‘Travel & Leisure’ Archives
Kingston Ontario – World Heritage City
Kingston Ontario is a small picturesque city at the eastern end of Lake Ontario. Here the lake narrows down into the mighty St. Lawrence River with its famous Thousand Islands -- summer home to the rich and famous for most of the last century. The islands are also where the salad dressing got its name.The islands are also where people crossed the [...]
An Introduction to Chippenham, Wiltshire
A market town with a population of just under 30,000, Chippenham is located in the English county of Wiltshire about 13 miles to the east of Bath and 96 miles west of London. It is located on the River Avon. It is widely believed that a settlement was located in the area as far back as Roman Times. Most significantly, Alfred the Great owned a [...]
An Introduction to Brixham, Devon
With a population of under 18,000, Brixham is a small fishing town located in the county of Devon, England. The two biggest industries in the area are fishing and tourism. The town has a busy harbour and houses are built over hilly landscape surrounding the harbour of Torbay.Although the first confirmed evidence of a settlement in the area comes [...]
Bridgwater, Somerset – A Mixture of Past and Present
Bridgwater, in Somerset County of UK is a small town, rich in historical heritage, and once known as a major port situated on the south western part of the United Kingdom. Its name is derived from its French history, and the drop of the letter 'e' in its name is testimony to that. The name of the town is because it built a bridge over the River [...]
An Introduction to Brockenhurst, Hampshire
Brockenhurst is a village located in the New Forest in the county of Hampshire of England. The area is very popular amongst tourists who are visiting the national park of the New Forest. In spite of her small size of the village, Brockenhurst also has its own college with as many as 8000 adult learners coming to the town each year to study. This [...]
Arundel Castle in Arundel, West Sussex
Town information- The Georgian market town of Ashbourne, Derbyshire also known as The Gateway to Dove dale, lies nestled in the east midlands region of England in the sovereign state of the United Kingdom. The area has an estimated population of 7,112 inhabitants. Ashbourne is located smack in the middle of Derby, Sudbury, Uttoxeter, [...]
An Introduction to Bala, Gwynedd
Bala is a small market town in the county of Gwynedd, Wales. It has a population of approximately two thousand people and was once a district in the historic county called Merionethshire. The name of the town is formally known as Y Bala. The town is a fairly popular tourist destination in spite of its small size and having only one main street. [...]
An Introduction to Barnstaple, Devon
Barnstaple is a large town in the county of Devon with a population of approximately thirty four thousand people. The town has claimed to be the oldest borough in the country. The town is located sixty eight miles to the west of Bristol and about fifty miles north of Plymouth. The county town, Exeter is 34 miles away.Throughout the last two [...]
An Introduction to Basingstoke, Hampshire
Basingstoke is a town of 80,000 people in the northeast area of Hampshire, England. It is in a valley near the source of the River Loddon. It is about 48 miles from London.The town has a slightly unusual history, and it is often mistaken as an entirely modern town established in the 1950s. However, Basingstoke was built and expanded on the side of [...]
An Introduction to Bognor Regis, West Sussex
Bognor Regis is a popular seaside resorts in the south of England, in the county of West Sussex. It is approximately fifty five miles to the southwest of London and twenty four miles away from Brighton. It has a population of about twenty three thousand.Until the eighteenth century, Bognor Regis was nothing more than a small fishing in smuggling [...]
