Britain really is a brilliant place for travel, adventure and unique discoveries. Where else in the world could you find, in such a small space, so much beautiful scenery, so much cultural intrigue and oddity... and so many truly ridiculous place names?
Discover and marvel at Britain’s best bits on these pages, whether you're looking for location-specific or interest-specific inspiration. You'll also find our latest blog posts lurking under Marvellous Musings. Got a comment or question you'd like us to address in a future blog post? Let us know by Instagram, Facebook, Twitter or via hello@marvellousmaps.com - we'd love to hear from you!
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This month’s inspiration
Jude Walker’s climate march
In August, 11-year-old Jude Walker tramped 200 miles from his home in Yorkshire to Westminster to point out to the government that they should probably start paying a bit more attention to the escalating climate crisis. He managed to attract more than 100,000 signatures on the Zero Carbon Campaign’s carbon tax petition. An inspiration to us all… and the best excuse ever for not doing your homework.
“I am told there are people who do not care for maps, and I find it hard to believe”
Who doesn’t love maps? (Tom Morgan-Jones)
Explore Britain by interest
ADVENTURE
FOOD & DRINK
MUSIC
FILM & TV
FAMILY ADVENTURE
FOLKLORE
LITERATURE
FUNNY PLACE NAMES
HISTORY
Bottom’s up! (Tom Morgan-Jones)
This month, don’t miss…
The World Black Pudding Lobbing Championships
Connoisseurs of quirky traditions and brilliant British place names, take note: the annual World Black Pudding Lobbing Championships will take place this month in Ramsbottom. Watch (or gather your own bloody arsenal and join in) as burly sausage hurlers compete to see who can knock the most Yorkshire puddings off a 7.6m-high plinth. Bonus fact: locals will tell you that this tradition dates back to the War of the Roses, when a shortage of ammunition forced soldiers to fight with battered puddings and blood sausages instead. A nice story… but they might just be telling porkies.
Explore Britain by location
SKYE
LAKE DISTRICT
CORNWALL
YORKSHIRE DALES
SOUTH DOWNS
SNOWDONIA
OUTER HEBRIDES
PEMBROKESHIRE
SURPRISE ME
Where In Britain Have You Been & Where’S Next?
We’d love to know! Take part in our super-quick poll on Britain’s best bits and put yoursef in the running for some monthly Marvellous Map giveaways.
With the summer holidays now in full-swing, here’s our pick of splendid British adventures that are best enjoyed with kids in tow.