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Edinburgh Festival Tickets Already On Sale February 5, 2012 
The Edinburgh Fringe Festival program isn't out until May but tickets for a handful of shows have already gone on sale. Could it be the festival organizers are worried about competition from the London 2012 Olympics and are making a pitch for our attention early?...Read Full Post
Best Free British Museums - Glasgow's Collection of Treasure Houses February 5, 2012 
Glasgow's collection of museums are among the gems of the free museums in the United Kingdom. In my continuing series on the Best Free British Museums, this week I profile ...Read Full Post
Queen's Diamond Jubilee Plans - What a Party January 28, 2012 
Gloriana, a hand-built, 88-foot long, gilded wooden rowing boat, with Britain's six-time Olympic Medal winning rower Sir Steve Redgrave among the crew, will lead a 1,000 boat flotilla on the ...Read Full Post
Crazy UK Sports Counter Olympic Madness January 28, 2012 
The London 2012 Olympics are a mere six months away and Olympic fever has already reached a fever pitch with something in the news about the big event just about every day. If it's all getting a bit much for you - or if you just want to watch some of the odd sports events you only look at once every four years (Olympic Walking anyone?), there are plenty of eccentric British sporting events coming up in the next few months. Bog Snorkelling, and Pancake Racing to name a few. We like sports where you can have a laugh while you are cheering on your favorite. Have a look at these...Read Full Post
Murder and Black Magic in Pendle - On the Trail of England's Most Famous Witches January 27, 2012 
The Pendle Witch Trials were the most notorious witch hunts in English history. Exactly 400 years ago, in 1612, two families, and some of their friends and neighbors from the Lancashire village of Pendle were arrested, tried and hanged for witchcraft crimes most of them freely confessed to. Find out who they were, how they were tried and who accused them. Learn about the Pendle Witches on a visit to Lancashire's most brooding and evocative countryside....Read Full Post
Where's Charlie? January 26, 2012 
As the 200th anniversary of Charles Dickens' birth on February 7 approaches, it's remarkable how few physical landmarks of Britain's favorite author are open to the public - or still standing for that matter. Saddest of all, the Charles Dickens Museum in London, which holds the most important Dickens collection in the world and which occupies the author's last remaining London residence still standing, will be closed for most of the Dickens Bicentenary Year. In its wisdom, the charitable trust that owns and runs the museum, has taken £500,000 of Lottery Heritage Fund Money to top up its £3.1 million renovation fund and will close the museum from April 9 to November 4 for refurbishment. So, while London is bursting with Olympics 2012 and Diamond Jubilee visitors, this important museum will be closed....Read Full Post
Have a Forest Break in a Luxury Treehouse January 22, 2012 
If you're tired of the same old same old look and feel of a lot of hotel rooms these days, why not go for something completely different. How about a treehouse? They're popping up all over the place and they range from family accommodations to romantic luxury suites for two, from vacation rentals and self-catering to woodland hideaways on the grounds of Scottish castles. Even Chewton Glen, the 5-star luxury country house hotel in Hampshire is planning to open a half-dozen treehouses in August of 2012. But you don't have to wait until then. There are plenty of treehouses around already. Check these out....Read Full Post
"Leapin' Lizards - It's a Leap Year, Valentine!" January 18, 2012 
No pressure, but in case you haven't noticed, Valentine's Day falls on a Leap Year this year. So even partners who are usually blasé about the day might find themselves more amorous than usual come February 14....Read Full Post
Chinese New Year and It's Time to Roar January 17, 2012 
It's not long now until Chinese New Year. The official date is January 23 but most celebrations this year will take place between January 21 and 29, with some starting as early as January 5. Chinese communities all over the UK will be inviting their neighbors to join feasts, parades, performances, markets and more.
If you can't get to the UK - or China - there are still plenty of places around the world to join the party Read Full PostChinese New Year and It's Time to Roar originally appeared on About.com United Kingdom Travel on Tuesday, January 17th, 2012 at 17:00:27.Permalink | Comment | Email this
Find The Drama of The Real Downton Abbey at Highclere Castle January 9, 2012 
If you are enthralled by the British television series Downton Abbey, you'll love visiting the real thing. Highclere Castle, near Newbury, about 65 miles from London, is the setting for the popular period drama. And all of the house and grounds, inside and out, are used. Best of all, Highclere is open to the public throughout the summer and on selected days in the Spring. But popular as it is, Downton Abbey adds just the latest gloss to a house whose inhabitants have been part of history for hundreds of years. Home of the Carnarvon family, its aristocratic inhabitants have include George, Earl of Carnarvon, patron and friend of Howard Carter, discoverer of Tutankhamun's tomb. Some of the 5th Earl's collection of Egyptian antiquities in on display. His wife, Lady Almina, chatelaine of Highclere at the turn of the 20th century, was a colorful character herself and could very well have inspired several of the storylines in the current series....Read Full Post
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