King Alfred was born at the Royal Palace of Wantage
The Museum is based on a converted 17th century cloth-merchant's house
A large, friendly village in South Oxfordshire
Pantomime character, based on real life Mayor of London
Sir John Betjeman, Poet Laureate, lived for a time in Wantage, Oxfordshire.
Was St. Mary's the inspiration for the St Trinian films?
The museum is housed in the 380 year-old schoolroom which featured in the book "Tom Brown's School Days"
The famous author, Agatha Christie, is buried in a small country churchyard
Listen to the funniest programme on weekday evenings, on local radio in the South of England - links to listen on line
The ruins of Hadleigh Castle on the Thames Estuary
Two tiny octagonal cottages built by the Dutch in the 17th Century
Colchester was the first capital of Roman Britain
Home to Earl Mountbatten, and honeymoon location for Prince Charles and Princess Diana
Romsey Abbey was built c. 1120-1140
Read about some of the Cold War Spies, and check out the links to DC Spy Tours
Yad Vashem is Israel's official memorial to the Holocaust, and is in Jerusalem.
Hamat Gader is one of Israel’s most popular commercial tourist attractions.
Construction has begun on the most expensive telescope ever in the Atacama Desert, where Chile, Argentina and Bolivia meet
An English adventurer who settled on a tiny Pacific island almost 150 years ago has left a mark that has lasted to this day
