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What
A look at 12 Great Reasons to GoUK in 2012
When
Events throughout 2012
Wonga
See the links provided for costs
Where
Throughout the UK
The Fanfare - 12 Great Reasons to GoUK in 2012
As London prepares to pull out all of the stops as hosts of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, here are 12 Great Reasons to GoUK in 2012.
What
Royal Crown Derby Diamond Jubilee Exhibition
When
31 March to 30 June 2012
Wonga
Tickets £5, concessions £4.75 (the ticket price is refunded on all factory shop Royal Crown Derby purchases)
Where
Royal Crown Derby, 194 Osmaston Road, Derby DE23 8JZ
The Fanfare - Royal Crown Derby Diamond Jubilee Exhibition
The porcelain company Royal Crown Derby, known for its high-quality bone china, will be marking the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee with a special exhibition this year, as well as producing special commemorative items to mark the occasion.
What
Discover Lincolnshire… for free!
When
Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th March 2012
Wonga
Free!
Where
Lincolnshire
The Fanfare
Lincolnshire will be celebrating the first ever English Tourism Week (ETW) by throwing open the doors to many of its top tourist attractions for free!
What
PURE Spring Art Fair
Celebrating Print
When
Friday 7th April – Thursday 12th April
Wonga
Admission free
Where
The PowderMills Hotel, Powdermill Lane, Battle, East Sussex TN33 0SP
The Fanfare - PURE Spring Art Fair – Celebrating Print
The annual PURE Spring Art Fair – Celebrating Print exhibition takes place at the PowderMills Hotel, Battle and will showcase limited edition prints and unique artworks.
What
55th London International Antiquarian Book Fair will
When
24–26 May 2012.
Where
National Hall, Olympia, Hammersmith Road, Kensington, London W14 8UX
The Fanfare
The 55th London International Antiquarian Book Fair will take place in May 2012, attracting booksellers from around the world.
What
Easter in Shakespeare Country 2012
When
Easter 2012 | Good Friday 6 April 2012 | Easter Monday 9 April 2012
Where
Shakespeare Country, Warwickshire
The Fanfare
Experience a whole host of fun activities for all the family and have an Eggcellent Easter in Shakespeare Country in 2012.
What
Gold: Power and Allure Exhibition - 4500 years of gold treasures from accross Britain
When
From Friday June 1 to Saturday July 28 2012 (closed Sundays and Bank holidays) open from 10.00am to 5.00pm
Where
At Goldsmiths’ Hall, Foster Lane, London, EC2V 6BN
The Fanfare
Gold: Power and Allure, the Goldsmiths’ Company’s summer exhibition, is the most comprehensive and ambitious ever staged at Goldsmiths’ Hall.
What
Hollywood Costume Exhibition at the V&A
When
Hollywood Costume runs from 20 October 2012 to 27 January 2013
Admission £14 adults, £11 seniors, £9 students, £23 family ticket
Where
Victoria and Albert Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 2RL Tel: +44 20 7942 2000
The Fanfare
The V&A’s major autumn exhibition is Hollywood Costume, bringing together more than 100 iconic costumes designed for famous and unforgettable characters from Hollywood movies of the last 100 years.
What
COLLECT the international art fair for contemporary objects
When
From 11 to 14 May 2012
Where
Saatchi Gallery, Duke of York’s HQ, King’s Road, London SW3 4SQ
The Fanfare
The Saatchi Gallery in London’s Chelsea will host COLLECT the international art fair for contemporary objects from 11 to 14 May 2012.
What
Falstaff Experience in Stratford upon Avon – Valentine events
When
February 2012
Where
Stratford upon Avon
The Fanfare
The Falstaff Experience in Stratford upon Avon, one England’s most romantic towns has several ways for you to create a special memory that will leave you with enough change for a romantic meal this Valentine’s Day.
What
Speyside Whisky Festival
When
3–7 May 2012
Where
At various venues, Speyside, Scotland
The Fanfare
Scotland’s national drink will be celebrated this May at the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival (…)
What
Off the Peg Fashion from the ’40s and ’50s exhibition
When
1 April to 31 October 2012
Where
National Museum of Costume. Shambellie House New Abbey, Dumfries DG2 8HQ Scotland
The Fanfare
Scotland’s National Museum of Costume’s exhibition for 2012 will be Off the Peg Fashion from the ’40s and ’50s (…)
What
Heritage Lottery Fund Brings Seaton Delaval Hall to life with Delaval Lives project
When
Opening the first weekend of February 2012
Where
The Avenue, Seaton Sluice, Northumberland, NE26 4QR
The Fanfare
The National Trust has been awarded a grant of £24,400 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for a project which aims to bring the heritage of Seaton Delaval Hall in Northumberland to life (…)
What
Dunmow Flitch Trials
When
Saturday 14 July 2012
Where
Great Dunmow, Essex
The Fanfare
Couples from anywhere in the world who can prove that they are happily married may apply to be awarded half a pig in a ‘court’ held at the Dunmow Flitch Trials every four years (…)
What
Catherine the Great, An Enlightened Empress exhibition
When
13 July to 21 October 2012
Where
National Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street, Edinburgh
The Fanfare
The National Museum of Scotland is to mark the 250th anniversary of Catherine the Great’s ascension to the Russian throne with an exhibition opening in July: Catherine the Great, An Enlightened Empress (…)
What
Battersea Festival
When
Sunday 3 June 2012
Where
Battersea Park, London
The Fanfare
The free Battersea Festival offering music, dancing, design and dressing up through all the sixty years of the Queen’s reign will take place in the riverside Battersea Park on the day of the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant.
What
Leading Modern British Silversmiths
When
28 May to 29 September 2012
Where
The London Silver Vaults, Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1QS
The Fanfare
The London Silver Vaults, in London’s legal district, has the world’s largest retail collection of fine antique silver, and this year will feature outstanding examples from recent decades in the Post-War Winners: Leading Modern British Silversmiths exhibition which runs from 28 May to 29 September.
What
Sweeps Festival
When
5 to 7 May 2012
Where
Sweeps Festival, High Street, Rochester, Kent ME1 1LX
The Fanfare
Every year thousands of people visit the Kent town of Rochester for the annual Sweeps Festival in May.
Search & Rescue is the new exhibition at the National Maritime Museum Cornwall in south-west England.
The National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, London is celebrating both the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and its own 75th anniversary with a major Royal River Thames Exhibition.
The annual Jersey Battle of Flowers on the Channel Island of Jersey is the biggest floral event of its kind in Europe, and sometimes described as Europe’s own Rio Carnival.
Five important Monet paintings of water lilies will be brought together for a major exhibition at Tate Liverpool this June. Two of the pictures have never before been shown in Britain.
The contemporary silver exhibition provides a visual link between past and future silver treasures at Ickworth House in Suffolk.
Britain’s biggest celebration of trains and railways (Railfest 2012) takes place this June in York.
A unique artistic collaboration (Other Worlds – Story Museum in Oxford) will turn a dilapidated building in Oxford into a giant compendium of strange, amusing and haunting stories in May this year.
The city of Bath is celebrating its place in the fashion world with a year’s emphasis on fashion and a week of special events for Bath in Fashion.
A new exhibition exploring the global downturn and its effect on cities and their inhabitants opens at PM Gallery & House in January 2012.
A major new Brains: the Mind as Matter exhibition at London’s Wellcome Collection will look at one of the most complex entities in the universe – the human brain.
Tracey Emin is to have her first major solo exhibition (She Lay Down Deep Beneath the Sea) at Turner Contemporary, the new gallery in Margate, the town where the British artist grew up.
The largest ever exhibition of Leonardo da Vinci’s studies of the human body is to go on display in May at the Queen’s Gallery, next to Buckingham Palace.
The art gallery that occupies the Georgian mansion of Compton Verney is to hold two new exhibitions when it opens for its 2012 season at the end of March.
A flower festival is held every six years in one of Europe’s finest Gothic buildings, Lincoln Cathedral.
Pokémon trainers will battle each other at the VGNC for an invite to the Pokémon World Championships in Hawaii.
A Diamond Jubilee Pageant at Windsor Castle will take place over three evenings in May 2012.
New events, enticing exhibitions and an enduring appeal of architecture, history and spa culture ensure that the beautiful UNESCO World Heritage City of Bath continues to be a tempting place to visit in the new year. Here are 12 reasons why Bath should be on anyone’s list of must-see places in 2012…
The Newcastle ScienceFest is to hold a six-day fun-filled festival of science in March 2012.
The new £4-million Jerwood Gallery gallery will open in the seaside town of Hastings in March 2012.
As London prepares to pull out all of the stops as hosts of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, we’re set for a blockbuster year of UK events in 2012.
An exhibition at London’s Geffrye Museum – At Home with the World – will look at the cosmopolitan nature of London homes over the past 400 years.
The world’s longest-running specialist print fair – London Original Print Fair – will be held in London in April 2012.
A look at the top 12 things to do in Essex. We’d love to hear your comments and ideas.
With a wealth of heritage, theatre, arts, festivals and glorious gardens plus it being the year of the London Olympics and the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, there is so much happening in Shakespeare Country in 2012.
The Wallace Collection in London’s West End is planning an exhibition ” Noble Art of the Sword” that will tell the story of the skilled artistry of swords in the Renaissance period.
A new Mind The Map exhibition featuring the inspiration, history and creativity of London transport maps opens in May at the London Transport Museum.
Kensington Palace in London will re-open to visitors after a £12-million transformation with a new permanent exhibition that explores the life and reign of Queen Victoria through her own words.
Christmas is a time to eat, drink and be merry, but to ensure you are in shape for the New Year, why not take advantage of your local National Trust property and enjoy long leisurely walks this winter?
The National Football Museum, due to open in Manchester in 2012, plans to show visitors the ‘greatest collection of football memorabilia ever assembled’.
The very first festival of golf will take place in Scotland in March 2012.
British artist Damien Hirst is to be given his first major solo exhibition in the UK. More than 70 of his works will be on show from April at Tate Modern in London.
The Design Museum in London is marking Terence Conran’s 80th birthday with a major exhibition until 4 March 2012 that explores his unique impact on contemporary life in Britain.
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