Lisa Newcombe

This modern statue in Parliament Square depicts Sir Winston Churchill (2), one of our greatest Prime Ministers. The Houses of Parliament, seat of our national legislature, stand near-by on the site of the ancient Palace of Westminster. Most of the Palace was burnt down in 1834 but the surviving...

^ií* /T . mm* aüF^1 Cornwall is one of the favourite holiday counties in Engtand because of the great variety and beauty of its scenery, which ranges from the rugged to the pastoral. Here in this long peninsula stern gránité moors, jagged cliffs and raging seas contrast with quiet coves, tiny...

The Laké District is truly the 'Pearl of the British Isles'; more gentle than Scotland but no less majestic. Our journey through Lakeland begins at its 'Eastern Gateway', Kendal. Until recently, heavy traffic made Kendal difficult to reach, but the M.6 has improved this. Thus, our route is...