Visit one of these awesome bookish cafes across the network and celebrate National Storytelling Week from 1–8 February. What better way to relax than with a thrilling book and a delicious cuppa? more >
Another year, another stellar line-up of authors at the Cheltenham Literature Festival. Here’s everything you need to know about one of the world’s oldest and greatest literature events more >
Whether you’re looking for the latest page-turner or simply love the company of literature, these amazing libraries make for the perfect afternoon escape, and they’re all easily reached by GWR train. more >
Every 23 April the world celebrates William Shakespeare’s birth, and to help mark the occasion, we explore the bard’s life as it was lived in the country’s capital, visiting some of the places and objects that helped define him. more >
The unfathomably famous Harry Potter series is full of references to real-life places in the UK. From Gloucester to London, you can discover the top spots that either inspired the Bristol-born author or were used as locations in the blockbuster films more >