British Travel Journal | Spring 2020
Eco-friendly tourism is at the top of our 2020 travel agenda. We have introduced a new Sustainable Travel series, kicking off this issue with ideas for Environmental Volunteering, in an eco-conscious quest of our own, we have discovered a supplier of recyclable paper wraps for sending our magazines in the mail. Next issue we will be featuring the UK’s finest eco-friendly holiday homes so, if you know of any hidden gems you are happy to share, please get in touch. Back to this issue - our 10 of The Best Charity Challenges, are sure to inspire. From cycling across Britain to skydiving from 15,000 feet, you can raise some vital charity donations while pushing yourself to your limits. The World Pilot Gig Championships is a seaside spectacle like no other on The Isles of Scilly this May, and we go Behind-the-Scenes ahead of The Cheltenham Festival, this March. Other destinations we uncover this season include the beautiful Lake District, spending a wonderful 48 Hours in St Mawes and the Roseland, an adventure packed weekend on The Isle of Man, and, arguably with the best views in London, our In the Capital series this season takes us to discover the highlights of leafy Greenwich. As always I hope this issue helps to inspire your travel experiences, and the spring season brings you many magical moments spent savouring the glorious British Isles - wherever you choose to visit.
Eco-friendly tourism is at the top of our 2020 travel agenda. We have introduced a new Sustainable Travel series, kicking off this issue with ideas for Environmental Volunteering, in an eco-conscious quest of our own, we have discovered a supplier of recyclable paper wraps for sending our magazines in the mail. Next issue we will be featuring the UK’s finest eco-friendly holiday homes so, if you know of any hidden gems you are happy to share, please get in touch. Back to this issue - our 10 of The Best Charity Challenges, are sure to inspire. From cycling across Britain to skydiving from 15,000 feet, you can raise some vital charity donations while pushing yourself to your limits. The World Pilot Gig Championships is a seaside spectacle like no other on The Isles of Scilly this May, and we go Behind-the-Scenes ahead of The Cheltenham Festival, this March. Other destinations we uncover this season include the beautiful Lake District, spending a wonderful 48 Hours in St Mawes and the Roseland, an adventure packed weekend on The Isle of Man, and, arguably with the best views in London, our In the Capital series this season takes us to discover the highlights of leafy Greenwich. As always I hope this issue helps to inspire your travel experiences, and the spring season brings you many magical moments spent savouring the glorious British Isles - wherever you choose to visit.
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In the Capital<br />
GREENWICH<br />
Visit this UNESCO World<br />
Heritage Site for beautiful<br />
buildings, a wealth of history<br />
and stunning views of London<br />
The Maritime Greenwich<br />
World Heritage Site<br />
comprises the historic<br />
town centre, Royal Park<br />
and related institutional<br />
buildings. Maritime<br />
Greenwich has joined a<br />
unique club of the most<br />
important and natural<br />
places on earth – special<br />
places which people<br />
are encouraged to visit<br />
and explore now and for<br />
generations to come.<br />
The ensemble of<br />
buildings at Greenwich<br />
and their landscape<br />
setting, including the<br />
Royal Park, are a potent<br />
architectural symbol of<br />
English artistic, scientific<br />
and other institutional<br />
endeavour, notably<br />
from the 17th to late 19th<br />
centuries.<br />
Words | Helen Holmes<br />
Pictured right<br />
page:<br />
View of<br />
Greenwich<br />
Naval<br />
College and<br />
the City of<br />
London from<br />
the Royal<br />
Observatory<br />
in Greenwich<br />
NESTLING IN A SOUTH<br />
eastern curve of the<br />
Thames, Greenwich is an<br />
oasis in the city. Whether<br />
you’re taking a stroll in the 180<br />
acre park and enjoying panoramic<br />
views over the capital, or admiring<br />
the broad expanse of water from<br />
a riverside pub or restaurant, in<br />
Greenwich you don’t feel hemmed in.<br />
It’s also an area where you<br />
can really connect with London’s<br />
seafaring history – since Saxon times<br />
Greenwich has been a place where<br />
people moored their boats, and it’s<br />
now home to the National Maritime<br />
Museum, the Old Royal Naval<br />
College and the Cutty Sark – not to<br />
mention quirky shops like Nauticalia,<br />
and Maritime Books, which add to the<br />
nautical feel.<br />
Where Greenwich town centre is<br />
steeped in history, North Greenwich<br />
adds a contemporary dimension to<br />
the area. The peninsular is dominated<br />
by the Millennium Dome, now The<br />
O2 arena, which hosts entertainment<br />
and sports events, as well as housing,<br />
shops and restaurants. The new<br />
Tide elevated linear park, with five<br />
meditation points, provides a tranquil<br />
space from which to enjoy the river<br />
views, and art installations, and<br />
the NOW Gallery hosts immersive<br />
exhibitions from contemporary<br />
artists. à<br />
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