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Dark Chester presents Victorian Gothic — new for autumn 2024

August 30, 2024

Dark Chester [pictured above; image via Stuart Robinson Photography] presents Victorian Gothic next week. It’s a new evening walking tour with a literary motif, delving into Chester’s golden age during the reign of Queen Victoria. It was an age of innovation, global power and flushing toilets. But the Victorians were… Read more

Is Bangor, North Wales, really the worts seaside resort in Great Britain?

August 5, 2024

Photos via Paul Cooper Photography To Bangor, Wales, last week for a feature for Telegraph Travel. The North Walian resort was voted the worst in Britain by readers of Which magazine but is it really so bad — or is the tag a complete misnomer? Here’s a sample from my… Read more

How to spend a Great British seaside weekend in Southport, Merseyside

July 7, 2024

To Southport, the Paris of Merseyside for my contribution from the Northwest to a summer series from Telegraph Travel about British seaside towns. Here’s my take on Southport, including a visit to Southport Market [pictured above]. Southport feels like a resort waiting for something — and preferably not another Poundland.… Read more