Heritage Archive
(January 2025)

17 January 2025

Top marks for Stamford

Andrew Vaux visits this historic town and discovers why it’s received such positive reviews over the years. There’s no shortage of accolades placed upon the popular town of Stamford. Scottish novelist, poet and historian Sir Walter Scott dubbed it “the finest sight on the road between Edinburgh and London”. Meanwhile, historian WG Hoskins – who Read more…

Fox

By Maxim Griffin. It’s dark – the path through the woods is hard underfoot after a recent cold snap – one of those long, low winter sunsets has turned into a night of particular clarity – there have been reports of enough solar activity to provoke an aurora – you saw it in early October, Read more…

Close encounters with cocoa

If you’re a chocolate lover looking to fine-tune your taste buds, Cocoa Encounters’ specialist courses can help you become a qualified chocolate taster. Barbara Young meets founder and course leader Kathryn Laverack. For those of us who adore the sweet sensation of all things chocolate, what better than the opportunity to delve into the world Read more…

Wheels of steel

Blacksmith Ryan Atkin has been working on a commission to celebrate the first all-British motor car. Caroline Bingham visited him recently at his Lincoln forge. Stephens is not a name readily recognised today as a motor manufacturing brand but nearly 130 years ago engineer Richard Stephens built a prototype of his model A car in Read more…

Van life

Kate Chapman meets Tom and Emma Coy, the Weekend Wanderer award-winning couple whose van renovations have led to many adventures while enjoying life on the road. A couple who used the money they’d been saving for their wedding to transform a van into a liveable space which they can use for travelling are delighted their Read more…

16 January 2025

Seal sanctuary celebrates diamond anniversary

A trip to Skegness would not be complete without a visit to Natureland, which this year celebrates 60 years since its foundation. Natureland Seal Sanctuary is in a prime site as you travel along North Parade, with access to the beach and views across the horizon to the North Sea, Wash and beyond, the North Read more…

Where the past meets the present

Andrew Vaux takes a trip to Gainsborough, one of the largest market towns in the country, which boasts a wealth of activities for all ages. Young or old, the market town of Gainsborough has something to appeal to all ages. Bordered by the River Trent, it has a long history of industry and was once Read more…