EXCLUSIVE: Margaret Bumster was just four years old when her father went off to fight in World War 2, though she wouldn t see his final place of rest until she was in her 60s.
The historic British spa towns giving Bath a run for its money
As spas and hotels reopen for overnight breaks, we round up the loveliest spa towns Britain has to offer, with tips on where to stay
Buxton Crescent Hotel: the new jewel in Buxton s crown
Who needs Volvic or Vittel? At St Ann’s Well in Buxton, a woman in a bright red coat has a flotilla of empty five-litre containers at her feet she’s filling up. “It’s for my daughter,” she says, snapping on surgical gloves and sticking the neck of the bottle under a spout adorned with a bronze lion head. “She gets through one of these every two or three days.”