Ever dreamt of a fairytale wedding in an English castle? Assuming you don’t own one, think again! Below is an email that is doing the rounds on the internet, sent by a certain Carolyn Bourne, an English lady so upset by her future daughter-in-law’s behaviour. Although it makes for an entertaining read, the email is [...]
Is this possibly one of the UK’s ultimate souvenirs? Forget souvenirs, t-shirts, postcards and keyrings, why not make your trip to Brighton even more memorable this summer and invest in the city’s iconic pier? On behalf of Noble Entertainments Group, GVA Humberts Leisure yesterday announced that the seaside city’s most visited attraction is up for [...]
Research carried out in Newcastle-upon-Tyne has unveiled that the city was once a tropical paradise not too dissimilar from the idyllic islands of the Bahamas. This has prompted The Telegraph to draw a light-hearted comparison between the two destinations. They touch on the difference in temperatures between the two today, and various other gems, but [...]
Plans for the new visitor centre to showcase the Battle of Bannockburn were unveiled earlier this month. Information boards detailing the plans that have been put before Stirling Council can be viewed at the Bannockburn Heritage Centre. The new centre has been designed by award-winning architects Reiach and Hall as part of the project to [...]
One of Scotland’s most remote and spectacular locations is to be recorded in 3D. A team of experts from the Centre for Digital Documentation and Visualisation (CDDV), a partnership between Historic Scotland and Glasgow School of Art, have travelled to the UNESCO World Heritage site of St. Kilda to begin digitally laser scanning the site, [...]
Hear the crack of lances splintering and the thunder of hooves as the Knights of Royal England return to the magnificent setting of Linlithgow Palace over the next two weekends. On Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd July 2011 and again on Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th July 2011, you can go along and cheer on [...]
With just over a year to go you can celebrate the London 2012 Open Weekend, Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th July 2011, at the Ironbridge Gorge Museums in Shropshire. The Science, Sport, Life Festival on Saturday 23rd July is a fun family event on the Green at Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron, with plenty of free [...]
With so many shows and festivals planned for this summer be sure you don’t miss out on the great selection of events in Northumberland. Here’s a taste of festivals to come: Haydon Bridge Beer Festival: 8th–9th July 2011 Rothbury Traditional Music Festival: 15th–17th July 2011 Hexham Selefest 2011: 16th July 2011 Otterburn Festival: 16th July [...]
Perched on the cliffs amongst 12 acres of landscaped gardens, with south facing views across Mounts Bay and the Atlantic Ocean on Cornwall’s Lizard peninsula, the Polurrian Bay Hotel is re-launching on 8th July 2011, following an imaginative make-over of the public areas and the majority of the bedrooms. This 41 bedroom hotel is being [...]
Cockles, crayfish, cakes and scones will be on the menu for visitors to a newly refurbished beach café on the North Norfolk coast this summer. Owned by the Holkham Estate and situated just a stone’s throw from Wells-next-the-Sea’s golden sands, The Beach Café has undergone a complete makeover to create a bright and colourful café [...]
