A newly-opened road tunnel has reduced driving times from London to the south coast - making a range of fun experiences more accessible than ever before. Opening on 27th July 2011, the Hindhead Tunnel on the A3 completes the dual carriageway link between London and Portsmouth, enabling drivers to finally by-pass a notorious congestion spot outside the [...]
You may have heard a whisper that Wales has a castle or two. Indeed there are 641 at the last count, meaning that we have more castles per square mile than any other country in Europe. In fact almost every town or village has some form of castle or fort. Not all are as big [...]
For all ye budding Swallows and Amazon fans out there, the Lake District National Park authority is offering a few tip-bits of advice on safe use of boats, especially dinghy’s in the English Lake District. Luckily, unlike many such organisations the authority have realised that most of us are fairly sensible so instead of saying [...]
Formerly known as the Windermere Airshow – will be a spectacular event with a total of 16 flying displays over two afternoons. Plus exciting showground displays to keep every child and adult enthralled! Over 40,000 people attended the tenth anniversary Air Show event last year. The flying programme varies each day with non-stop ground entertainment [...]
The micro music festival that is Chagstock 2011 begins tomorrow and has now developed into one of the best music festivals in the South West at Whiddon Down, near Chagford – and covers three 10 acre fields with glorious views over the northern edge of Dartmoor. It is within easy each of both North and [...]
RAF Harrowbeer Airshow is being held on 13th and 14th August 2011 to commemorate the opening of this former RAF airfield and the history of its vital role during WWII. The main focus of the event will be the archives and history of the airfield and there are plans to include RAF/wartime displays and exhibits [...]
In a few days time North Devon will host the 17th annual Atlantic Watersports Games with teams from across Europe competing in sailing, surfing, kite surfing and more. And in September, the 2nd stage of the America’s Cup comes to Plymouth to be played out in the natural ampitheatre of Plymouth Sound – Find out [...]
Sometimes in the UK we have a tendancy to moan about things, be it the weather, our politicians, the economy or whatever, and we forget about the many things we have to be thankful for. And on that note, I’m putting forward my vote for the good ol’ pedestrian crossing. Aka the zebra crossing… the [...]
Amongst those who travel and don’t get to stay in 5 star hotels, this debate has been raging for quite some time. In recent years, the two hotel chains have both expanded massively (600 Premier Inn’s and 470 Travelodge’s), perhaps timing their expansions perfectly as the recession hit and both family and business budgets were [...]
Liverpool has just opened its latest visitor attraction to tell the story of the city through the ages, including some of the less desirable history. The museum which cost a massive £72 million to build and fit out was built on the famous Liverpool dockside and has been described by its supporters as “the world’s [...]
