St David’s Day 2025, Wales, UK
We’ve all heard of St Patrick’s Day, but how many of you know of St David’s Day? The much neglected patron saint of the principality of Wales is celebrated on 1 March each year…
RAW WINE Fair at Covent Garden, London
With the issue of sustainability very much to the fore of the food and drink industry, London’s RAW WINE fair is the place to learn all about wines that are good for the environment…
Andy Warhol Art at Tate Modern, London
London’s first retrospective of Andy Warhol art in almost 20 years has re-opened at the Tate Modern with special measures in place due to the COVID-19 outbreak…
UK Declares Coronavirus Serious Health Risk
The UK Government declared the coronavirus pandemic a “serious and imminent threat to public health” on Monday, 10 February. The number of people thought …
BA Storms to Transatlantic Flight Record
The storms that have been hitting Ireland and the UK over the last twenty-four hours have helped British Airways break the subsonic Transatlantic flight record…
Storm Ciara Disrupts UK Travel and Sport
Gusts of wind as strong as 90mph are hitting the UK as Storm Ciara wreaks havoc on the country’s travel and sporting events on Sunday, 9 February. More than 150…
Discover Lincolnshire this Spring … for Free!
Celebrate spring with a real bargain – exploring some of Lincolnshire’s top attractions for free. Head to the county at the end of March for the annual Discover Lincolnshire Weekend…
Chelsea Flower Show 2024, London, UK
The Chelsea Flower Show, the world’s most famous horticultural show, returns from 21 to 25 May, 2024. The History of the Chelsea Flower Show Originally called the Great Spring Show…
Café Rouge Opens First Cheese Suite
Cheese-obsessed Brits need look no further for their latest fix, as the world’s first “cheese themed hotel” comes to London town from 29 January to 6 February…
Henley Festival 2024, Henley-on-Thames, UK
Rustle out your DJ as the UK’s most glamorous festival, the Henley Festival presented by Westcoast returns to the banks of the River Thames in July 2024. Expect Michelin star…
Oxford Cambridge Boat Race, London, UK, 2025
How about watching a sport that demonstrates strength and endurance as well as being, at the same time, a quintessentially English cultural icon? The Oxford Cambridge Boat Race…
Travelling to Europe After Brexit
With over 58 million trips each year, Europe is the number one overseas destination for UK travellers, says travel association ABTA. But how easy will travelling to Europe after Brexit…
Hull Lights Up Maritime City Project
Hull city centre is set to light-up during a spectacular three-day event celebrating the city’s rich seafaring heritage this month – while predicting the weather will never be the same…
Vegan Cookery Courses in Malvern
Veganism needs no introduction, but if it’s a new way of life, then you may need some inspiration and techniques towards a plant-based life. Our Lizzy cookery school, based in…
In the Potting Shed at The Eastbury Hotel Sherborne
Spending a night in the potting shed may not sound like the ideal getaway. The Garden Potting Shed suites however, set within the beautiful gardens at The Eastbury hotel Sherborne…
David Hockney: Drawing from Life
The National Portrait Gallery in London, will stage the first major exhibition devoted to David Hockney’s drawings in over twenty years, between February 27 and June 28…
2020 Katharine of Aragon Festival
Turn the clock back to Tudor times at Hidden England attraction Peterborough Cathedral for the 2020 Katharine of Aragon Festival from 23 to 26 January…
New Year, a New Rambling You
A walking holiday ticks all the boxes for a healthy start to 2020, from keeping fit to relieving stress and burning off the excesses of Christmas. Ramblers Walking Holidays…
A Day and a Night at Newmarket Races
Roger Hermiston and Eileen Wise visit Newmarket races in Suffolk and take in the Jockey Club Newmarket, finding it a fascinating excursion. It was easy to fall for Lyrical. A…
Win a Writing Retreat in the British Countryside
Holiday Cottages are giving one aspiring writer the opportunity to pen their unfinished novel on a writing retreat in the British countryside, in one of three locations…
Edinburgh Hogmanay 2024 Scotland
It’s fair to say that no other nation celebrates the coming New Year quite as much as the Scots. So, if you are looking to see in 2025, there is no better place to start than the Edinburgh Hogmanay…
A Lake District Holiday in Wordsworth’s Country
Roger Hermiston and Eileen Wise swap the land of Constable for that of Wordsworth and embark on a voyage of gastronomic delights on their Lake District Holiday. It was at…
Troy: Myth and Reality at the British Museum
A new exhibition at The British Museum Troy: Myth and Reality is the first major Troy exhibition in the UK. Irene Caswell reviews it. The Trojan War lasted for 10…
The Clash: London Calling at the Museum of London
Forty years this December The Clash released London Calling, UK punk’s greatest – or second greatest long player (depending on your poison) – and an LP as famous for its sleeve…
