Stratford-upon-Avon: Nearly Undone By Popularity
Tuesday May 29, 2007
The trouble with Stratford-upon-Avon is that there are so many great things to see and do, and so many well preserved half-timbered and thatched cottages, that tourists find it irresistable. ... Read More
Chelsea 2007 - The Memory Lingers On
Saturday May 26, 2007
Today is the last day of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2007. If you have tickets for today, lucky you. Don't leave early because, when the bell rings at 4 ... Read More
At Anne Hathaway's The World's Most Famous Thatch Gets a Trim
Tuesday May 22, 2007
The thatched roof at Anne Hathaway's Cottage, near Stratford-upon-Avon is undergoing a freshening up for the first time since 1970. During the next few months, visitors to the Anne Hathaway ... Read More
The Duke of Wellington Slept Here
Sunday May 20, 2007
In the USA, East Coast hotels brag that George Washington Slept Here but the impulse to ally one's business to an important national hero isn't limited to original 13 ... Read More
Prince Harry to Stay Out of Iraq - Take the Poll and Tell Us What You Think!
Thursday May 17, 2007
This morning, the highest ranking general in the British Army announced that Prince Harry will not be joining his regiment in Iraq after all. This follows a few weeks of ... Read More
Chelsea Flower Show - Just a Few Tickets Left
Monday May 14, 2007
Heading for London next week? You might be able to grab a few of the last tickets for the Chelsea Flower Show if you're quick. The show starts on ... Read More
The real setting for Shakespeare in Love
Monday May 14, 2007
Well, in lust, at any rate. It's no secret that the 18-year-old Shakespeare had his much older, 26-year-old bride "in the family way" when they wed. Visit Anne Hathaway's cottage ... Read More
Fancy an Italian?
Saturday May 12, 2007
...that's a nice plate of pasta, by the way, not Al Pachino. In the first of our guest restaurant reviews, writer Sallyann Robinson visits the Leicester branch of Prezzo, a ... Read More
The Gore Hotel - A Romantic, Boutique Hotel in the Heart of Victorian London
Thursday May 10, 2007
South Kensington, with all its connections to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, is the most Victorian area of London. So it's fitting that one of London's most eccentric Victorian boutique ... Read More
Telephone Booking for Orkney's St Magnus Festival Opens Today
Tuesday May 8, 2007
Telephone ticket sales for this year's St. Magnus Festival, Orkney's annual midsummer celebration of the arts, went on sale today. The festival will be held in various Orkney venues from ... Read More
Royal Shakespeare Theatre Gets a Face-Lift
Sunday May 6, 2007
It's all change in Stratford-upon-Avon as both the Royal Shakespeare Theatre (RST)and the adjoining Swan Theatre are refashioned for the 21st century. The RST closed at the end of April ... Read More
What!? You're Not a Subscriber Yet? Look at What You've Missed Already
Friday May 4, 2007
Have you signed up yet for the UK for Visitors email Newsletter? It's a great way to stay on top of the latest news and recommendations about traveling, touring and ... Read More
It's time to book your tickets for Glyndebourne
Wednesday May 2, 2007
If you've been thinking about attending the UK's elegant summer opera season at the Glyndebourne Festival Opera,, stop thinking about it. It's time to book. Once the box office opens ... Read More
May Festivals and Events Roundup
Tuesday May 1, 2007
Horses and heritage, music, dance, sports and flower shows. It's all happening in May with some of the UK's biggest "set piece" festivals and equestrian events getting underway.
Find out what's ... Read More