Archive for April, 2011

If the Royal Wedding has inspired you to visit the UK, read on…

If the Royal Wedding has inspired you to visit the UK, read on…

Has watching the Royal Wedding inspired you to visit the UK?  If it has, then our sites are here to help you! Please bookmark us for future reference.  We have one of the most comprehensive networks of sites for travel and tourism in the UK that are sure to help you with planning a trip. [...]

The dress #royalwedding

The dress #royalwedding

For those of you wanting to see the first full glimpse of ‘the dress’ designed by Sarah Burton, here’s a picture of Kate Middleton emerging from her vehicle at Westminster Abbey to a huge roar from the crowds of wellwishers looking on.  Enjoy the ceremony and feel free to post a comment on the big [...]

Westminster Abbey stunning panoramic released

Westminster Abbey stunning panoramic released

The BBC have released a stunning 360′ panoramic of Westminster Abbey, where Kate and Prince William will marry tomorrow. In high resolution detail, the panoramic is accompanied by information and commentary from Blue Badge guide Judy Pulley, with all kinds of historic and important information about this UNESCO World Heritage Site. The panoramic does take [...]

Free entry at ZSL London Zoo if your first name is William or Kate!

Free entry at ZSL London Zoo if your first name is William or Kate!

This weekend, from 29th April to 2nd May 2011, those lucky enough to share their first name with Prince William or his blushing bride-to-be, Kate, can enjoy a free day out at the ZSL London Zoo to mark the Royal occasion. If your name is Will or Kate (or William, or Catherine, or Wills, or Cat…) [...]

Preston receives Purple Flag award for cleanliness

Preston receives Purple Flag award for cleanliness

Preston in Lancashire has received the the Purple Flag award for safe and clean city streets, alongside Manchester, Oxford and Bristol. The award, that you’ve likely never heard of, is awarded by the Association for Town Centre Management and is based on the Blue Flag scheme for clean and safe beaches. In the case of [...]

5 star grooming In Glasgow

5 star grooming In Glasgow

According to The Good Spa Guide, what men like is classy but understated treatments that are E.A.S.Y, that’s Effective, Active, Sensuous and Youthful. In Glasgow you don’t get more classy than the luxury spa at the city’s only AA 5 star hotel Blythswood Square. Whether you or your partner are suffering with aches and pains [...]

Pick up a picnic in East Yorkshire

Pick up a picnic in East Yorkshire

Visitors to Hull and East Yorkshire can combine a delicious selection of this region’s finest foods with a visit to their choice of attraction for a bargain price thanks to Visit Hull and East Yorkshire’s (VHEY) Pick up a Picnic! Specially created hampers filled with the very best local produce –  all encased in uniquely designed Yorkshire [...]

Have you been Tarnbagging in the Lake District?

Have you been Tarnbagging in the Lake District?

We’ve had Staycation, Flashpacking and Glampacking, but now there’s a new neologism specific to the Lake District – Tarnbagging. At least there is if you’re reading Richard Nelsson’s latest post in the Guardian post in which he describes this new pastime which naturally needed a new buzzword name. What is Tarnbagging? In essence this is [...]

In search of the most remote guesthouse in Britain

In search of the most remote guesthouse in Britain

Have you ever wanted to really get away from it all to a place where your only neighbours are seals and red dear? If so, then Skiary B&B is for you. Skiary B&B sits alone overlooking Loch Hourn in the Knoydart Peninsula in North West Scotland, with absolutely no neighbouring houses as far as the [...]

£10m wildlife motorway service station by M6

£10m wildlife motorway service station by M6

A new service station has opened up just off the M6 (J31) at Preston which is hoping to serve both drivers and wildlife in a unique experiment. The Brockholes service station opened at the beginning of the Easter weekend and uniquely combines the usual facilities you’d find at a traditional motorway services with a new [...]

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