As the name implied it was intended to encourage readers to get out and see historical sites, and featured articles to make visits to those places easier.
Particularly important was a pull-out section entitled "Footsteps" which could be removed without destroying the rest of the magazine.
This covered a number of different walks/visits across the country each month, with maps and details on a full A4 page.
Following the takeover of Origin by BBC Worldwide in 2004, Living History ceased to exist as an independent magazine.
The UK based "Footsteps" section was reduced from whole page pull-outs to half-page articles not intended to be removable from the magazine, and were replaced with international History Holidays.