Foxhill Manor : Hire your Own Manor House
Foxhill Manor, a private manor house hotel nestled in a country home, offers guests a novel accommodation experience. It combines the charm of a boutique hotel hideaway with the comfort…
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Foxhill Manor, a private manor house hotel nestled in a country home, offers guests a novel accommodation experience. It combines the charm of a boutique hotel hideaway with the comfort…
It was 1979, and the future was looking somewhat chilly for English country houses. The Labour Government’s ‘Winter of Discontent’ with the unions had left its mark, another energy crisis…
Heatwave, Harold Melvin’s Blue Notes and Dexter Wansel are amongst the artists performing at the Margate Soul Festival from 2 to 4 August 2024. The Kent music festival is dubbed as…
Le Vent du Nord, Kathryn Tickell & the Darkening, Oysterband, Daphne’s Flight and Richard Digance will headline the Broadstairs Folk Week 2024. The Kent music festival will take place from…
River Stage National Theatre is the biggest free outdoor arts festival in the UK capital. It takes place at the National Theatre (NT) on London‘s Southbank from 5 to 28…
The Broadstairs Dickens Festival is celebrating its 87th anniversary in 2024. The three-day festival held in June in the coastal Kent town celebrates the work of the greatest Victorian novelist…
The Broadstairs Food Festival is a celebration of local food and drink, with exhibitors chosen from Kent and surrounding counties. It consists of two separate free festivals, one held in…
The glorious Farne Islands off the spectacular Northumberland coastline is set to reopen on 25 March after a two-year closure. A paradise for nature lovers and kids, the islands are…
The Newbury Spring Festival is a mix of classical, jazz, folk and chamber music thrown in for good measure. It will take place from 11 to 25 May 2024. Newbury…
Multi award-winning pet grooming expert Kelly Davis has joined forces with Somerset’s most welcoming country house and spa retreat, Montigo Resorts Somerset at Charlton House, to offer an exclusive pet…
Accommodation specialist One Off Places is thrilled to announce the launch of Hidden House Treehouse, a brand new handmade treehouse on a woodland’s edge near Crewkerne in Somerset. The treehouse opened for its…
Travel tech company Flix has announced the launch of its pilot for the first 100% electric long-distance coach service in England. From 21 March until June 2024, travellers will be…
Travel Begins at 40 rounds up the best festivals in March 2024 across the globe, from Wales to Colombia, with cherry trees, loads of Guinness and even some frozen dead…
Rutland is a wonderful place to relax, or explore the countryside, as Mark Bibby Jackson discovers on his stay at The Barnsdale Hotel. Rutland is one of the UK’s best…
The majority of cruises from Southampton sail to destinations across Europe, including Iceland and Greenland; the Norwegian Fjords; and around the Mediterranean. However, you can also embark on full world…
On a cultural trip to London, Mark Bibby Jackson stays at the nhow London while catching Othello at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse and Entangled Pasts at the Royal Academy. Having…
What better city in the UK to hold a Wellbeing festival than Bath, the nation’s most famous spa town. Rebalance Bath – Festival of Wellbeing is from 25 January to…
Travel Begins at 40 rounds up the best festivals in February 2024 across the Globe, from Mongolia to Easter Island, so wherever you are you just can’t help celebrating the…
A modern five-story building will adjoin a beautiful Georgian former schoolhouse in Alnwick to create Northumberland’s newest luxury getaway in summer 2024…
On his first visit to Tynemouth and Newcastle upon Tyne, Mark Bibby Jackson receives a hospitable welcome at the Tynemouth Castle Inn. The recently refurbished, Tynemouth Castle Inn is a…
Are you planning a trip to the United Kingdom but don’t know when is best to experience its culture and attractions? Then worry no more, because we’ve got just the…
Bristol Light Festival, the award-winning winter festival will return in February 2024 with a stunning interactive and captivating light installation trail that will set the western British city alight. Bristol…
Neil Hennessy-Vass discovers the cultural attractions in Durham, a county that has a wonderful cultural past, present and future. The LNER train took me from Kings Cross in London to…
Mark Bibby Jackson checks into The Grand Brighton and really does have a grand time in the Palace by the Sea. The Grand Brighton hotel has always been a place…
The UK has so much to offer with its rich history, galleries, theatres and concert halls, its commercial and scientific enterprise and its varied and undeniably scenic countryside.
UK National Parks
There are 15 National Parks in the UK, ranging from coastal areas to mountainous regions in England, Wales and Scotland. There are currently none in Northern Ireland. Unlike National Parks in other countries, in the UK parts of the designated, protected areas can be owned by private landlords. Such areas as the Lake District, Yorkshire Moors, Pembrokeshire Coastal Path, Snowdonia and the Cairngorms draw hikers and naturalists to them like a magnet.
UK Weather
The British never tire of the weather as a talking point. Broadly speaking it is a temperate climate, although winters are becoming wetter and summers warmer, probably from climate change. Warmer in the South, wetter in the West and colder in Scotland and Northern Ireland, the UK climate can be subject to diurnal change on a sudden basis, although, with the advent of satellites, the weather forecasts are more accurate. It is wise to take a waterproof with you on an extended trip.
Northern Ireland
Since the Good Friday Agreement brought greater stability to this previously troubled land, visitors are on an increase. The Titanic Museum displaying memorabilia regarding that renowned disaster and Ulster Museum looking at 3,000 years of Irish culture and history, are well worth a visit. Outside of Belfast, the Mountains of Mourne in County Down and the Giant Causeway, 60 miles outside Belfast, are not to be missed.