Queen Elizabeth 1st was a frequent visitor to Epping. It was in 1575 on a visit to Thomas Heneage at Copped Hall that the Queen costituted him Clerk of the Market with his heirs forever, she also granted further market rights...
This is an attractive place lying close to the eastern border of the county between the River Lee and the Lee Navigation system, with Hoddesdon being the closest town...
Hoddesdon is an ancient market town located in a spacious area of Hertfordshire close to its boundary with Essex...
Chipping Ongar is a pleasing town, it is within easy driving distance of Waltham Abbey and is surrounded by several places of interest...
Stamford Hill lies in the north of the London Borough of Hackney. It is a popular residential area, and home to one of Europes' largest Orthodox Jewish communities...
Stoke Newington offers visitors a diverse cultural experience, it has restaurants of all types of cuisine, plenty of pubs, clubs, shops and markets, and is sufficiently close to all the historic attractions at the heart of the City of London...
In the romantic days of coach travel Brentwood was a staging post on an old road to London...
The village of Blackmore has a long and fascinating history. It lies in an area mentioned in the Doomsday Book of 1086, and one of its oldest and most attractive buildings is the Priory Church of St. Lawrence...
Camden town is a vibrant cosmopolitan region of London...
The name of the area is taken from the boy martyred in AD 304. Pancras was the orphaned Christian son of a Phrygian nobleman who was brought up at the court of the Emperor in Rome...
This is just one of a group of delightful Essex village's all bearing the name Roding. The name is probably taken from the River Roding which winds its way through the region watering fertile fields and meadows...
The might of british sea-power and the historic town of Greenwich are inseparable. Two famous English sea-faring vessels are here, one is the Cutty Sark, a famous old clipper that shipped tea from China in the 19th-century, and the other, from the 20th-century is Gypsy Moth 1V, sailed round the world by Sir Francis Chichester...
London is one of the top cities in the world, full of history and so many beautiful and fascinating places to visit.You will never tire of all the many fascinating and exciting.....
Marylebone is one of London's more affluent area's, it is home mostly to the well to do, and yet only a couple of centuries ago a large workhouse was built here to give shelter to the poor and homeless, often foundlings were discovered on the workhouse doorstep...
One of the Capital's most noted places, Piccadilly sweeps uphill with handsome houses on one side and Green Park on the other...
The village is quite large, with an attractive mixture of cottages and houses that are mostly fronted by pretty gardens...
Mayfair has it all, it is the haunt of the rich and famous, with elegant houses and apartment buildings that are the sole province of the wealthy...
Of all the jewels in the City of Westminster, none shines more brightly than Westminster Abbey, stunning setting for the coronation of almost every English monarch since William the Conqueror was crowned there in 1066...
The attractive suburb of Eltham is part of the urban sprawl of Greater London...
Hatfield is a town with two histories. There is the history of the ancient market town whose roots are firmly embedded in Saxon times, and the modern-day history of a town that grew to meet the demands of the housing population...
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A 26 mile long stretch following the river Lee, the Lee Valley Park is made up of country parks, heritage sites, lake and.....
At almost 500 acres and once a deer park used for hunting by the Abbots of Waltham in around 1063, Weald Park has plenty of.....
A fascinating group of historic industrial buildings which include the House Mill, the largest tidal mill left standing in.....
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This is London's newest and brightest business district. It offers luxurious office buildings with up to the minute facilities,.....
London's famous victorian Cemetery..
Historic epicentre of might and majesty, the tower has a history without parallel anywhere else in the world. With its icy past.....
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This marvellous richly planted seemingly unending open area is one of London's favourite places. It was formerly the grounds of.....
London Tower Bridge was completed in 1894. It is a beautiful piece of Victorian engineering and is one of the many symbols of.....
St Paul's Cathedral is the largest cathedral in England and is the masterpiece of Sir Christopher Wren, whos plans were finally.....
Little gasps go up at the sight of the great rounded glass building on the south bank of the River Thames. Whether this is.....
Winchester Palace was built in the early 13th century as the London house of the Bishops of Winchester. Destroyed by fire in.....
The Cutty Sark is the only surviving extreme clipper in the world. She now sits in dry dock and is one of the great sights of.....
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Shakespeare's Globe Theatre is a recreation of The Globe Theatre, which was destroyed by fire in 1613, rebuilt in 1614, and then.....
This museum is one of the most important of all the British museums, for it is a unique celebration of the history of the British.....
This is believed to be the oldest Gothic building in London, it stands on a spot where religious buildings have stood for over a.....
