Abbey of St Edmund 1000 Celebrations
April sees the beginning of Bury St Edmunds exciting programme of special events marking the founding of the Abbey of St Edmund by King Canute 1,000 years ago. The celebrations…
Rock Oyster Festival 2024 Cornwall
This July, Dinham House will host the Rock Oyster Festival Cornwall. The leading UK food and music festival is overlooking the beautiful Camel Estuary near Padstow. Headlining the music side…
Derby Folk Festival 2024, Derby, UK
This autumn will see Derby buzz with the Derby Folk Festival held in the city centre. Held from 29 September to 1 October, the festival will include a host of folk musicians. The festival is…
A Wilde Stroll from Paddington to Camden
Mark Bibby Jackson spends a night at the Wilde Aparthotel by Staycity in Paddington and goes for a stroll along the Regents Canal in London to Camden. As Samuel Johnson…
Byway: Flight-free Adventure for Easter
Slow travel company Byway can plan and build the perfect flight-free adventure across the UK and Europe this Easter. From a thrill seeking week in Wales to cycling around Hauts-de-France…
7 of the Quirkiest Festivals in the UK
We like quirky things in the UK. And what is more quirky than a festival? From Morris dancing, to bog snorkelling and even pledging you’ve never quarrelled with your spouse…
Sumosan Twiga London: Japan Meets Italy
Ahead of some exciting Valentine’s celebrations, James Clark decided to head to the multi award winning Sumosan Twiga restaurant in London. Read his Sumosan Twiga review … The critically acclaimed…
RHS Malvern Spring Festival 2024
The Malvern Spring Show or RHS Malvern Spring Festival will once more be held at Worcestershire’s Three Counties Showground in May. The four-day celebration of everything horticultural is held in…
Dine Dans Le Noir at Swinfen Hall
This March only, Dans Le Noir ?, the renowned dine in the dark restaurant experience, which first opened in 2004 in Paris, followed by London in 2006, is set to open its first pop-up restaurant at Swinfen Hall Hotel…
The Great Derbyshire Beer Festival, 2022
Derby has been dubbed the best place to drink real ale in the world, and for many years has hosted the Camra Derby Winter Ale Festival. Now for the first…
Slapstick Celebrates Tiswas Reunion
The UK’s biggest celebration of silent and classic screen comedy – Slapstick – is adding a new event to a programme which already features 20 shows in January and four in March – this time reuniting…
Penzance Staycation: a Real English Seaside Town
James Clark takes a Penzance staycation with Aspects Holidays and discovers there is so much to enjoy in the Cornish seaside town. It was not the quickest journey by rail…
The Tudors: Passion, Power & Politics
Neil Hennessy-Vass visits the Holburne Museum Bath to see The Tudors: Passion, Power & Politics, a special collection of paintings that gives insight into a rich period of history. The…
Hever Castle New Anne Boleyn Exhibition
Visitors to the childhood home of Anne Boleyn, Hever Castle, will soon be able to find out more about Anne’s youth and what made her into the woman who so caught Henry VIII’s eye on her return to England…
Discover London Explored
Mark Bibby Jackson reviews London Explored, a photographic-led guide to London by Peter Dazeley published by Frances Lincoln. The greater you get to know London the more you realise how…
Things to Do in Bristol by Day and Night
Mark Bibby Jackson stays at The Bristol hotel on the Harbourside, discovering the plethora of things to do in Bristol whether by day or night. Somehow I have never visited…
Andante Travels Study Days for 2022
Archaeological tour operator Andante Travels recently expanded its Study Day collection for 2022 due to continued demand for unique, UK-based trips led by its expert guides. Study Days are day-long…
Learn a New Year Skill at Armathwaite Hall
Why not switch up the classic New Year’s resolutions and opt for a new lifelong skill instead? Start 2022 as you mean to go on with these activities at the Lake Districts Armathwaite Hall Hotel & Spa…
Thornbury Castle Joins Relais & Chateaux
Thornbury Castle, built in 1511 during the reign of Henry VIII, was one of the grandest buildings of its time in England. It has been the home of kings, queens and dukes over the centuries before becoming a luxury hotel…
Late Constable and Brown’s Hotel London
Roger Hermiston and Eileen Wise pay a visit to the UK capital to stay at Brown’s hotel, and pop into a Late Constable exhibition at the Royal Academy. Emperors, kings…
Equine Connect at Lucknam Park Cotswolds
Roger Hermiston and Eileen Wise visit Lucknam Park Equestrian Centre for some equine therapy and make some four-legged friends. It’s halfway through our Equine Connect course at Lucknam Park Equestrian…
Fairmont Windsor Park Opens January
Fairmont Windsor Park, located on the edge of Windsor Great Park and The Savill Garden, is the UK’s newest luxury spa and wellness hotel officially opening 1 January 2022. Setting an unprecedented standard in the UK…
Mantis Draycott Hotel, Chelsea
Mark Bibby Jackson spends a night in Chelsea’s Mantis Draycott Hotel, an elegant boutique hotel with a homely feel and a great London location. Entering the Mantis Draycott Hotel is…
Monk Sculpture for Display St Edmund’s Day
A giant monk sculpture made from steel will be on display in the Abbey Gardens to celebrate St Edmund’s Day (20 November) in Bury St Edmunds and to promote the Abbey 1000 celebrations for…
