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Mad Hatter’s Tea Party returns to the Dorchester in London
Booking for the annual Alice in Wonderland – Mad Hatter’s Tea Party – are now being taken at the exclusive Dorchester hotel in Mayfair featuring the English National Ballet and many members of the Alice in Wonderland cast. Venue: From Monday 28 October to Friday 1 November 2013 (October Half Term), The Dorchester in London [...]
![Glenfinnan Viaduct on the West Highland Line [Source: Wikipedia]](http://www.ukseries.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/glenfinnan-viaduct-460-wikipedia-150x150.jpg)
Scotland first with “View from the train” app
In one of those “why didn’t I think of that” moments, we learned of a useful new smartphone app called “View from the train” which gives passengers information about the landmarks they pass. The app was launched by Scottish Natural Heritage and only currently works on some Scottish routes as you might expect, but given [...]
![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)
Lancashire shop turns into a time capsule
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 [...]
![London Underground - Mysterious open door button [Source: Wikipedia]](http://www.ukseries.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/london-underground-door-button-2-460-wikipedia-150x150.jpg)
Why do London Tube trains have buttons that never work…?
London Underground has many mysteries but one of the biggest especially for regulars is why London Underground trains have open / close buttons on their doors? It might sound a daft question to anyone who’s not travelled the Tube much, but what’s perplexing is that the buttons have absolutely no effect…nothing…zilch…zippo effect on when the [...]
Westminster council to sell off historic street signs
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 [...]
Can Dutch Roundabouts make the UK’s roads safer?
We Brits tend to think of the humble roundabout as a staple part of our roads, but soon we could be importing a new style from the Netherlands which should make the roundabout much safer for cyclists. The Netherlands is famous for its tolerance of the cyclist with an almost fanatical requirement for cities to [...]
![The real Hawkeye or a waxwork? [(c) Madame Tussauds]](http://www.ukseries.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/madame-tussauds-hawkeye-460-madame-tussauds-150x150.jpg)
A marvelous May Bank Holiday with Marvel’s Hawkeye
Marvel Comic’s Hawkeye arrives at Madame Tussauds this May and to celebrate, the popular London attraction if giving free access to the first 20 children to turn up at the attraction dressed as their favourite Marvel Super Hero! Hawkeye will join Spider-Man, The Incredible Hulk, Wolverine, Iron Man, Nick Fury and The Invisible Woman in [...]
![Gay Pride Festivals - [Source: (c) VisitBritain and Nicolas Chinardet]](http://www.ukseries.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/gay-pride-london-460-visitbritain-nicolas-chinardet-3-150x150.jpg)
Glamorous, colourful and flamboyant – 7 of the biggest LGBT festivals in Britain!
A few nations around the world think us Brits are a rather reserved nation, but they’ve obviously never seen the British Summer explosion of colour when the LGBT festivals get underway! Creating some of the most popular festivals on the calendar regardless of orientation, the Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Transexual festivals as they’re officially known, [...]
International Ceramics Festival in Wales – tickets now available
Over 1000 visitors and artists gather each year around the Aberystwyth Arts Centre on the west Wales coast to promote the art and crafts of ceramics and this year the event will take place from 28th to 30th June 2013. There will be guest artists from the USA, Korea, Poland, New Zealand, China, Spain and [...]
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Fun facts about London Theatreland – A quick quiz
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 [...]
