One of the most attractive aspects of the UK is the bevvy of pretty towns and villages dotted around Britain’s green countryside. These villages, sometimes with populations of just a few hundred, are full of variety and sometimes hold deep cultural significance despite
A veteran Tory MP has warned food security and energy must not be competitors in the race to industrialise the countryside. Sir John Hayes warned pylons threaten to “blot” a 87-mile stretch of the nation’s land while reducing space for growing food.
A new poll suggests Labour could beat the Conservatives in a majority of the 100 most rural constituencies in England. The survey, conducted by the Country Land & Business Association (CLA) suggests some shock defeats of big-name Tories in the countryside could
Plans to turbo-charge housebuilding on brownfield sites so the country can tackle the housing crisis without concreting over the green belt will be unveiled this week. New laws will speed up the process for turning shops into homes. It is hoped that
The British countryside has been labelled “racist and colonial” by woke wildlife charities. The claim was made in a report about racism and its impact on the natural world submitted by the Wildlife and Countryside Link. According to the report, the British
The owners of a cottage set among rolling hills have been criticised for laying an artificial lawn in their garden. A five bedroom property, stone-built Upper Dalveen boasts five bedrooms and the same number of bathrooms and is surrounded by countryside in
The UK is filled with signs of the past, be it relics, artefacts, or shipwrecks. In some places, entire settlements still exist, ancient towns and villages abandoned or briefly lost to time. Chysauster Ancient Village is one of these settlements, a Roman
It was tipped to be one of the grandest homes found anywhere in the country. But Hamilton Palace, the vision of Nicholas van Hoogstraten, sits quiet and empty on a stretch of East Sussex countryside. Building work began in 1985 on the
A pretty Shropshire town has been awarded the coveted accolade of being named one of the coolest place to live in the UK. Church Stretton, located around 13 miles south of Shrewsbury and 160 miles from central London has recently been named
An “acute and overlooked” shortage of affordable housing poses a threat to the survival of communities in rural England, a countryside charity has warned. Britons are being driven out of the countryside by record house prices, low wages and a surge in