Romantic locations

Lose yourselves in a world of film, music and literature by experiencing landscapes that have influenced writers, artists, poets and musicians for years. William Shakespeare, Jane Austen, Felix Mendelssohn and John Constable are just a few of the creative geniuses who have been inspired by Britain over the centuries.

James Bond

Film itineraries

 Follow in the footsteps of Britain's screen legends - big and small.

Film itineraries
Keats visited the Isle of Wight during April 1817, and in a letter to his friend John Reynolds he extolled the virtues of the island

Writers & poets

The stunning diversity of the British countryside has inspired some of the greatest stories, myths and legends the world has come to know and love.

Writers & poets
Island of Mull, near the Island of Staffa, which Mendelssohn visited in August 1829

Composers

From powerful classical compositions to song writers such as the Beatles and Sting, British musicians have been crafting works that are often influenced by their surroundings.

Composers
The Highlands have without doubt the most spectacular terrain for wild off-trail walking

Painters

The constantly changing face of the countryside has had a great effect on British artists and is reflected in the enormous range of styles and subject matters of our landscape paintings.

Painters
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