Recently, an English comedian wondered out loud about how Scotland became "New Year's Eve Central". Edinburgh, she said, was the New Year's Eve "Mother Ship". Maybe that's because they started ... Read More

It may be cold, wet and dark but there is plenty happening around the UK throughout the month of January. Take part in some of the world's biggest - and ... Read More

Cardiff is planning a big, city center family friendly New Year's Eve celebration. From about 6 p.m. onward, when the gates around Cardiff Castle open, a host of activities ... Read More

10 Lords a Leaping get a 3% increase while the cost of 9 Ladies Dancing remains unchanged. And the calling birds stay the same as well. This year's "CPI" is the ... Read More

It's that time of year, when the UK's major department stores - and lots of other shops as well - clear everything out with mega sales. Not very long ago, ... Read More

I once went Beagling on Boxing Day, on an estate in Northern Ireland. The local hunt's pack of hounds was set loose to chase a dragged scent - or trail. ... Read More

...is the superb seafood you'll find along the way. The Captain's Galley, in Scrabster (north Scotland's port of departure for year round ferries to Orkney) has just been named The ... Read More

The old trooper is playing Baron Hardup in the Bristol Hippodrome's current Panto, Cinderella Now, if you don't know what a Panto is, some of the above won't make much sense. ... Read More

Every now and then I'm reminded of just how far north we really are here in the UK - never more so than at the time of the ... Read More

How...cold...is it? According to the UK Met Office (That's "Met" as in Meteorological), this winter is off to a very cold start - the coldest, in fact, for 30 years. ... Read More

Those Victorians are busy this Christmas. The servants are up to backstairs mischief at Muncaster Castle in the Lake District. Victorian servants often earned a little extra by giving visitors guided ... Read More

Between December 20 and January 4 - every day except Christmas Day itself - visitors to Beaulieu are invited to join in traditional Victorian holiday celebrations. The festivities at ... Read More

Have you thought of having Christmas dinner in a pub? If you are visiting the UK over Christmas, or just want to let someone else do all the cooking for ... Read More

Popular London listings magazine, Time Out has dubbed Haché, a London burger restaurant with branches in Chelsea and Camden, "the best burger in London". After trying the place with ... Read More

If you're an adventure travel junkie, About.com's latest travel blog carnival, put together by our Adventure Travel guide Lois Friedland, is right up your alley. It's full of breathtaking, heart-pumping ... Read More

If you are thinking about applying for Wimbledon tickets, applications for the ballot and draw are due at the All England LawnTennis Club postmarked by no later than the 15th ... Read More

If you are prepared to pay from £85 to £195 per person for a Christmas Day meal that - two days earlier - could have been had for about £40 ... Read More

Kayak.com has news of a super Lufthansa sale on flights to Europe for selected dates in December and January. You could fly New York to London for less than $200 ... Read More

If you are a fan of frosty afternoons, fire festivals, concerts and theatre, there's no shortage of things to do in the UK during the winter. But driving around in ... Read More

When you have a lot of shopping to accomplish in a short time there's nothing quite like a big department store for making everyone happy and finding loads of things ... Read More

The National Museums Liverpool are celebrating the Christmas season with all kinds of free events for the whole family. The Lady Lever Art Gallery, home of British fine and decorative arts ... Read More

If you are heading for the UK for the holidays and plan on bringing gifts for friends and family, the good news is that, as of today, Britain's Duty ... Read More