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On this day:
The Pilgrim Fathers arrive at Massachusetts - 1620, The Rochdale Pioneers open shop - 1844, Westhoughton Pit Disaster - 1910, Lockerbie Air Disaster - 1988 - More dates from British history

Born today:
Thomas a Becket - 1118, Robert Brown - 1773, Timothy Hackworth - 1786, Thomas Smith - 1788, Robert Moffat - 1795, Jack Russell - 1795, Benjamin Disraeli - 1804, Thomas Graham - 1805, Archibald Tait - 1811, Nat Gould - 1857, Ernest Gimson - 1864, Winifred Nicholson - 1893, Anthony Powell - 1905, Jamie Theakston - 1970, Sarah Willingham - 1973

Died today:
John Newton - 1807, James Parkinson - 1824, Eric Coates - 1957, Jack Hobbs - 1963, James Kennaway - 1968, Bill Simpson - 1986, Philip Christison - 1993, Adrian Henri - 2000

Brit Quote: There is nothing so fatal to character as half finished tasks. - David Lloyd George

Hero of the hour - 13/8/18
Geraint Thomas: The Welsh wing man finally came good after so many years of dogged support for the team. It is worth ...More

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Abbey Hotel
Abbey Hotel
Good Points: reception very helpful Bad Points: outlook from room a bit dreary General review: Fine. Hotel very central.

Date visited: 2009-03-02 ...More

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Greater Manchester: BBC Blast Festival Suffolk: Halloween Fun! Devon: Bampton Fair Cheshire: North West Food Lovers Festival Hampshire: Big Draw Devon: Dartmoor Vale Rotary Society MarathonDevon: Two Moors Festival, More events

Luxury Breaks

Luxury Breaks

We have picked the highest rated, the most beautiful, world renowned truly great British Hotels to rest your weary heads and completely relax We have more than 7,000 hotels around the country with 1,000 specially recommended More...

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Bargain breaks

Bargain Breaks

Highly rated and unusual B&Bs adorn these pages from farmhouses to mansions, private homes to chocolate box character cottages, Guest houses to small hotels - these inexpensive gems are definitely those that can be hard to find on the world wide web.

Afloat | Budget | Cottages | Farm | Holiday Parks | Serviced Apartments | Self Catering | Unusual | More...

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Pints, food & rooms

What could be more British than the quintessential Village Inn, walls reverberating with the tales of locals and travellers alike.


Food Legends | Pubs | Gastropubs | Restaurants | Restaurants with Rooms | Traditional Inns | More...

Places we like

Places we like

Bits of Britain that we really go for. As well as the famous spots, there are other places like Hertford (for the castle & the bustle), Durham and Ely (for the cathedrals), North Cornish Coast (for the rough seas) Heart of Devon (for the lush green fields) West Norfolk (for the wide sandy beaches) and Taunton (for the cider). More British destinations

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