A lot of coverage here in the UK has been about how the UK and France are the best prepared countries in the world in relation to a swine flu ... Read More

Fans of Gaelic traditions and folklore may have heard of dancing in the floor, a housewarming party that involved a happy sort of stomping down the dirt floor of a ... Read More

If you're feeling hungry around Yorkshire this May Bank Holiday weekend, you could do worse than a mooch around Kirkgate Market in Leeds, shopping and snacking as you go. Yorkshire ... Read More

Recently, I've received a number of comments from aggrieved readers and forum contributors, wondering why we have not better publicized the Scottish tourism campaign, Homecoming Scotland 2009 and reporting that ... Read More

Golfing widows (and perhaps trophy wives) could bring home a different kind of trophy from May Bank Holiday Weekend at deluxe Scottish golf resort and spa, Gleneagles. The hotel is ... Read More

Titanic enthusiasts, historians and people with a close connection to the modern world's most famous shipping disaster will have a chance to mark its 100th anniversary with a Titanic commemorative ... Read More

The next Open Championship - the world's oldest professional golf championship - is set for July 16 to 19 at Turnberry Golf Course in Ayrshire. Adult daily tickets now on sale ... Read More

One of the amazing treasures of the British Galleries of the Victoria and Albert Museum is The Great Bed of Ware. This gigantic four-poster, mentioned in Shakespeare, was housed at ... Read More

Well, all right, you don't have to quote Shakespeare. A simple Happy St George's Day will do. April 23 is officially England's national day and, after a long time in ... Read More

Golfers, whether or not they can claim Scottish ancestry, are being welcomed to the home of golf during Homecoming Scotland 2009. In St. Andrews, the birthplace of golf, even the ... Read More

Good news for golfers heading for Scotland. The price of value-for-money, Freedom of the Fairways passes, offered by golf clubs in the Scottish Borders, has remained at 2008 levels. Available for ... Read More

Join the world's biggest pirate gathering, in the pretty Devon harbor town of Brixham, this coming May Bank Holiday weekend, May 1 to 4. As part of the town's inaugural Pirate ... Read More

It's no surprise that Scotland is golf mad. It is, afterall, where the game was invented. So naturally About.com's golf guide, Blair Howard has featured a generous helping of ... Read More

On April 1, I took USAirways flight 731 from London to Philadelphia enroute to a family visit further along in Florida. The London to Philly leg of this journey is ... Read More

Well, almost free at any rate - the most reputable house swapping organizations have an annual membership fee. But it's a small price to pay when you realize that you ... Read More

Cadbury's and the National Trust have joined forces to host Easter Egg hunts and events at National Trust properties all over the country. The chocolate manufacturer has donated thousands of ... Read More

Quaint is good, charm is nice, historic can be fabulous. But when it comes to hotel rooms and guest houses, you pay for all those things. Everyone is tightening their belts ... Read More

It was like a Hollywood finish today, like something out of "National Velvet" when Mon Mome, ridden by Liam Treadwell won the Grand National at Aintree today, against odds of ... Read More

A newly discovered portrait of Shakespeare, believed to be the only existing authentic image of him painted during his lifetime, will be unveiled to the public at Shakespeare's Birthplace on ... Read More

Three hundred years ago, in 1709, Abraham Darby successfully smelted iron with coke at Coalbrookdale in Shropshire. His innovation enabled mass production of iron and was one of the key ... Read More

From today, British residents heading for the Channel Islands - Jersey, Guersey, Alderney, Herm and Sark - need to carry adequate travelers' health insurance. A reciprocal agreement between the UK ... Read More

Looking to distract the kids from chocolate and boredom during the Easter break? You could introduce them to some enormous - and really disgusting - creepy crawlies that have just ... Read More