It might come as no surprise to those outside our shores that the Brit’s favourite subject seems to be the Great British Weather, but one man from Southwell in Nottinghamshire has taken this to the extreme. Jim Rothwell, 80, from the Nottinghamshire village retired from the meteorology service around 20 years ago, but for the [...]
30 years after Castle Howard became known to millions as Brideshead in the 1981 Brideshead Revisited, the equally little known Highclere Castle has found fame in its own TV drama Downton Abbey. Its just over 12 months now since Downton Abbey hit the global TV screens in the UK, America and later Australia and going [...]
Our A to Z of the UK is an opportunity for us all to share our knowledge of the UK and hopefully discover one or two gems along the way. Today we’d like to hear what your favourite place in the UK is, that begins with the letter ‘T’. It can be a city, a [...]
Set in a unique location in the stunning surroundings of Bath’s historic centre, right next to Bath Abbey and the world renowned Roman Baths, Bath Christmas Market is the ‘not to be missed’ Christmas shopping event of the south west. For the second year running Bath Christmas Market will be extended by an extra week [...]
Every weekend we bring you a semi-random selection of UK travel links to encourage our visitors to get to know some places in the UK that they might not otherwise be familiar with. Click on each link below to discover more. Or, if you’re a UK travel-related business and would like to be listed in [...]
Our A to Z of the UK is an opportunity for us all to share our knowledge of the UK and hopefully discover one or two gems along the way. Today we’d like to hear what your favourite place in the UK is, that begins with the letter ‘S’. It can be a city, a [...]
With Halloween only just around the corner, we thought we’d share with you our top 10 most haunted buildings in Wales: Tredegar House, Newport Skirrd Mountain Inn, Abergavenny Bodelwyddan Castle The Queen’s Head Hotel, Monmouth Powis Castle Llancaiach Fawr Manor Gwydir Castle, Llanrwst Castell Coch, Cardiff Aberconwy House, Conwy Caerphilly Castle
Our A to Z of the UK is an opportunity for us all to share our knowledge of the UK and hopefully discover one or two gems along the way. Today we’d like to hear what your favourite place in the UK is, that begins with the letter ‘R’. It can be a city, a [...]
It’s Friday afternoon so, to lighten the mood, here are a couple of videos by an American named Joe. First up… Joe goes to London: And secondly… Joe goes to Scotland: Useful links: Hotels in London B&Bs in London Self-catering in London Tourist attractions in London
Fright Nights arrive at the National Waterways Museum on Sunday 30th October and Monday 31st October 2011. This is an opportunity for families to take a spooky ghost tour of the museum, visit cottages for trick or treating and enjoy a Halloween party. The events run on both evenings and tickets can be bought in [...]
