London at night
Aerial photographer Jason Hawkes has spent a year capturing the capital in a series of photographs which have been compiled in a book called ‘London at Night’. See a selection of his spectacular photographs on The Telegraph.
Archive for March, 2010
BosFest 2010
One of North Cornwall’s most varied and successful festival seasons gets off to a cracking start next month with a huge programme of events covering everything from walking, eating, drinking and history to art, poetry and boats. The BosFest 2010 programme officially gets underway on 19th April 2010 with the launch of Walking Week. Now in [...]
Rail strike in the UK
News has emerged today that there will be rail strikes in the four days after Easter (6th-9th April 2010). A statement from the National Rail website reads: Some Network Rail staff belonging to the RMT and TSSA unions have announced that they plan to take industrial action from 06:00 Tuesday 6 April to 23:59 Friday [...]
Amazing Google Street View capture in Brighton
A seagull in Brighton is creating quite a stir. One particular hungry individual was caught stealing a chip by the Google Street View camera as the Google car compiled footage for the latest roll-out of Street View in the UK which now covers approximately 96% of all UK roads. Proof that even seagulls like good [...]
Follow in Alice in Wonderland’s footsteps… in Cornwall
Suspend disbelief, step out of reality and enter a world of fantasy by following in Alice’s footsteps to south-east Cornwall, the setting of Tim Burton’s recently released Alice in Wonderland movie. Whilst the cameras have stopped rolling the adventures continue and a mystical experience awaits at the National Trust managed property of Antony House where [...]
How not to miss out on tickets for the London 2012 Olympics
If you’d like to get your hands on tickets for the London 2012 Olympics, you need to act now even though tickets won’t be going on sale until the Spring of 2011. LOCOG, the London organising committee, has opened up a website for sports fans to register their interest and have reportedly had 10,000+ people [...]
Safari tents now available in the UK
Families with an adventurous side will love these super stylish Safari Tents, available at Holmsley, one of Eurocamp’s most popular UK campsites. Like all of the Eurocamp UK Escapes accommodation, the Safari Tents can be booked for any duration, so can cater for everyone, whether they are looking for a night away from their hectic everyday [...]
Great activities for little ones from Haven
This year Haven Holidays has even more fun for under-fives on their 35 family holiday parks – all included in the price! Little ones will love to shake, rattle and roll with ‘Tiny Mites’ sessions that use puppets and percussion instruments to encourage them to enjoy music, movement and drama. Suitable for babies from six months [...]
Top 5 facts about the North Pennines AONB
We’ve collated some top facts about the beautiful North Pennines AONB. Enjoy! 1. It’s the second largest AONB in the UK behind the Cotswolds 2. It is Britain’s first UNESCO European Geopark, awarded 2003 3. 40% of the UK’s upland hay meadows are in the AONB 4. 80% of England’s Black Grouse live in the [...]
Why not give Rutland a try?
Famously Britain’s smallest county, with its largest man-made lake as a centrepiece, Rutland offers a taste of quintessential England at its pure best. Spring is one of the finest times to enjoy the internationally-renowned outdoor activity centres, wildlife and bird-watching opportunities in the 3,100 acres of countryside around Rutland Water. And it’s no hassle to get [...]
