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Whether you find Shakespeare’s work baffling or inspiring, deadly dull or the ultimate in thrilling, his home town of Stratford upon Avon makes an excellent day trip. It’s such a pretty little town, stuffed with historic buildings marking more than 800 years of history, perched on the beautiful River Avon at the northern end of […]
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“Ah dear Brighton piers, queers and racketeers”. So said Noel Coward. Lynne Truss went further, saying “With casual sex, bodies in trunks and two piers, it’s no wonder Brighton is home to the likes of Fat Boy Slim, Julie Burchill and Steve Coogan.” In Keith Waterhouse’s opinion “Brighton looks as though it is a town helping the police […]
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The UK is such an interesting little place. Our unusually varied geology means we have a multitude of different landscapes crammed into a country just 875 miles long from Lands End to John O’Groats. Our capital is a world-class tourist destination, with so many attractions it’d take weeks to absorb, and our enormous coastline – […]
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Once set like a dark jewel in a grim and gritty coal mining district, modern Durham is a stunning city full of vibrant life. Durham’s history goes back to Roman times. The Romans didn’t manage to get this far north until three decades after they first arrived in England during AD43. The hated, feared and […]
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So why would you want to visit Rutland? As it turns out there are planet of reasons to explore this miniature jewel of a county set in rural mid-England. Say hello to Rutland Tiny Rutland sits in the East Midlands, bordering Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire. The biggest town – also the county town – is […]
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Head for Ipswich for bustling clubs and bust pubs. Other than that Suffolk is a wonderfully peaceful place with its patchworked agricultural landscapes, quaint towns, sleepy villages and soothing rural ambience. So what’s in store for visitors booking day tours in Suffolk to discover this lovely place? Some hot Suffolk day tour favourites Make your […]
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You dive into the tube, down grubby escalators and stairs into stale air and thick crowds. You cram yourself into a hot train, sardined far too close to other people. The sharp elbows and the smelly armpits, the drunks bellowing, the noise and the heat and the getting lost, this is no way to experience […]
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Snowdonia National Park is the natural jewel in North Wales’ crown, with some of the nation’s most towering peaks created by the same kind of dramatic geology that makes it look similar to the Lake District. The hiking is heavenly here but if you’re not feeling quite that active there’s still loads to do and […]
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Board any commuter train in the late 1990s and at least three passengers per carriage were reading a Harry Potter book. It was – and is – absolutely massive. Luckily for us the movies were filmed in the UK and there are a load of places to visit where it happened. In this article we […]
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Scotland is a wonderland of brilliant places to go and things to do. The landscapes are literally awe-inspiring, the people are honest and warm, and every big city has its own unique flavour. This time we’re exploring the city of Glasgow, Scotland’s biggest, home to a million people with another 800,000 living around the edges. […]
