The Drakelow Tunnels
Drakelow Tunnels are a former Top Secret underground military complex beneath Kingsford Country Park north of Kidderminster, Worcestershire. The complex is now open to the public and apparently haunted.
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The Dormouse - irresistably cute but endangered
Who can resist the delightful hazel, or common dormouse? Sadly hazel dormice are rare and vulnerable to extinction in the UK, due to habitat fragmentation and changes in woodland management.
Tinside Lido, Plymouth - a bathing pool at the seaside
Plymouth's Tinside Lido in Devon is a stunning semi-circular saltwater bathing pool, built in 1935 in a classic art deco style. It is 50 metres in diameter, has three fountains for bathers to play in, and commands a spectacular vantagepoint, alongside Plymouth Hoe.
How Pluto got its name
Though the planet Pluto was discovered by American astronomer Clyde Tombaugh in 1930, the credit for naming the outermost planet* of the solar system goes to an eleven year-old girl in Oxford.
The Severn Bore - an astounding natural spectacle
The Severn bore is a rare tidal phenomeon that provides a remarkable regular demonstration of natural water power along a 21-mile stretch of the river from Awre near Stroud to Maisemore Weir, just beyond Gloucester. It occurs when the leading edge of the incoming tide forms a wave that travels against the direction of the River's current.
Hestercombe Gardens - design delights from three centuries
The beautiful Hestercombe Gardens in the Quantock Hills, near Taunton in Somerset cover some 50 acres. Three centuries of garden design history can be experienced here, from a Georgian landscape garden designed by Coplestone Warre Bampfield, to an Edwardian garden by the renowned architect Sir Edwin Lutyens and gardener Gertrude Jekyll.
Six things to delight and entertain you every day.