13 min read History When winter was really winter: the legendary Frost Fairs of the River Thames 3 weeks ago Leo S
3 min read Abandoned Places Dode: the village that was abandoned after the Black Death 2 months ago Leo S
4 min read Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries Buried under a boulder: the grave of Meg Shelton, the Woodplumpton Witch 4 months ago Leo S
2 min read Lighthouses of the world Rathlin West Lighthouse: a beloved upside-down beacon off the coast of Northern Ireland 8 months ago Nathan
2 min read Abandoned Places Crackpot Hall: the dramatic remains of an abandoned farmhouse on the edge of a remote hillside in North Yorkshire, England~ 8 months ago Leo S
3 min read Travel Swaledale Corpse Way: a winding medieval path used by mourners to carry their dead to the nearest church~ 8 months ago Leo S
4 min read Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries The curious London’s time-traveling tomb 8 months ago Leo S
3 min read History The princes in the Tower of London: one of the great mysteries of English history 9 months ago Leo S
3 min read Holiday, folklore and Traditions Telling the Bees: the curious folklore of Rural England and not only 10 months ago Anya016
4 min read Holiday, folklore and Traditions Eggs Hunt: how one of the most popular Easter tradition was born 10 months ago Leo S
3 min read Abandoned Places Don’t release the witch! The ruins of St Mary’s Church at East Somerton, England ~ 10 months ago Leo S
5 min read Myths and Legends Black Shuck: The mythic hellhound Of Medieval England 11 months ago Leo S
3 min read Travel The Broomway – Britain’s deadliest footpath that has claimed over 100 lives 1 year ago Robin
3 min read Food Stargazy Pie, an English pastry dish with fish heads sticking out of it 1 year ago Robin
2 min read Food The oldest candy store in the world is in England, and has been selling traditional sweets since 1827… 1 year ago Leo S
3 min read Travel Fairy Rock, the place where according to local legends fairies used to dance in the moonlight and invite handsome young men into their grottoes ~ 1 year ago Leo S
2 min read Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries The Hardy Tree: the churchyard ash tree surrounded by hundreds of gravestones placed there by author Thomas Hardy 1 year ago Nathan
3 min read Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries The stunning statue on the tomb of the legendary Maid Marian 1 year ago Adam
2 min read Travel Fairy Steps, the legendary stone steps that were once used to haul coffins up the rockface ~ 1 year ago Leo S
3 min read Holiday, folklore and Traditions Bonfire Night or Guy Fawkes Day: what is the story behind this British observance? 1 year ago Leo S
3 min read Holiday, folklore and Traditions 12 Ways Halloween is celebrated around the globe 1 year ago Ivan
4 min read Travel England’s Bolton Strid: the most dangerous stretch of water in the world 1 year ago Leo S
3 min read Travel Whitby Abbey: the gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life. 1 year ago Leo S
2 min read Travel The strange story of why human urine was transported to quarries in North East Yorkshire 2 years ago Nathan
2 min read Travel Vicars’ Close: the oldest residential street in Europe that also features an optical illusion. 2 years ago Nathan
3 min read History Light and air for everybody: the window tax imposed on English citizens in 1696 2 years ago Leo S
