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Spitbank Fort becomes a 5-star luxury amazing retreat.
When
Opens March 2012
Where
2km (1 mile) from Portsmouth Harbour on the south coast of England
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The man-made island of Spitbank Fort, 2km (1 mile) from Portsmouth Harbour on the south coast of England, opens in March as a 5-star luxury amazing retreat.
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Derby Real Ale Trail – Brewery Tours
When
Throughout 2012
Where
Derby
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What do Lonely Planet and the Good Beer Guide have to say about the Derby Real Ale Trail?
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Mainoaks Cottages – refurbished 15th century farmstead with six holiday cottages in the Wye Valley
When
Throughout 2012
Where
Near Symonds Yat, between Monmouth and Ross-on-Wye in the Wye Valley
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Fully refurbished in time for the 2012 season, Mainoaks 15th century farmstead in the glorious Wye Valley is now offering its visitors the chance to stay in the choice of six four-star self-catering cottages.
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New season at Burghley House
When
March-October 2012
Where
Burghley House, Stamford, Lincolnshire
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One of England’s greatest Elizabethan houses – Burghley House, Stamford, Lincolnshire – will be offering visitors a unique take on Britain’s Olympic year including perhaps the most scenic place to watch the London 2012 Games – and the picturesque venue for a blockbuster summer feast of movie outdoor screenings.
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Falstaff Experience in Stratford upon Avon – Valentine events
When
February 2012
Where
Stratford upon Avon
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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.
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Romance in Shakespeare Country
When
February 2012
Where
Shakespeare Country / Stratford-upon-Avon / Warwickshire
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Celebrate Valentine’s Day in Shakespeare Country and combine with a short break during half term (11 – 19 February).
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Speyside Whisky Festival
When
3–7 May 2012
Where
At various venues, Speyside, Scotland
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Scotland’s national drink will be celebrated this May at the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival (…)
What
Dunmow Flitch Trials
When
Saturday 14 July 2012
Where
Great Dunmow, Essex
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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 (…)
Menzies Welcombe Hotel Spa & Golf Club has now completed the second phase of its £2.2 million major refurbishment programme.
Polo teams from New York, Buenos Aires, Moscow, Abu Dhabi and Sydney will be in London in June to compete in a three-day event: Polo in the Park at Hurlingham Park, London.
Bon Vivant, a concierge and lifestyle management service based in London, looks at Food and Travel Trends for 2012.
London is to host a Fabergé Easter egg hunt which the organisers hope will become a Guinness World Record for the biggest ever, and raise £2 million for charity.
Trentham Estate is set to be transformed into a seasonal shopping destination.
On 16th November, Codorníu is hosting a Barcelona Supper Club at L’atelier des Chefs – an interactive supper club evening.
A flavour of the birthplace of the modern Olympic Games can now be tasted across the globe with Wenlock Hampers.
Foodie fans are in for a sizzling treat this month with a chance to celebrate Lincolnshire’s most famous export.
The Autumn isn’t one we always a favourite, but there’s lots of fun times ahead with Halloween and Bonfire Night
September sees the return of the highly popular Royal Leamington Spa Food & Drink Festival which takes place on Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th in the Royal Pump Room Gardens.
Bath Tourism Plus (BTP) is organising Bath’s first ‘TwiTrip’ (Twitter Trip) on 25 August 2011.
The Austrian-American chef and restaurateur Wolfgang Puck will make his restaurant debut in Europe in September when he opens CUT at 45 Park Lane, London.
English Heritage has chosen its top five English Heritage summer picnic spots. But what is your favourite picnic spot in the UK? Let us know using the comment form at the end of this article.
Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay is to open a new restaurant in the City of London in September.
The Halkin Hotel in London is celebrating its 20th birthday with special anniversary events this September.
Twenty British artisan cheesemakers will be taking part in a Fine Cheese Festival in Bath on Saturday 29 October.
The London Mayor’s Thames Festival is the largest free festival in London, and it brings together people from all communities to celebrate the city and the river, with events taking place all along the Thames, the riverside walkways, roads, bridges, docks and public open spaces from Westminster Bridge to Tower Bridge.
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 2011 in Jermyn Street, London.
Michelin star chef Nigel Mendham is moving to London to be Executive Head Chef at the 5-star boutique Dukes Hotel in St James’s.
John Lewis has unveiled the first image of what will be the largest London 2012 shop to date, when it opens on 13 September at its Stratford City department store.
Tuck into a tasty day out at this year’s Stratford Upon Avon Food Festival. The biggest and best ever festival line-up offers a great day for all the family.
Plans to stage a week-long food, drink and lifestyle festival at Trentham Estate, in Staffordshire, have been unveiled. Set to run from August 20th to 28th, “A Taste of Trentham” will differ considerably from other annual food festivals.
Cameron House on Loch Lomond has partnered with nearby Glengoyne Distillery to offer a new Whisky Afternoon Tea.
Created by new Head Chef Ryan Neill, the afternoon tea is designed to appeal to a new audience with a selection of savoury, carnivorous Scottish favourites served with Glengoyne whisky and a mug of tea on a [...]
Events at Waddesdon Manor near Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire between July and December 2011.
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.
Twenty five food producers are set to open their doors to visitors between Saturday 13 August to Sunday 21 August 2011 in the first ever “Herefordshire Food Week”.
This year it will be an Italian Christmas at Waddesdon Manor in Buckinghamshire
This October sees the third London Restaurant Festival, a city-wide celebration of eating out in the capital, from Michelin-starred restaurants to neighbourhood bistros.
From Mediterranean cuisine to family fun days, here are some of the options for days out in the South East this month….
In a recent review of Keswick, we included a line about Kendal in Cumbria which seemed to offend (and amuse) people in equal measure on both Twitter and Facebook.
The International Craft Cider Festival 2011 is the first of its kind, and is set to become a highlight of any real cider-lovers calendar.
A medley of Cumbria’s top Michelin-starred chefs are joining together in support of this year’s Taste Cumbria Food Festival.
Seafood sophisticates and wine connoisseurs take note of the date for the Hastings Seafood & Wine Festival – 17-18 September 2011.
Bistro du Vin Soho opens its doors on 30th June at 36 Dean Street, in the heart of vibrant Soho, the second Bistro du Vin in the capital.
Bistro Du Vin Soho draws on the rich lyrical history and architecture of Dean Street, yet remains a thoroughly fresh modern British Bistro in the heart of [...]
“The man who can dominate a London dinner table can dominate the world”
So said Oscar Wilde, who he didn’t have access to an iPhone to spread that message.
Given today’s 24 hour society and any major city’s vast array of restaurants and shops where we want to eat around the clock, buy something [...]
Coffee and culture have shared an inseparable bond that has lasted for centuries. Now, following runs in New York, Milan, Trieste, Istanbul and Berlin, Galleria illy will open in London on 12 September 2011.
Last year, the Berlin Galleria featured a unique installation created by the German artist Tobias Rehberger in his trademark optical-pop style.
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It is time for tea at the historic Banqueting House in London’s Whitehall is to host a ‘pop up’ restaurant this summer.
Two traditional afternoon teas will be served Monday to Saturdays from 18 July to 28 August under a magnificent ceiling decorated by the 17th-century Flemish artist Sir Peter Paul Rubens. The menus feature [...]
Denbies Wine Estate, Dorking, Surrey, with 265 acres of vines, is the largest single estate vineyard in the UK. Denbies Vine and Dine Grape Picking Event is the only experience of its kind in the UK and since its introduction in 2006 has attracted visitors from all over the country.
Denbies ‘Vine and Dine’ allows [...]
Enjoy eating alfresco? As midsummer’s day approaches, visitors to the National Trust’s Paycocke’s House in Coggeshall near Colchester are invited ‘out of hours’ to lay down their picnic rugs and make the most of the long summer evenings.
Between Wednesday 15 and Friday 17 June, the garden gates at Paycocke’s in Coggeshall [...]
17th-century Guyers House in Wiltshire used for conferences and weddings has grown into a 4-star hotel with 37 bedrooms.
Guyers House in Wiltshire is built from local Cotswold stone and is set in 5 hectares (12 acres) of gardens and grounds surrounded by farmland.
The hotel has a ballroom and four interconnecting reception rooms, as [...]
The eccentric Really Wild Festival in Wales will be celebrating rural traditions, wild food and countryside fun in Britain’s smallest city at the end of July.
The festival, in the ancient cathedral city of St David’s, South Wales, has a focus on food and drink. Four celebrity chefs will be giving cookery demonstrations [...]
If you’re in London in October you have the chance to experience Fawlty Towers as you’ve never seen it before.
Well, not quite Fawlty Towers itself, but the Faulty Towers Dining Experience is coming to the restaurant ship Hispaniola on the Victoria Embankment in October this year.
Diners become part of an interactive theatre [...]
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