Just 40 minutes outside the elegance of Paris, there’s a place where dragons sleep under castles, pirates sail through glowing caves, and you might just bump into a mouse wearing red shorts and yellow shoes. No, this isn’t a hallucination brought on by too much fromage—this is Disneyland Paris, and it’s every bit as magical as it sounds.
There are cathedrals... and then there’s Durham Cathedral. Built nearly a thousand years ago atop a rocky bluff overlooking the River Wear, this towering Norman masterpiece doesn’t just dominate the landscape—it commands your imagination. With its massive stone pillars, soaring ribbed vaults, and stories echoing through every corridor, it’s no wonder UNESCO called it one of the greatest monuments of European architecture.
Deep in the ancient Forest of Dean, where mists linger long after morning and silence hums with secrets, lies a woodland so enchanting it feels like it was grown straight from the pages of a fairytale. Welcome to Puzzlewood — 14 acres of moss-covered magic, gnarled trees, and winding pathways that have stirred the imagination of filmmakers, writers, and wanderers for centuries.