England

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

2nd March: Holy Wells Day

3 weeks ago Pavel

4 min read

• Food

The long, controversy story of cheese on Apple Pie

4 months ago Leo S

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• People, mysteries and stories

The black eyed child: the obscure story behind the legend that roams Cannock Chase

4 months ago Danijel90

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Bonfire Night or Guy Fawkes Day: what is the story behind this British observance?

5 months ago Leo S

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• Travel

Eldon Hole, one of the Seven Wonders of the Peak

6 months ago Leo S

5 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

April 23 is St. George’s Day, England’s National Day!

11 months ago Leo S

2 min read

• Breaking News

The curious story of the man who has backyard stash of bicycles so big it can be seen on Google Earth

11 months ago Robin

13 min read

• History

When winter was really winter: the legendary Frost Fairs of the River Thames

1 year ago Leo S

3 min read

• Abandoned Places

Dode: the village that was abandoned after the Black Death

1 year ago Leo S

4 min read

• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

Buried under a boulder: the grave of Meg Shelton, the Woodplumpton Witch

1 year ago Leo S

5 min read

• Myths and Legends

The legend of Richmond’s phantom Drummer Boy~

2 years ago Leo S

2 min read

• Lighthouses of the world

Rathlin West Lighthouse: a beloved upside-down beacon off the coast of Northern Ireland

2 years ago Nathan

4 min read

• History

A short story of English Witchcraft Acts

2 years ago Leo S

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~

2 years 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~

2 years ago Leo S

3 min read

• Myths and Legends

The story of Dick Whittington and his faithful cat

2 years ago Leo S

4 min read

• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

The curious London’s time-traveling tomb

2 years ago Leo S

3 min read

• History

The princes in the Tower of London: one of the great mysteries of English history

2 years ago Leo S

3 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Telling the Bees: the curious folklore of Rural England and not only

2 years ago Anya016

3 min read

• Myths and Legends

Knockers: Mine Spirits of Cornish Folklore

2 years ago Leo S

4 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Eggs Hunt: how one of the most popular Easter tradition was born

2 years ago Leo S

3 min read

• Abandoned Places

Don’t release the witch! The ruins of St Mary’s Church at East Somerton, England ~

2 years ago Leo S

5 min read

• Myths and Legends

Black Shuck: The mythic hellhound Of Medieval England

2 years ago Leo S

3 min read

• Travel

The strange story of the Farne Island devils

2 years ago Ivan

3 min read

• Travel

The Broomway – Britain’s deadliest footpath that has claimed over 100 lives

2 years ago Robin

3 min read

• Food

Stargazy Pie, an English pastry dish with fish heads sticking out of it

2 years ago Robin

3 min read

• Travel

The curious background of Tombland Alley

2 years ago Leo S

3 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

The Lord of Misrule

2 years ago Nathan

2 min read

• Food

The oldest candy store in the world is in England, and has been selling traditional sweets since 1827…

2 years 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 ~

2 years ago Leo S

2 min read

• History

The fish dish that killed a King…

2 years ago Robin

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

2 years ago Nathan

3 min read

• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

The stunning statue on the tomb of the legendary Maid Marian

2 years ago Adam

2 min read

• Travel

Fairy Steps, the legendary stone steps that were once used to haul coffins up the rockface ~

2 years ago Leo S

3 min read

• History

Stamford bull run: a custom demised after 700 years of cruelty

2 years ago Robin

1 min read

• Travel

Nine Ladies stone circle and their King Stone

2 years ago Nathan

3 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

12 Ways Halloween is celebrated around the globe

2 years ago Ivan

3 min read

• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

John Wimble: a lifetime at sea…

2 years ago Danijel90

3 min read

• History

Edith Cavell: the heroine nurse of England

2 years ago Robin

4 min read

• Travel

England’s Bolton Strid: the most dangerous stretch of water in the world

3 years ago Leo S

3 min read

• Abandoned Places

Hellingly Mental Hospital: the story of an asylum

3 years ago Ivan

2 min read

• Lighthouses of the world

Souter Lighthouse | England

3 years ago Ivan