Shap Abbey ruins, Cumbria: The last abbey in England
What's left of Shap Abbey remains worth a visit, even 900 years later, says Annunciata Elwes.
Annunciata Elwes (née Walton) joined Country Life after founding a literary and music festival at Milton Manor, Oxfordshire, and working at The Sunday Times Travel Magazine.
What's left of Shap Abbey remains worth a visit, even 900 years later, says Annunciata Elwes.
The Chapel of St-Peter-on-the-Wall in Bradwell-on-Sea has a fascinating — and very, very long — history.
Some of the prettiest open spaces in the Cotswolds make the grade in Annunciata Elwes' series on Secret Britain.
Annunciata Elwes takes a look at Hell Gill, a trek that's not for the faint of heart.
Spar Cave on the Strathaird peninsula was recommended my no less a figure than Walter Scott, yet remains quiet and unspoilt.
Danebury Ring, near Stockbridge in Hampshire, is an image of tranquility today — but that wasn't always the case, as Annunciata Elwes explains.
Pendragon Castle and Lammerside Castle, ruins tucked away in a little-known valley, are worth the trip says Annunciata Elwes.
The strange and melancholy tale of Tyneham highlights one of the lesser-known sacrifices of the Second World War.
Seahenge lay beneath the shifting sands of the north Norfolk coast almost until the dawn of the 21st century.
The white sand beach of Balnahard, on the Isle of Colonsay, is as fascinating as it is beautiful.
Were they built to survive the end of the world, or for a more mundane purpose? Annunciata Elwes delves into the Williamson Tunnels.
The famed hill in Burrowbridge is today's Secret Britain spot.
Annunciata Elwes continues her look at Secret Britain's best spots with the surprising artworks at the churches of Capel and Tudeley in Kent.
The spectacular North Meadow, in Cricklade, Wiltshire, is a Secret Britain sight we should all enjoy at least once.
Annunciata Elwes takes a look at the magnificent view from Beinn Dubh, found in the Luss Hills in Argyll and Bute.
The remote Traeth Llyfn beach is a Secret Britain spot accessible only by the adventurous.
The view from Coombe Hill, Buckinghamshire, is Friday's Secret Britain selection.
The picturesque Dartmoor village of Doddiscombsleigh is picked out by Annunciata Elwes.
A remote medieval church in Shropshire is today's Secret Britain find.
The beaches of Thorney Island, next to Chichester Harbour, are our Secret Britain selection today.