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Britain's prettiest inhabitied places

From chocolate-box villages of quaint thatched cottages, to old medieval churches steeped with history, it's no surprise that Britain has some of the prettiest places in the world. Tourists flock from all corners of the globe to see picturesque villages such as Castle Combe, St Ives, Clovelly and Portmeirion. BritEvents' Lucy Middleton has the tough job of whittling down the prettiest inhabited places in Britain.

The Oldest Theatres in Britain

Generations of actors have trod the boards in some of the finest theatre buildings all over Britain. Luckily, some of the oldest theatres still remain in use to this day, proving just how important theatre is as an expression of our culture, and as a form of entertainment that is available to all. The following 10 theatres are among the oldest in Britain, but they are still in business today. Hopefully, they'll still be around in another 100 years time.

The history of British seaside rock

You can't visit a good old British seaside resort without coming home with a few sticks of seaside rock. BritEvents' Lucy Middleton finds out who came up with the idea of mass producing this teeth-breaking sweet, how the letters are put in, and how it's made.

The Mystery of British Crop Circles

In the late 1970s, strange circles began to appear in fields throughout the English countryside. Isolated cases had been witnessed before, but this was becoming too common to ignore. A freak of nature, or intelligent design?