Norwich is one of our finest medieval cities, with a pluperfect cathedral, a Norman castle, a maze of historic shopping streets of distinction and miles of riverside walks. Now it’s been named the first English UNESCO City of Literature. Yet many of us miss this hidden gem, out there in East Anglia. There is something in the… Continue reading
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How tech helps old York turn new
York is an elite destination, and it knows it. Not content with welcoming people just the once or twice, it’s out to make a long-term relationship with its visitors. It doesn’t matter where you start from. York’s central location makes it one of the most easily reached cities in Britain, with trains running in from… Continue reading →
Capital boost for Shrewsbury’s tourism as direct trains call
Virgin Trains reinstate a direct twice-daily train service from London to Shrewsbury today (December 15 2014). The new link is likely to enhance the town’s appeal as a day trip and weekend-away destination. It’s a matter of touristic distinction to be joined to the capital by a through service. London is, after all, where most overseas visitors… Continue reading →
Significant ceramics – on the trail of Europe’s finest pottery cities
There’s a new and very distinguished international cultural itinerary through five countries, on the trail of an item that has seduced us for centuries. The ultimate thrill would be to spend a week, or more reasonably two, following the invisible thread running from Limoges in France, down to Faenza, Italy; then up to Germany for Höhr-Grenzhausen… Continue reading →
High-fly wi-fi York bids to be UK’s best online tourist destination
Could the guidebook and the tourist leaflet become obsolete, before too long, at least in town and city centres? Using ubiquitous, and free, Wi-Fi, tourists may never again need to look up the height of that steeple, the age of that ancient market cross, the architect of that building. That’s the reality in York. And… Continue reading →
Berlin without its Wall – 25 years on
On 10 November 1989, BBC reporter Olenka Frenkiel walked into the Newsnight Berlin studio, unannounced, with a chunk of the Berlin Wall, which she had appropriated just as bulldozers began to demolish the structure that had defined the deep fissure between East and West for a generation. She put it down on the table in… Continue reading →