On the picturesque Sussex coast, Bognor Regis home to the newest hotel in the Butlins chain. With a more stylish and contemporary twist to the wooden huts of the Fifties, the hotel, named Ocean Hotel, is set to attract many families as they choose to cut costs this year by remaining in the UK for [...]
The votes are in and counted and customers of Hostelworld.com have voted for their favourite hostels worldwide. The main factors taken into consideration during the voting included character, security, location, staff, fun and cleanliness. Amazingly The Riverside Backpackers in Cardiff, Wales went straight in at number four, beaten to the top three spots by hostels [...]
It is great news for walkers after The Marine Bill was recently passed to allow work to begin on a 2,700 mile coastal trail around England. This is not the only development that will have walking fans jumping for joy, March sees the completion of the path around the entire shoreline of Kielder Water and [...]
Taking place between the 31st of January and 22nd of February is Norwich’s first ever Dragon festival. The exciting festival celebrates the iconic symbol of the Dragon which has been linked to Norwich since the middle ages. Attracting families, schools and tourists, the festival will be coordinated by Norwich Heritage and Regeneration Trust (HEART) and [...]
The Journal Newspaper claims that almost 250 wind turbines owned by energy companies could be erected all over the North East according to current plans, ruining the lush, green and picturesque landscape. Alnwick has already been unfortunate in being an approved location for a handful of turbines. Chairwoman for the North Northumberland Tourism Association, Ruth [...]
The historic city of Cambridge welcomes over three million tourists each year and as the prestigious Cambridge University celebrates its 800th Anniversary this year, those figures may grow even more. The University has for many years been known as a great centre of intellectual excellence and has educated many Science greats including Sir Isaac Newton [...]
The mid 19th Century saw the introduction of the UK’s first ever Fish and Chip shop and by 1920 the country had a huge 35,000 outlets. Today it is reported that the Brits consume around 276 million fish and chip take aways each year and experts predict a steady increase as the economic climate takes [...]
According to forbestraveler.com Loch Lomond in Scotland is among some of the quietest places in the world. With its large expanse of beautiful, fresh and clam water, surrounded by imposing and breathtaking lush, green mountains, it is no wonder that Loch Lomond is alongside places such as The Gobi Desert and The Grand Canyon on [...]
I must confess to be being a little slow-off-the-mark when it comes to Twitter. I’ve never quite grasped how it can be useful but am starting to ‘see the light’ (well, a few glimmers at least!) with the provision of Twitter feeds such as http://twitter.com/uktrains This is an unofficial Twitter feed devised by Ben Smith [...]
LandFall, an exhibition of new work exploring the Atlantic Ocean as natural phenomenon, transporter of dreams and peoples, opens at the Museum of London Docklands on 6th February 2009. The work includes painting, collage, sculpture, textiles, music and poetry and disentangles the complex relationships between Europe, Africa and the Americas, through the tides and traumas of [...]
