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Ferne's United Kingdom Travel Blog June 2008 Archive

By Ferne Arfin, About.com Guide to United Kingdom Travel

£1 Rooms in London for the Fleet Fingered

Monday June 30, 2008
The Hoxton Hotel Online Sale is on again, on Thursday, July 3. There are 1000 specially priced rooms - 500 at £1 and 500 at £29 - available from August ... Read More

Have a Dirty Weekend in the Scottish Borders

Friday June 27, 2008
We're talking mud, of course. Billing itself as the UK's first ever multi-sport adventure festival, Dirty Weekend in the Borders hits the Scottish Borders on Saturday July 5 and Sunday ... Read More

Camping Overnight for Wimbledon Tickets Just Got Easier and Safer

Wednesday June 25, 2008
Planning to queue for Wimbledon's middle Saturday this week? Overnight queuing for last minute Wimbledon tickets has been made easier and safer this year. Instead of two lines snaking along ... Read More

The 41st Annual Snape Maltings Antiques & Fine Art Fair

Tuesday June 24, 2008
People call the Snape Maltings Annual Antiques and Fine Art Fair the London Fair in the Country. Held in a tented pavilion on the grounds of Snape Maltings, in Suffolk, this ... Read More

The Eco-Friendly House of Straw

Saturday June 21, 2008
If the idea of a straw house fills your head with images of the Three Little Pigs, think again. I've just heard about a house of straw that is not ... Read More

Nadal Chases Federer for 2008 Record Wimbledon Prize Money

Tuesday June 17, 2008
Tennis pundits are saying that this year's Wimbledon championships might just be a toss up. So is your money on Roger Federer successfully defending his Wimbledon championship title this year ... Read More

Heads Up for Ladies' Day at Royal Ascot

Monday June 16, 2008
The hats have it at Royal Ascot. The social event of the British racing calendar begins June 17th this year. Royals, socialites and ladies (and gents) who like having a ... Read More

Glastonbury Festival Still Not Sold Out

Sunday June 15, 2008
For the first time ever, the Glastonbury Festival, scheduled for June 27-29 has still not sold out. There have been all kinds of theories about why this is so, ranging ... Read More

New Run of RSC's Hamlet Set for London

Monday June 9, 2008
I've got some good news, some bad news and some good news. The good news is, if you missed your chance at getting tickets for the Royal Shakespeare Company's (RSC) sold ... Read More

Jeanne Moreau Retrospective at Edinburgh Film Festival

Saturday June 7, 2008
Legendary French actress Jeanne Moreau and independent American film maker, the late Shirley Clarke, will be honored with retrospectives at the Edinburgh Film Festival later this month. This year's festival ... Read More

David Tennant, Patrick Stewart open in Hamlet at the RSC in July

Thursday June 5, 2008
Tickets are still available for The Royal Shakespeare Company's newest production of Hamlet, starring David Tennant, the latest incarnation of the BBC's popular Dr. Who, and Patrick Stewart ... Read More

Join the Queen at Ascot for the UK's Most Famous Horse Race

Monday June 2, 2008
Royal Ascot is an event like no other. Everyone dresses to the nines and the Royals arrive every day in royal carriages attended by liveried footmen. It's all happening later ... Read More
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