English Heritage has been accused of making a new rural footpath “unfit to be called the King’s Coast Path” by blocking access to Osborne House, Queen Victoria’s summer home on the Isle of Wight. Walkers have threatened a judicial review unless an agreement can be reached on a proposed footpath. The National Trail was renamed … Read more
The news that an eleven-year-old girl, Ruby Reynolds, has found an important fossil proves that anyone can make historical discoveries if they are willing to get out and look. The fossilized bone, found on a beach in Somerset in 2020, was recently identified by Dean Lomax, a palaeontologist from the University of Manchester, as being … Read more
The Military Road connecting Chale to Freshwater Bay on the Isle of Wight is one of Britain’s many memorable drives – Getty The Military Road on the Isle of Wight is one of the most beautiful routes in the British Isles, but new photos show its future is under threat. A drone image shows the … Read more
Home from home: Steve and Lin Argyle moved to Mauritius six months ago after years of holidaying on the idyllic island – Alamy Stock Photo Go on holiday, fall in love, scan the estate agents’ windows. Then go home and forget everything. This also applies to the well-known pattern – unless you are one of … Read more