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No Man's Fort - a suitable spot for a Bond villain's lair

No Man's Fort - a suitable spot for a Bond villain's lair

No Man’s Fort is a 23-bedroom luxury island retreat off the coast of Portsmouth. Built as a defensive fort by the Victorians, it is now a luxury hotel with a spa, restaurants, helipad, and events space.

Corgarff Castle - in splendid Highland isolation

Corgarff Castle - in splendid Highland isolation

Corgarff Castle, near Strathdon by Cairngorms National Park in Scotland, has a striking look - as a result of changes made over the years. Originally created as a tower house in the 1500s, it was altered in the Georgian period to create a fort for government troops, and this has left it looking strangely Napoleonic, sitting in splendid isolation beneath the Highland mountains.

Wastwater, the deepest lake in England

Wastwater, the deepest lake in England

Wastwater is perhaps the most awe-inspiring of all the lakes in the Lake District. It is England's deepest lake and is surrounded by mountains, Red Pike, Kirk Fell, Great Gable and Scafell Pike – England’s highest mountain.

The Bramley Apple - British to its core

The Bramley Apple - British to its core

The Bramley is a well-known and very popular British apple cultivar, usually used as a cooking apple. A peculiarity of the variety is that when cooked it becomes golden and fluffy. Its origin goes back to 1809.

The seaweed-eating sheep of North Ronaldsay

The seaweed-eating sheep of North Ronaldsay

The North Ronaldsay is a breed of sheep from the northernmost island of Orkney, off the north coast of Scotland. The rugged animals have evolved to live almost entirely on seaweed - one of few mammals to do so.

Patricia Preece - femme fatale of the English art scene

Patricia Preece - femme fatale of the English art scene

Patricia Preece was the second wife of painter Stanley Spencer, an English artist, fraud and social climber.

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