This great prize is for a two night short break at the 3* Esplanade Hotel for a family of four with a 3 course dinner in the Ocean View Restaurant on the first night. Breakfast is included each day. The Esplanade Hotel is a modern hotel situated at the world-famous Fistral Beach in Newquay. The [...]
The stage has been set. The London 2012 Olympic Games have showcased England to the world, and the Paraylmpic Games continues to do so. While the likes of London, Weymouth, Surrey and other host venues have unsurprisingly basked in the glory of summer 2012, VisitEngland looks at some of the country’s lesser known destinations that [...]
The 1973 Wickerman is probably one of the most disturbing but compelling films ever created especially when viewing around Halloween with the late Edward Woodward’s best performance and also staring the always scary Christopher Lee. So with the witching hour approaching, it’s time we followed the story of this pagan, almost satanic ritual around Scotland [...]
Channel 5′s Alex Polizzi has revisited Margate’s legendary “living museum” that is the Walpole Bay Hotel. Three years on from the first programme which made owner Jane Bishop into a widely recognised figure, this is the first time The Hotel Inspector has paid a repeat visit to a venue. The programme will be broadcast tomorrow [...]
Cornwall has one of the finest reputations for food and drink in the whole of the UK, which it celebrates in a feast of food festivals. For many, the celebrated harvest of the sea is at the heart of the festivals with Newlyn Fish Festival, Newquay Fish Festival and Falmouth Oyster Festival showcasing the freshest [...]
On our recent visit to Durham, we stayed at the Best Western Honest Lawyer Hotel, at Croxdale just 3 miles out of Durham. This proved to be a convenient base for any visitor to Durham, so long as you have your own transport as we did, being located on a busy (but not intrusive) A-road [...]
As part of our continued stay near Durham, today we called at Beamish – the historic North of England Museum. The site of this museum covers an area of more than 300 acres, taking you back in time to conditions as they were in 1825 and 1913. You can get around the site by tram. [...]
A large wild cat – believe to be a lion – has been reported to be on the loose in the St. Osyth area of Essex. As yet, the origins of the beast are unknown. The nearest zoo is at Clacton-on-Sea, but that is only a petting zoo. Colchester Zoo is the nearest zoo that keeps [...]
Today we headed for Adventure Valley at Brasside, approximately four miles north of Durham. The weather was mixed but the venue offered an excellent mix of indoor and outdoor facilities, making it a good choice for a day that promised showery weather. With no less than six distinct adventure zones, this is the perfect attraction [...]
This evening we went to an outdoor performance that opens a weekend of fun and festivities for the City of Durham. A free cabaret show outside the Gala Theatre in Durham included juggling, a fire show and more. If you are in the area, make sure you drop by and see some of the street [...]
