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Letters

On the cover:Lindisfarne Castle sits atop a dramatic tidal island

• featured in our round-up of the best sacred sites on page 10

Hello!

Welcome to a slightly mystical

edition of Discover Britain. Our

cover feature this month (p10) is a

round-up of Britain’s most fascinating

sacred sites, from the famed megaliths

of Stonehenge and Avebury, to the

remote delights of Lindisfarne and

the Ness of Brodgar. To visit either

requires something of a pilgrimage

even with modern transport links,

making for a purposeful experience

that will never be forgotten.

Continuing that theme, we also

present a city guide to Canterbury

(p58), home of countless pilgrimages

to the cathedral, as well as an in-

depth look at the medieval art of

heraldry (p28). Keeping things

seasonal, we also re-evaluate Guy

Fawkes (p34), the star of so many

British bonfires, and ask whether he

really was an evil traitor or just the

fall guy for an unpopular monarchy.

The answer? Have a read of the

piece and send us your thoughts.

STEVE PILLEditor

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Restorationgame

My husband and I visited Chillingham

Castle [Issue 211] when the restorations

were just beginning. It looked totally ruined

and I could not believe restoration was

possible. It was wonderful to read the article

and see the pictures so many years later.

Sharron Hembroff, Oshawa, Canada

Back on the map

Just wanted to thank you very much for

including the map showing the locations

of the articles on page 4 of Issue 211.

It’s one of my favourite and useful bits.

Judy Hoey, Canada

SECRET LONDON: HOW VICTORIAN ENGINEERS BUILT THE TUBE

10DowningStreetBehindtheblackdoor

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Mystical BritainSacred sites from Stonehenge to Lindisfarne

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Cornwall

CanterburyAliterarytriptoChaucer’s

thecathedralcity

Gunpowder PlotWas Guy Fawkesa traitor or scapegoat?

Celebrate our nation’s history andheritage

Caithness&

CastleofMeyExplore the landscape around

Prince Charles’s new hotel

City dwelling

I love subscribing to Discover Britain

and noting names of cities and towns you

highlight for future trips, which I’ve done

several times – thank you. Issue 210 has

an article titled “24 hours in Manchester”.

First, I urge you to change future articles

to at least 36 hours (like the New York

Times series) or, better still, 48 hours

• the least it takes to get a sense of a
  new city in my opinion.
  But the oversight that compelled me
  to write was the omission of the Imperial
  War Museum North in Manchester. It was
  designed by architect Daniel Libeskind.
  In fact, to see this dramatic building at
  the old docklands with its large steel fin
  uplifted, and with its compelling context
  about wars, is the primary reason I plan
  to go to Manchester.
  Micki Beth Stiller, via email

With our 24-hour guides, we inevitably

have to curate our selections and leave

something out, especially in great cities

like Manchester. We like the

48-hour suggestion though,

Micki Beth – would other

readers prefer a longer

city guide in each issue?

As writer of our star letter,

Micki Beth wins a copy of

Gentlemen of Uncertain

Fortune by Rory Muir

(Yale University Press).

Get the bunting out

I thought you might like my picture

of Haworth in West Yorkshire, which

I took on a visit in June.

Karl Hammett, via email