Posted by Paul on July 23, 2009 – 11:56 pm
Discover some of the most stunning English Countryside with Ramblers Countrywide Holidays in Barnstaple, North Devon. They are offering 3, 4 and 7 night tours to this area – renowned for its outstanding natural beauty and walks. Highlights include, Ilfracombe, Combe Martin, Woolacombe Sands, the beautiful village of Clovelly and a train ride on the Tarka line through the roling North Devon countryside. South and west of Barnstaple takes one into the stark grandeur of Harlland Quay and Harlland Point near Lundy Island, lying 9 miles offshore.
Accommodation is at The Cedars Inn, Barnstaple – formerly an elegant country house. It provides quiet and peaceful accommodation within self contained lodges with en suite rooms. Price from £244 per person, includes half board accommodation (picnic lunches also provided on days including a guided walk) and the services of a tour leader.
Posted by Paul on July 23, 2009 – 11:54 pm
Two of Glasgow’s most popular festivals – the Glasgow River Festival and the Glasgow Show – return this summer with new dates offering two back-to-back weekends of family fun.
The first exciting instalment – the Glasgow River Festival – kicks off on the 25th & 26th of July 2009 in and around the Tall Ship, SECC and Glasgow Science Centre and promises to be a spectacular two day nautical celebration.
No sooner than you’ve steadied your sea legs, the second action-packed weekend – the Glasgow Show – takes place on the 1st and 2nd of August 2009 at Glasgow Green and will feature exciting entertainment and activities for all the family.
Locals, day-trippers and tourists alike can look forward to two weekends of adrenaline-fuelled action and spectacular stunts on water and land with both of these exciting festivals.
Posted by Paul on July 23, 2009 – 11:49 pm
Destination Bristol has launched ‘My Bristol‘, a new visitor review platform for visitors and residents to share their Bristol stories, upload images, video, comments and make suggestions of where to go and what to do.
Posted by Paul on July 23, 2009 – 11:04 pm
Lake District Summer Music this year runs from 31st July to 16th August 2009. Hear leading international artists and emerging talent from some 20 countries perform a variety of live classical concerts at numerous different venues across the Lake District, be it daytime, evening or intimate late night concerts.
Posted by Jennifer on July 23, 2009 – 9:00 am
Today’s picture of the day is of Berkeley Butterfly House in Gloucestershire. Here, hundreds of butterflies fly around a tropical home. There are 42 species in total and include rare and imported species from Japan and Indonesia.
Posted by Paul on July 23, 2009 – 12:55 am
The Scotch Whisky Experience has unveiled an exquisite new space for private dining among the world’s largest collection of Scotch whiskies. The stunning floor to ceiling bespoke glass vault housing the world exclusive collection, created as part of a recent £3m refurbishment, provides an exceptional space for intimate dining. Ideal for small gatherings and special occasions, the venue offers lucky diners the rare chance to spend time taking in the diversity and beauty of almost 3,500 bottles at their own pace.
Contemporary Scottish cuisine created by the award-winning chefs from Amber restaurant, nestled beneath the attraction, promises to be just as memorable. Groups of up to ten can enjoy a four course banquet created by award-winning chefs, with distinctive Scottish flavours paying tribute to their one of a kind surroundings.
Diners can also enjoy a pre-dinner drink from the new whisky and cocktail bars, adjacent to the Collection, while they admire stunning panoramic views over Edinburgh’s skyline. This new space, the McIntyre whisky gallery, is available for receptions and events accommodating up to 60 guests and was recently chosen for an Edinburgh International Film Festival reception.
Posted by Paul on July 23, 2009 – 12:45 am
Look out for Worzel Gummidge at the annual scarecrow walk on the weekend of 25th and 26th July 2009. The Torteval Scarecrow Festival takes you along a trail through the beautiful parish of Torteval in Guernsey allowing children and adults alike to find their favourite scarecrow.
Posted by Paul on July 23, 2009 – 12:42 am
This summer kids will be spoilt for choice with a wide range of activities at Gleneagles until the end of August. Whether little ones want to develop their sporting prowess, let their creativity flow, or use their cunning to follow clues at Gleneagles’ Spy School, Gleneagles has something for all ages and interests.
Among the wide range of activities available are six-day Golf Camps, which conclude with a game on either the wee course or one of Gleneagles’ famous championship courses, depending on ability, as well as the chance to learn the basics of Polo with Scotland’s highest qualified Polo coach, Thom Bell.
For one week only, from 3rd August 2009, Gleneagles will be holding special drama workshops with a professional director who will invite participants to help write a play and act it out on stage to an audience of friends and family. Kids will also have the chance to learn magic tricks to impress their friends, with president of the Scottish Magic Circle, Ricky McLeod’s Sorcerer’s School or learn how to be a secret agent with Gleneagles’ Spy School. Using the cover of the hotel, specially gifted recruits will be given missions to complete and codes to crack!
A new addition for the summer is Gleneagles’ Street Wise session, hosted by Constable Ian Thomson MBE from the Perth & Kinross Police, who will be advising kids on how to increase their confidence, learn the value of positive body language as well as how to avoid confrontation and manage potentially difficult situations.
The Summer Special package starts from £340 based on two adults sharing a Sovereign room, with a £50 supplement for children aged 6-14 sharing an adult’s room. The package includes bed and breakfast, is valid until 30th September 2009 and subject to availability at time of booking.
Posted by Jennifer on July 22, 2009 – 9:00 am
Today’s picture of the day is of Bossington Hill in West Somerset. It lies at the west end of the coastal hills running from Minehead and drops down to Hurlstone Point. At the top of Bossington Hill is a disused coastguard lookout and you can enjoy spectacular views to the Welsh coast. It can be reached by foot along the coastal path from the town of Bossington.
Posted by Jennifer on July 21, 2009 – 9:00 am
Today’s picture of the day is of Lavenham Guildhall in Sudbury, Suffolk. It is a beautiful and unspoiled medieval town and home to a stunning timber-framed building which dominates the market place. The building has a colourful history and was once Lavenham’s town hall, a prison, workhouse, wool store and World War Two housing for evacuees. Today it is a museum of Lavenham’s history and wool trade.
