britain - The Real Britain Company

Beyond the Full English: Regional Breakfast Rituals That Define Britain I like a Full English as much as the next person, but at some point you realise you’re basically eating the same plate of beige...

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Witty Wanderlust: Exploring the UK Through the Lens of Satirical Comedy realbritaincompany.com/trave…
Witty Wanderlust: Exploring the UK Through the Lens of Satirical Comedy - The Real Britain Company

Witty Wanderlust: Exploring the UK Through the Lens of Satirical Comedy - The Real Britain Company

Explore Britain through satirical comedy, from sharp TV classics and stage humour to places and traditions that shaped the UK’s wit.

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Tracing the Domesday Map: Visiting English Places Frozen in 1086 realbritaincompany.com/histo…
Tracing the Domesday Map: Visiting English Places Frozen in 1086 - The Real Britain Company

Tracing the Domesday Map: Visiting English Places Frozen in 1086 - The Real Britain Company

My relationship with the Domesday Book started with a bored teenage me in a draughty county record office, flicking through a modern English translation and thinking, “So this is it? A long shopping...

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Peak District in Two Days: A Realistic Weekend Itinerary from Sheffield or Manchester realbritaincompany.com/trave…
Peak District in Two Days: A Realistic Weekend Itinerary from Sheffield or Manchester - The Real...

Peak District in Two Days: A Realistic Weekend Itinerary from Sheffield or Manchester - The Real...

If you live in Sheffield or Manchester, the Peak District is that friend who lives round the corner that you never quite see enough of. It’s painfully easy to get there, which is why people tend to...

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Cross-Country by Rail: Planning Seamless Multi‑City Journeys Around Britain realbritaincompany.com/trave…
Cross-Country by Rail: Planning Seamless Multi‑City Journeys Around Britain - The Real Britain...

Cross-Country by Rail: Planning Seamless Multi‑City Journeys Around Britain - The Real Britain...

If multi city train travel UK makes you picture frantic platform dashes and living off meal deals, I get it. I used to see long rail trips as something to be endured between “proper” holidays. Then a...

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Norfolk Without the Crowds: Quiet Villages, Big Skies and Slow Travel by the Sea realbritaincompany.com/trave…
Norfolk Without the Crowds: Quiet Villages, Big Skies and Slow Travel by the Sea - The Real Britain...

Norfolk Without the Crowds: Quiet Villages, Big Skies and Slow Travel by the Sea - The Real Britain...

If your idea of Norfolk is queues for the car park at Wells and dodging ice creams on Cromer pier, I’ve got good news. There’s another side to the county where the horizons are wide, the roads are...

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Crust and County: A Traveller’s Guide to England’s Regional Pie Traditions realbritaincompany.com/trave…
Crust and County: A Traveller’s Guide to England’s Regional Pie Traditions - The Real Britain...

Crust and County: A Traveller’s Guide to England’s Regional Pie Traditions - The Real Britain...

Ask ten people about English regional pies and you’ll get eleven opinions, most of them angry. I grew up on the Shropshire–Staffordshire border thinking “pie” meant steak & kidney from a foil tray,...

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Tracing the Footsteps of History: Reformation Sites to Visit in Britain realbritaincompany.com/trave…

Tracing the Footsteps of History: Reformation Sites to Visit in Britain - The Real Britain Company

Oh, the Reformation! A time of change, a bit of scandal, and heaps of dodgy tea. If you’re like me and think history is a treasure trove waiting to be explored, then pack your bags and grab your...

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Britpop’s Battlefields: A Blur-Inspired Walking Tour of 1990s London realbritaincompany.com/music…
Britpop’s Battlefields: A Blur-Inspired Walking Tour of 1990s London - The Real Britain Company

Britpop’s Battlefields: A Blur-Inspired Walking Tour of 1990s London - The Real Britain Company

If you’d told me at fourteen that one day someone would ask me to write about a “Blur Britpop London walking tour”, I’d have laughed and gone back to taping “Girls & Boys” off the Top 40 on Metro...

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Victorian Escapism: A Journey to the UK’s Seaside Resorts realbritaincompany.com/trave…
Victorian Escapism: A Journey to the UK’s Seaside Resorts - The Real Britain Company

Victorian Escapism: A Journey to the UK’s Seaside Resorts - The Real Britain Company

Discover Britain’s classic seaside resorts, tracing Victorian escapism through piers, promenades, bathing culture and enduring coastal holiday charm.

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Unlocking the Mysteries: How Stonehenge Was Constructed realbritaincompany.com/trave…

Unlocking the Mysteries: How Stonehenge Was Constructed - The Real Britain Company

Alright, mate. Pull up a chair, and let’s have a natter about Stonehenge. I took a trip there recently—yes, the iconic stones you see plastered all over Instagram. Honestly, it was like visiting a...

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How to See More of Britain by Spending Less: A Realistic Budget Traveller’s Blueprint realbritaincompany.com/trave…
How to See More of Britain by Spending Less: A Realistic Budget Traveller’s Blueprint - The Real...

How to See More of Britain by Spending Less: A Realistic Budget Traveller’s Blueprint - The Real...

If you’re anything like me, “budget travel Britain” used to sound like an oxymoron. Train fares that make you wince, £7 pints, “boutique” B&Bs that apparently charge extra for sockets. But the longer...

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Highland Lines: Exploring Northern Scotland by Train, Bus and Boat realbritaincompany.com/trave…
Highland Lines: Exploring Northern Scotland by Train, Bus and Boat - The Real Britain Company

Highland Lines: Exploring Northern Scotland by Train, Bus and Boat - The Real Britain Company

If you’re trying to see the Scottish Highlands without a car, first of all: good. Your stress levels (and the midges) will thank you. Second: you’re in for some of the most oddly satisfying public...

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Touching the Sky: A Journey Through the History of the UK’s First Skyscraper realbritaincompany.com/trave…
Touching the Sky: A Journey Through the History of the UK’s First Skyscraper - The Real Britain...

Touching the Sky: A Journey Through the History of the UK’s First Skyscraper - The Real Britain...

Trace the story of the UK’s first skyscraper and the rise of vertical architecture, exploring ambition, design and changing city skylines.

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