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I've got exciting news for everyone - today, Visit Britain and British Airways have partnered to giveaway 100 Flights to Britain! To commemorate one of Britain’s biggest years, national tourism board, VisitBritain has teamed up with British Airways to give away 100 round-trip World Traveller … [Read more...]
Some great London landmarks which sports fans will love to visit London is set to be the sporting capital of the world in 2012 as the Olympic flame is lit once more in an English stadium. Of course, not everyone will be lucky enough to get tickets to see the Games but there are lots of great … [Read more...]
Our friends at Visit Britain are running a Facebook contest giving away plane tickets to Britain as well as a Samsung Galaxy Tab tablet. This trip is for airfare only. Here are the prize details: The prize will consist of: Return economy flights for the winner plus one guest, subject to … [Read more...]
The 15th-century Swan at Lavenham in Suffolk has just completed a two-year facelift programme. The hotel has refurbished its public areas and its 45 bedrooms and suites, and has opened a new contemporary-style Brasserie. The Swan has kept the Airmen’s Bar, with its Second World War … [Read more...]
One of the largest fortresses in Europe will host one of the longest festive lantern parades in Wales this Christmas season. The ‘River of Light’ parade will take place in Caerphilly in South Wales on 22 December and will feature hundreds of lanterns created by local schools and community … [Read more...]
On Thursday September 29, VisitBritain and British Airways are inviting LA residents to step into one of Britain’s most famous streets without even leaving Hollywood Boulevard. The giant 3D illusion of the iconic Abbey Road pedestrian crossing made famous by The Beatles will be at the Hollywood … [Read more...]
1). Covent Garden in the centre of London’s West End is a bustling Italian-style piazza packed with restaurants, bars and fashionable boutiques where a variety of street entertainers can be seen performing for the gathered crowds. Up until the early 1970s Covent Garden was one of London’s … [Read more...]
Visit Britain is sponsoring a new contest to win a free trip to Britain as part of their "Great Britain You're Invited" campaign. It's a Facebook contest which will displease many people. The prize is: Holiday for the winner plus one guest to Britain, including return business class … [Read more...]
The city of Durham is to hold a spectacular free festival of light and art in November. The Lumiere festival uses artworks made from light to transform the city’s landmarks, streets, river and bridges. This year’s festival will include new works by internationally renowned artists as well as … [Read more...]
Gordon Ramsay scholarship winner Aled Williams is the chef at a new restaurant opening this summer in Beaumaris, Anglesey, North Wales. Owners Brian and Ffiona Thomas are farmers in Llannerch-y-medd, Anglesey and have always wanted to ‘bring the farm to town’. They recently opened a butchery, … [Read more...]
Compton Verney, the art gallery in a renovated 18th-century mansion in Warwickshire, is to hold two new exhibitions – one of paintings and drawings by a favourite illustrator, the other a celebration of fireworks. Quentin Blake – As large as Life brings together more than 60 works by one of … [Read more...]
A Dickens Christmas market will take place in the grounds of Rochester Castle over four weekends this winter. Charles Dickens, the author of A Christmas Carol, Oliver Twist and many other much-loved novels, spent his childhood and his later years in the Chatham and Rochester area in south-east … [Read more...]
Our friends at Visit Britain have put together a great list of things to see and do in Wales. Check it out! 1). Castles and Historic Houses - How do you like your history? With over 600 castles and historic houses inWales, we’re certain Wales has something that’ll appeal to every interest. … [Read more...]
A traditional country pub and hotel has reopened after suffering a serious fire last summer. The Beckford Arms, a Georgian coaching inn on the edge of the Fonthill Estate in Wiltshire, has undergone a complete and sympathetic refurbishment. The eight en-suite bedrooms have been redesigned to be … [Read more...]
The Egremont Crab Fair – one of the oldest fairs in the world – takes place on the third Saturday in September on the Cumbrian coast in north-west England. The fair was first held in 1267, to celebrate the generosity of the Lord of Egremont, who gave crab-apples to the poor. These are small … [Read more...]
Some of the finest British fashion and lifestyle brands will be taking part in The Art of Being British: St James’s At Your Service, on Saturday 10 September. Jermyn Street, in the centre of St James’s in London SW1, will be free of traffic for the afternoon. It is famous as an area catering … [Read more...]
The Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology in Oxford is to hold an exhibition of paintings, drawings and prints of Claude Lorrain. Claude Lorrain: The Enchanted Landscape will bring together 140 works from international collections, created at different points in the artist’s career. Lorrain … [Read more...]
The India Gate at Brighton’s Royal Pavilion will celebrate its 90th anniversary this October. The gate was a gift from the people of India to thank the Royal Pavilion and the city for nursing Indian soldiers injured during the First World War. Many buildings in the south coast town, including … [Read more...]
A brand new theatre opens in the cathedral city of Canterbury this October. The Marlowe Theatre is designed by Keith Williams Architects and will have seating for an audience of 1,200 on three levels, and an orchestra pit that can accommodate up to 80 musicians. A second smaller performance space, … [Read more...]
An exhibition opens in Liverpool in September exploring the connections between the Beatles and Elvis Presley. Elvis and Us is jointly curated by The Beatles Story in Liverpool and Elvis Presley Enterprises Inc, the parent company of Graceland in Memphis. The exhibition will be a multimedia, … [Read more...]
A major exhibition of the work of one of the key figures of British Modernism opens this September at the Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art in North London. The Poster King: Edward McKnight Kauffer will exhibit 50 works of the pioneering graphic designer and illustrator. Kauffer … [Read more...]
The Goldsmiths’ Fair selling exhibition takes place this year 26 September to 9 October in the lavishly decorated Goldsmiths’ Hall near St Paul’s Cathedral in London. There will be 90 exhibitors for each of the two weeks, 107 jewellers and 61 silversmiths (11 exhibitors take part in both … [Read more...]
The Royal Academy of Arts in London is to hold a landmark exhibition featuring the work of Edgar Degas. Degas and the Ballet: Picturing Movement will focus on the artist’s preoccupation with movement. It will include around 85 paintings, sculptures, pastels, drawings, prints and photographs by … [Read more...]
A major transformation of the famous Blackpool Tower will be finished in time for the seaside town’s illuminations season this autumn. On 1 September, the observation platform at the top of the tower will re-open as the Blackpool Tower Eye, which will include an extended viewing area with a … [Read more...]
For the iPhone users out there, Visit Britain has released an awesome new iPhone app. Called the Top 50 UK Attractions app, the app takes their Facebook page that gathers Facebook Check-in data for all the top UK tourist attractions and presents it in an easy to use package on your iPhone (or iPod … [Read more...]
British rockstars have always had an incomparable edge, and it’s no surprise that the UK has produced some of the greatest bands in history. Visitors seeking their own inner rockstar - but without the big star budget - can still do so. Look for cheap hotels in the top UK cities, and seek out those … [Read more...]
Every year, the seaside town of Hastings holds a week-long festival to commemorate the last time England was successfully invaded. On 14 October 1066 Duke William II of Normandy’s army fought and beat King Harold’s English army near Hastings on the south coast of England. Harold died in the … [Read more...]
There’s nothing like holidays to the British seaside. Fish and chips, games arcades, buckets and spades and sticks of rock candy have formed a popular image in the minds of travellers everywhere. But where exactly does one find the quintessential British seaside? Take your pick from the three … [Read more...]
A new 5-star ‘boutique’ hotel opens in Liverpool later this year, in three restored 1920s buildings in the centre of the city. The Layla hotel will have 84 bedrooms including Junior Suites and a Grand Presidential Suite. All the rooms lead off from a central 1920s steel-caged lift, which is … [Read more...]
We posted a series of videos last week from British celebrities inviting us to travel to Britain and see their favorite attraction. Today we have the commercial that Visit Britain will be airing on TV channels in the USA to encourage folks to travel to Britain. As we say in the title - if you … [Read more...]
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