The spectacular annual Up Helly Aa festival will for the first time be broadcast live around the world from Shetland via webcam tonight. The Up Helly Aa festival is unique to Shetland and occurs every year on the last Tuesday in January to celebrate the end of Yule season (a sortof European end of Christmas [...]
Smartphones seem to be increasing in popularity with people not wanting to miss a thing on Twitter or Facebook, but traditionally if you got outside of a city then Internet access ground to a crawl. However, if you’re looking for a holiday destination with really quick broadband and don’t want to be sat indoors next [...]
With the sheer diversity of restaurants springing up around the UK, it is pretty certainly that sooner or later you’ll encounter one of the most traditionally rich foods going – the Sushi restaurant. Many Sushi restaurants opened up in London during the 90′s and most generally don’t worry about how you use the chopsticks (or [...]
For hundreds of years Cumbria has had strong sea-faring traditions with naval bases, smuggling and more recently fishing industries. So it should perhaps come as no surprise that two Cumbrian bothers decided to continue this tradition with by building a boat and travelling across the Atlantic Ocean….except this boat is pedal powered! Kieran and Shaun [...]
Looking for inspiration in 2012? Check out VisitCornwall’s brand new series of aerial-view films of Cornwall. You may recognise many iconic landmarks and much of the stunning coastal scenery that’s already whetted the appetite of thousands who share a love of all things Cornish. Useful links: Cornwall hotels Cornwall B&Bs Cornwall self-catering Cornwall attractions
A pretty, stone-built village with an eclectic mix of shops and attractions, Allendale is the gateway to the picturesque Allen Valleys where you’ll find stunning scenery, wonderful views and rare wildlife including red squirrel and black grouse. Nestled in the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, you could spend hours wandering its many walking [...]
Today marks six months to go until the opening ceremony for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and host venues across the country are preparing to welcome athletes across a whole range of sporting disciplines. Worldwide, Olympic spectators are anticipated to be inspired to take up a new sport themselves in what is being [...]
2012 may be Olympic year for England, but there’s more to visiting the UK than just London. Here are 12 events to look out for in Cornwall in 2012: Cornwall Spring Flower Show JP Morgan Asset Management Finn Festival Helston Flora Day Daphne du Maurier Festival Golowan Festival J Class Regatta Pendennis Cup Port Eliot [...]
A new exhibition opened at Tate St Ives with Simon Fujiwara last week: Since 1982. Simon Fujiwara is a young artist who grew up in Carbis Bay, just a mile from St Ives. He has been building a strong reputation over the last few years and returns to West Cornwall for his first major UK exhibition in which he [...]
Every year, around 500 members of the English Civil War Society march along the Mall towards Whitehall in remembrance of the English Civil War. It might seem a little odd to commemorate something which happened over 350 years ago, but historical re-enactments seem to be flourishing and this certainly draws the crowds. This march marks [...]
