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Walking in the footsteps

Discover the stories behind our myths and legends, and the places which inspired our musical and literary giants - from The Beatles to Jane Austen to Beatrix Potter.

 

Visit the home of an Arabian hero, find out the story behind a legend of the industrial age and immerse yourself in all things Shakespeare in Stratford-upon-Avon.


From Wordsworth to The Beatles

Bronte Parsonage Museum, West Yorkshire; Copyright: Visit Britain Images;

Literary greats

Discover the landscapes that inspired some of England's greatest writers.

Beatles Story, Liverpool; Copyright: Visit Britain Images;

Music legends

From northern meccas of The Beatles and New Order to the spiritual home of classical music.

Grasmere, Lake District; Jackie Wilkinson;

The poets

From Blake and Larkin to Wordsworth, see England through the eyes of its great poets.

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Myths and legends

Visit the 'most haunted village in England' or go in search of the knights of the Round Table.

The Brunel Museum in Rotherhithe

How was the world‘s first underwater tunnel built?


An Arabian hero and a literary legend

Clouds Hill, Dorset; Copyright: Tony Gill;

TE Lawrence's Clouds Hill

Follow in the footsteps of an Arabian hero.

Jorvik Viking Centre, York; Ann Lee;

JORVIK Viking Centre

Get acquainted with Ivar The Boneless at this superb 9th Century time capsule.

Pulteney Bridge, Bath; Copyright: Visit Britain Images;

Jane Austen's Bath

The life and times of Bath’s most famous resident.


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