Legend has it that Alan Lomax first met Ewan MacColl and Bert Lloyd when they were doing a concert of traditional folk songs for the locals at a WMC in Tow Law. I wish I'd been there to witness this historical moment of cultural & political patronisation.

I love Tow Law; until a year ago we lived nearby and enjoyed frequent nocturnal visits to the Chinese Takeaways, Dans Castle especially; I especially love the majestic (though entirely useless) windfarm; never made it to the butterfly farm, but we bought our coal from Bevingtons of Inkerman, who also fuelled the Tow Law carcass burning during the Foot & Mouth crisis - I can still smell the fall out! Looking for that perfect winter break? Make it Tow Law - the jewel of the A68.