September 12, 2026
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A golden shortcrust pie with a crimped edge, cut open to reveal a savoury filling of meat, mushrooms and herbs.

England’s Historic Pie House

The humble pie? Not so! Here it's the Champion of all British cooking. Shortcrust pastry encasing superb fillings. With buttered mashed potatoes and Port gravy! Served all day.
August 18, 2026
Steaming dark-shelled mussels fill a metal bowl beside golden chips, with a small dish of sauce and greens in the background.

Fowey Cornish Mussels

Delicious at Any Time of the Year Ancient British cuisine at its best – gloriously simple and wonderfully satisfying. People of these islands have been eating mussels for over 20,000 years. Did
August 4, 2026
Two hosts converse across a wooden desk beneath a Letter from America sign, with British landmarks on surrounding screens

Letter from America

Every week, Letter from America looks east. Two American hosts explore the stories, places and characters of Britain — the history Americans half remember, the connections they never knew, and the corners
July 16, 2026
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Golden-brown Yorkshire pudding filled with roast beef, mash, greens and gravy, topped with roasted vegetables on a white plate

Sunday Roast Pie Dinners

The pie and the roast, together at last Sunday, done properly. Topside, Yorkshire, crackling and Port gravy — with a pie at the heart of it
July 16, 2026
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Historic street view showing the Exeter Inn, accommodation and Barnet Café signs on a narrow British town street.

Oldest Pubs of Britain

Old Exeter Inn has been trading continuously on this spot since 1130, some sixty-four years after the Norman Invasion of 1066
July 15, 2026
Vintage-style Devon cider poster showing a rustic apple picker, crates of apples, Lamb & Serpent cider and Sam Smith’s bottles

Proper Devon Scrumpy Served Here

We take our cider seriously here. Pride of place goes to our very own Lamb & Serpent — a dry, organic farmhouse scrumpy pressed from over forty varieties of Devon apples, grown
July 8, 2026
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