British Travel Journal | Autumn 2019
As I hope this issue once again shows, we are spoiled for choice living in the British Isles. There are so many wonderful destinations to visit, whether on a staycation or visiting from overseas, and I hope our magazine will inspire you to extend your holiday - or book another! Highlights this issue include a wonderful 48 hours in Alderney, an epic journey through the heart of Scotland, from Edinburgh to the Caledonian Forest, and finding utter bliss at the new idyllic riverside luxury estate, Monkey Island, near Bray.
As I hope this issue once again shows, we are spoiled for choice living in the British Isles. There are so many wonderful destinations to visit, whether on a staycation or visiting from overseas, and I hope our magazine will inspire you to extend your holiday - or book another! Highlights this issue include a wonderful 48 hours in Alderney, an epic journey through the heart of Scotland, from Edinburgh to the Caledonian Forest, and finding utter bliss at the new idyllic riverside luxury estate, Monkey Island, near Bray.
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WORDSWORTH<br />
HOUSE & GARDEN<br />
WHINLATTER<br />
MUNCASTER<br />
MIREHOUSE<br />
WORDSWORTH<br />
TRUST/DOVE<br />
COTTAGE<br />
ARMITT<br />
RUSKIN MUSEUM<br />
BEATRIX POTTER<br />
GALLERY<br />
LAKELAND<br />
MOTOR MUSEUM<br />
TOWNEND<br />
GRIZEDALE<br />
DALEMAIN<br />
STOTT PARK<br />
BOBBIN MILL<br />
HUTTON-IN-THE-FOREST<br />
ALLAN<br />
BANK<br />
HOLE-<br />
HIRD<br />
HILL TOP<br />
BROCK-<br />
HOLE<br />
GONDOLA<br />
HOLKER<br />
FURNESS<br />
ABBEY<br />
CARLISLE<br />
CASTLE<br />
BRANTWOOD<br />
BLACKWELL<br />
LEVENS<br />
ASKHAM<br />
BROUGHAM<br />
CASTLE<br />
SWARTHMOOR<br />
SIZERGH<br />
ACORN BANK<br />
LANERCOST<br />
BIRDOSWALD<br />
BRITISH TRAVEL JOURNAL CROSSWORD 03<br />
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ACROSS<br />
8 He was Shylock to Jeremy<br />
Irons' Merchant (6)<br />
9 NC500 tourist destination<br />
on Loch Broom (8)<br />
10 Banjo lad played to get<br />
employment (4,1,3)<br />
11 Rumours (6)<br />
12 Old Edinburgh singer<br />
who loved a lassie (6)<br />
13 Pens again (8)<br />
14 Quoted concerns (6,9)<br />
18 Annually, Blenheim Palace<br />
pays one in the form of a<br />
French royal flag (4-4)<br />
21 Cotton cloth (6)<br />
23 Small extension of the sea (6)<br />
24 Falls in Yorkshire (8)<br />
25 Berkshire village where a<br />
struggle ends? (8)<br />
26 Marriages and mergers (6)<br />
DOWN<br />
1 Laurens van der Post's "Lost World"<br />
(8)<br />
2 Out of breath (6)<br />
3 Called forth (8)<br />
4 Locale of Kempton Park racecourse<br />
(7-2-6)<br />
5 Fully renovated (3-3)<br />
6 Professional who helps you look<br />
well (8)<br />
7 Stick together (6)<br />
15 Instruction (8)<br />
16 Distinguishes (5,3)<br />
17 Dragon's Fury and Oblivion rollercoasters<br />
certainly are (8)<br />
19 Incredible! (6)<br />
20 Figures who are never billed? (6)<br />
22 Prologue (4-2)<br />
Answers will be printed in the<br />
Winter Issue out 28 November<br />
The first twenty correct crosswords received will be rewarded with a free gift of<br />
Newby Teas - simply send your completed crossword (or the answers) with your<br />
choice of Moroccan Mint, Jasmine Blossom, Earl Grey or English Breakfast tea,<br />
and your postal address, by post to <strong>British</strong> <strong>Travel</strong> <strong>Journal</strong>, Mitchell House, Brook<br />
Avenue, Warsash, Southampton, Hampshire, SO31 9HP,<br />
or email the answers to crossword@britishtraveljournal.com<br />
ANSWERS TO CROSSWORD 02 | SUMMER <strong>2019</strong><br />
ACROSS: 1 Lews, 4 Unsinkable, 9 Strait 10 On credit 11 Horseshoe-shaped,<br />
12 Reindeer 15 Deva 18 Star 19 Deaf ears 21 Breakfast cereal 25 Solihull 26<br />
Mercia 27 Marylebone 28 Lynn. DOWN: 2 Extrovert 3 Swabs 4 Untested 5<br />
Stobo 6 No-cost 7 Alexandre 8 Laine 13 Normality 14 Rad 16 Variation 17<br />
Gatcombe 20 Effuse 22 Rhoda 23 Salvo 24 Rural.<br />
FOR YOUR JOURNEY<br />
Books, apps, travel gadgets and crossword<br />
The Heritage Cumberground<br />
WE LOVE<br />
Victorian Line<br />
Diary Line<br />
Monument Line<br />
Museum<br />
Castle & Home<br />
Wellington<br />
Garden<br />
TFT<br />
Spiritual<br />
Walkies<br />
BOOK RELEASE<br />
A must read for all golf enthusiasts,<br />
who will know that Scotland boasts<br />
some of the best courses in the world,<br />
yet no two courses are ever the same!<br />
Priced £14.99 available from:<br />
pen-and-sword.co.uk<br />
CUMBERGROUND<br />
Cumbria, home to two UNESCO World<br />
Heritage Sites, is making the tracking<br />
down of heritage through itinerary<br />
planning simplicity itself, by launching its<br />
‘Heritage Cumberground’ map. (free)<br />
cumbriaslivingheritage.co.uk<br />
FAIRTRIP APP<br />
The first app in the world dedicated<br />
to sustainable travel, featuring 3,000<br />
hotels, restaurants and experiences for<br />
their authenticity and their positive<br />
social and environmental impact. (free)<br />
fairtrip.org<br />
C1 MOONGLOW<br />
Launched to mark 50 years since man’s<br />
first steps on the moon. This exclusive<br />
new timepiece uses Callibre JJ04, an<br />
in-house modification accurate to a<br />
day every 128 years. Priced £1,695.<br />
christopherward.co.uk<br />
98 <strong>British</strong><strong>Travel</strong><strong>Journal</strong>.com
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