10 amazing places to visit in England that aren't London: celebrating English Tourism Week 2023
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While London is our favourite city in the world, England has so many other wonderful destinations that are a must visit...


teamthomastravels
- Oct 31, 2022
- 4 min
Hidden history: visiting London's underground Roman temple and amphitheatre
Nearly 2000 years ago, Londinium was the capital of Roman Britain. We've written a complete guide to 2 amazing sites you can visit for free!


teamthomastravels
- Sep 26, 2022
- 6 min
Epic! Touring the Grand Union Canal in a Game of Thrones narrowboat
Perching next to Kings Landing's tiller, hot cup of tea in hand, Kingfishers flash past and Herons observe us sternly from the bank.


teamthomastravels
- Jul 19, 2022
- 4 min
Discovering a Tudor shipwreck: Visiting the Mary Rose Museum, Portsmouth
477 years ago today, on 19th July 1545, Henry VIII's beloved flagship, the Mary Rose, left Portsmouth Harbour. Suddenly, disaster struck...


teamthomastravels
- May 23, 2022
- 5 min
Paddle boarding through beautiful Cambridge: a complete guide
Beautiful riverside colleges, historic bridges and easy portage points - a complete guide to paddle boarding through central Cambridge!


teamthomastravels
- May 2, 2022
- 4 min
Top things to do in Saffron Walden, Essex
Just 15 miles from Cambridge, chock full of beautiful Medieval and Tudor timbered homes, Saffron Walden makes for a lovely day out in Essex!


teamthomastravels
- Nov 29, 2021
- 3 min
A Yorkshire mini break : a weekend exploring Whitby, Robin Hood’s Bay and Bempton Cliffs
A weekend in Whitby with side trips to picturesque Robin Hood's Bay with winding streets and fossils and Bempton Cliffs for incredible birds


teamthomastravels
- Aug 14, 2021
- 3 min
A day at Carters Steam Fair
On Friday we were invited down to Bath by Carters Steam Fair to visit their beautiful vintage funfair, featured in Rocketman.


teamthomastravels
- Aug 2, 2021
- 4 min
Flying high at IWM Duxford
Up up and away! Duxford is our absolute favourite of Imperial War Museum's 5 sites. It's just up the road from us, and like HMS Belfast,...


teamthomastravels
- Mar 20, 2021
- 2 min
5 British road trips we'll take after lockdown...
From April 12th, apparently we'll be able to sleep away from home, which means we can finally take Osprey for a spin.


teamthomastravels
- Dec 9, 2020
- 4 min
In memory of John - 10 Beatles locations in the UK
In honour of John Lennon, on the 40th anniversary of his death, we have put together a list of 10 Beatles locations you can visit in the UK.


teamthomastravels
- Nov 17, 2019
- 2 min
3 days in Liverpool in collaboration with Ibis Styles
We've just got back from the most incredible 2 day stay at Ibis Styles Liverpool . How fabulous is our room? As two massive Beatlemaniacs...


teamthomastravels
- Nov 17, 2019
- 6 min
A long weekend in Liverpool
We recently wrote a review about our stay at the amazing Beatles themed Ibis Styles Dale Street hotel. You can read it HERE. This blog is...


teamthomastravels
- Oct 21, 2019
- 4 min
Our top easy day trips from London
All of these easy day trips out of London can be done in a day by car or train.


teamthomastravels
- Apr 9, 2019
- 2 min
A day at the Lavender Farm
Leave London and get yourself some purple therapy wandering through rows of dreamy lavender. North of London, less than 10 minutes by...
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