With its extraordinarily well-preserved keep that's surrounded by tall earthworks, Castle Rising is home to one of the UK's most memorable and unusual castles.
Norfolk: Castle Rising
Auray and Saint Goustan
Situated on the banks of the River Loch, the adjoining Breton towns of Auray and Saint Goustan are a delightful, picturesque affair.
Gloucester Cathedral
One of England's great ecclesiastical buildings, Gloucester Cathedral boasts picture-perfect cloisters, a tranquil garden and some of the finest stained glass in the country.
Gloucester
The Romans, the royals and the Georgians have all left their mark on this ancient English city, resulting in a curious mix of the old and the new.
Poitiers
With its ancient churches, numerous bookstores and tempting food shops, Poitiers is one of my favourite French cities. Its medieval centre is a maze of winding streets filled with charming timber-clad buildings.
Angles-sur-l’Anglin
Situated around the idyllic River Anglin, this charming village is home to picture-perfect medieval buildings, a ruined cliff-top castle and a series of 14,000-year-old Paleolithic cave sculptures.
Sarlat-la-Canéda
This pretty town in the Dordogne features a maze of cobbled streets and an abundance of picturesque medieval and Renaissance buildings.
Cahors
The ancient capital of the Lot region is home to well-preserved medieval buildings, a double-domed cathedral and a striking bridge.
Bergerac
Sitting on the banks of the Dordogne, Bergerac has a long and turbulent history and a very attractive medieval centre.
Monpazier
This utterly delightful bastide town south of the Dordogne more than lives up to its billing as one of France's most beautiful villages.
London: The Charterhouse
This medieval Clerkenwell manor with a storied past has been a monastery, a Tudor house and since the 17th century, an almshouse.
Little Old World 