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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.

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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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Shambles at Night, York; Copyright: Visit Britain Images;

Myths and legends

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

Myths and legends

Brunel Museum, London; Copyright: Brunel Museum;

The Brunel Museum in Rotherhithe

How was the world‘s first underwater tunnel built?

The Brunel Museum in Rotherhithe

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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National Railway Museum, York; Copyright: Visit Britain Images;

NATIONAL RAILWAY MUSEUM, YORK

National Memorial Arboretum, Staffordshire; Copyright: Red Devil Photography;

NATIONAL MEMORIAL ARBORETUM

National Media Museum in Bradford; Copyright: National Media Museum;

NATIONAL MEDIA MUSEUM, BRADFORD

NATIONAL MARINE AQUARIUM IN DEVON National Marine Aquarium, Devon; Tony Gibbons;

National Marine Aquarium, Devon; Tony Gibbons;

NATIONAL COAL MINING MUSEUM National Coal Mining Museum, Yorkshire; Copyright: National Coal Mining Museum;

National Coal Mining Museum, Yorkshire; Copyright: National Coal Mining Museum;

MYDDELTON HOUSE GARDENS Myddleton House Gardens; Tanya Bowd;

Myddleton House Gardens; Tanya Bowd;

MURDER MYSTERY WEEKEND Murder Mystery Weekend; Copyright: Photolibrary;

Murder Mystery Weekend; Copyright: Photolibrary;

FIZZY DELIGHTS AT MR FITZPATRICK'S Fitzpatrick Temperance Bar, Lancashire; Copyright: Fitzpatrick Temperance Bar;

Fitzpatrick Temperance Bar, Lancashire; Copyright: Fitzpatrick Temperance Bar;

MOUNTAIN BIKING IN PENRITH Cycling in Penwith, Cumbira; Cycle Active;

Cycling in Penwith, Cumbira; Cycle Active;

MOUNTAIN BIKING IN ESSEX Moutain Biking, Essex; Michael Spry;

Moutain Biking, Essex; Michael Spry;

MOUNTAIN BIKING AT DALBY Mountain Biking at Dalby; Copyright: Visit Britain Images;

Mountain Biking at Dalby; Copyright: Visit Britain Images;

MOTORBIKING IN LINCOLNSHIRE Motorbiking Lincolnshire; Copyright: Visit Britain Images;

Motorbiking Lincolnshire; Copyright: Visit Britain Images;

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