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Journey to… Culross

Culross is the legendary birthplace of St Kentigern. The village contains many notable buildings from the 16th and 17th centuries – such as the (yellow) palace and town…

Journey to… Cairnpapple

Cairnpapple Hill controls a dominating view over central lowland Scotland from coast to coast. A major ritual site for over 4000 years. In the 19th century the site…

Journey to… Inchcolm

Inchcolm Island is one of those that lie in the Firth of Forth. The oldest surviving structure on the island is a monks cell from the 12th century….

Journey to… Newhailes

James Smith (c. 1645–1731) was a Scottish architect, who pioneered the Palladian style in Scotland. In 1686 he purchased the estate of Whitehill, near Musselburgh (c.1690), to build…

Journey to… Kew Gardens – Part 2

There is a spice festival on with trails through the greenhouses and an activity pavilion walled with jars full of spices. The ponds are filled with aquatic flowering…

Journey to… Kew Gardens – Part 1

Kew Gardens was founded in 1840 and has the worlds largest collection of living plants.

Journey to… Rotherhithe

Rotherhithe is a part of the London Borough of Southwark. The Thames path gives views to The City. But it is what happens beneath the Thames that made…

Journey to… Canary Wharf

Canary Wharf is located in the West India Docks on the Isle of Dogs in the Borough of Tower Hamlets in East London. Undergoing constant development it evolves…

RA Summer Exhibition

The RA Summer Exhibition was a cornucopia of delights – the wall colours – the floor – the entrance courtyard – and the rest of the art (and…