YOU might not want to leave the house at the moment, but come springtime you’ll probably be itching to explore England’s divine countryside.
Staycations are set to be big again in 2010 and here in the Midlands there’s an endless choice of well-known and relatively hidden gems to discover.
A new book, Country Living Magazine Guide to Rural England - The Heart of England, will help you make the most of your precious spare time.
The 506 page paperbook, published by Travel Publishing at £10.99, explores the fascinating heritage and history of Derbyshire, Herefordshire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Rutland, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands and our beloved Worcestershire.
It describes hundreds of places of interest such as churches and art galleries and is bursting with useful information on accommodation and eateries.
Also included is a selection of country walks, helpful indexes of place names and attractions and details of tourist information centres.
Penned by Peter Long, the book is easy to use and contains many quirky stories I’d never heard before. Colour photos and maps break up the text.
We’ve teamed up with Travel Publishing to offer five copies of the book in an easy to enter competition.
All you have to do to be in with a chance of winning is answer this question: In Chaddesley Corbett is the only church in England to be dedicated to a fifth century bishop. What is his name?
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