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 also obsessed with ghost stories …
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 story: For a vision of …
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. “But exploring the backstreets offers …
To Holmes Chapel, east Cheshire for an unlikely musical pilgrimage in an equally unlikely location. I joined a sneak preview of the new Harry Styles Harry’s Home Village Tour [pictured above], which launched this weekend. Read a sample from my article here: When we finally arrived at the Twemlow Viaduct, it looks like a cross …