![Green Sea Turtle in natural habitat [Source: Wikipedia]](http://www.ukseries.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/green-sea-turtle-460-wikipedia-150x150.jpg)
Visitors to the Weymouth Sea Life Adventure Park on the south coast of England might look a little puzzled as to why one of the turtles is carrying a backpack underwater. The green turtle nicknamed boxer Muhammad Ali isn’t however going on holiday, but using the weighted backpack to allow him to swim naturally. 15 [...]
![Windsor Castle Long Walk by David-Iliff [Source: Wikipedia]](http://www.ukseries.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/windsor-castle-460-david-iliff-wikipedia-150x150.jpg)
Research has revealed the top 10 richest small towns in Britain where the very wealthy and often quite famous call home, but amongst the Windsor’s and Weybridge’s there are a few surprises. The full top 10 list can be found at the end of this article. South East: The richest region of the country [...]
![Bay Rum - As found in Boyd's shop in Accrington [Source: Wikipedia]](http://www.ukseries.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/bay-rum-lancashire-150x150.jpg)
An old abandoned shop in Burnley Road, Accrington, which was last open in the 1970s has turned out to be a treasure-trove completely untouched for over 30 years. The shop was originally opened in 1890 when the attached houses were also built by one Samuel Stocks, and was run by a number of families over [...]
If you want to take home a slightly unusual London souvenir you couldn’t do better than heading to West Sussex at the end of May where Westminster Council are auctioning historic street signs. Tipped off by Ian Visits it turns out that many of the olde-worlde signs that have pointed visitors around the centre of [...]
![London Theatre Facts Infographic [Source: VisitBritain Media]](http://www.ukseries.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/london-theatre-infographic-150x150.jpg)
For all you information gatherers and pub-quiz fanatics, may we present a little quiz to test your knowledge specifically about London Theatreland, with the answers in the infographic at the end. There are 7 questions based on the infographic, although you could just jump straight down and find the facts. Approximately how many people [...]
![London in 1927 [Source: BFI]](http://www.ukseries.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/london-1927-bfi-150x150.jpg)
You’ve probably heard grandparents talking about how life was slower in the “old days”, but rare colour film from 1927 may actually back this up as it shows horses & carts, a half empty London Bridge and red opened topped buses meandering around the streets. The footage was part of a travelogue showing Hyde Park, [...]
![Hydrangea Macrophylla pink flowers [Source: Wikipedia]](http://www.ukseries.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/hydrangea-macrophylla-460-wikipedia-150x150.jpg)
When you think of Derby you’d likely think of railways, china teacups and maybe Brian Clough for the footie fans, but we’re really not sure anyone would think Derby has the largest collection of Hydrangeas in the UK. Started in 1984, Derby’s Hydrangea collection is the largest in Britain and the third largest in the [...]
There are a few contenders for Britain’s smallest house, but a new build in Leyton, London, has even the neighbours a little perplexed especially as it is no wider than a garage at approximately 6 feet! The space in Manor Road, Leyton was originally a falling down garage sandwiched between two houses but around a [...]
There are lots of “rough guides” books including the series by that name, but most don’t cover the younger members of the family which is why Parkdean are asking them to help them write the ultimate rough guide to the UK for under 18s for under 18s. Anyone under 18 at least can contribute to [...]
The Office of National Statistics (ONS) has revealed research which shows how happy we are as a nation and crucially – where in the UK are the happiest and least happy places. Several questions were asked of the surveyed public, with the question “Overall, how anxious did you feel yesterday?” being the crucial measurement of [...]
