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What
The Barcelona Supper Club by Codorníu
When
Wednesday 20th June 2012, 6pm – 10pm
Wonga
£50 pp
Where
Waitrose Cookery School, Goldhurst Terrace entrance, (in the Waitrose building), 199 Finchley Road, London, NW3 6NN
The Fanfare
On 20th June, Spain’s leading cava brand, Codorníu, is hosting its second Barcelona Supper Club at Waitrose Cookery School in London.
What
Summer Nights Film Festival in Derbyshire
When
May to September 2012
Wonga
Tickets for Summer Nights Film Festival 2012 cost £12.
Earlybird tickets bought up to six weeks before each screening cost £10.50
Where
Country houses and National Trust properties in Derbyshire
The Fanfare | Summer Nights Film Festival in Derbyshire
The Summer Nights Film Festival in Derbyshire will screen classic and modern movies at country houses and National Trust properties in Derbyshire this summer.
What
Altitude London Skyline View from Millbank Tower
When
The Viewing Gallery is available from 10am until 10pm every weekend from Easter until September 2012
Wonga
Viewing Gallery ticket prices:
Adults (12 years & above) £10.00
Senior citizens & students £7.00
Children (5 to 12 years) £5.00
Children under 5 FREE
Group (10 adults) £80.00
Where
Altitude London, 6th floor office, Millbank Tower, 21-24 Millbank, London SW1P 4QP
The Fanfare | Altitude London Skyline View from Millbank Tower
For a limited time visitors can experience the ultimate view over London’s most iconic landmarks – with a gospel brunch to lift the spirits every Sunday.
What
WOMAD in Wiltshire
When
27–29 July 2012
Wonga
Weekend tickets (which include camping and parking) for this year’s WOMAD cost £135, teenagers 14–17 £70, under-14s free.
Where
WOMAD, Charlton Park, Malmesbury, Wiltshire SN16 9DG
The Fanfare | WOMAD in Wiltshire
This year marks the 30th anniversary of WOMAD, the international arts festival that celebrates the world’s many forms of music, arts and dance.
What
A Royal tribute year for Burghley House
When
Summer 2012
Wonga
Check website for details
Where
Burghley House, Stamford, Lincolnshire, PE9 3JY
The Fanfare | Royal Tribute Year for Burghley House
England’s greatest Elizabethan house will be marking Diamond Jubilee year with a summer of celebrations, including a regally themed Battle Proms music spectacular – and a tribute to Britain’s own musical monarch!
What
City of London Festival 2012
When
City of London Festival, 24 June–27 July 2012
Celebrate the City, 21–24 June 2012
Wonga
Some events free. See details on the website links given at the end of the article.
Where
Venues across the City of London
The Fanfare | City of London Festival 2012
The City of London Festival this summer celebrates its 50th anniversary with the theme City of London – Trading Places with the World and performances from internationally acclaimed stars in historical locations in the Square Mile.
What
Hebridean Celtic Festival
When
11–14 July 2012
Wonga
Tickets priced from £5 for a late-night ceilidh dance to £70 (concessions £55) for a Thursday–Saturday ticket. Under-14s free
Where
Lews Castle in Stornoway on the isle of Lewis, Scotland
The Fanfare | Hebridean Celtic Festival
Scotland’s annual Hebridean Celtic Festival attracts visitors from around the world.
What
Larmer Tree Festival
When
11 to 15 July 2012
Wonga
Adult ticket prices range from £36 to £190 and include camping fees for tents, caravans and campervans. Youth and child concessions are available; children under five years are free and do not need a ticket.
Where
Larmer Tree Gardens, Tollard Royal, Salisbury SP5 5PY
The Fanfare | Larmer Tree Festival in Dorset
The Larmer Tree Festival – voted the UK’s best family festival – celebrates its 22nd anniversary this summer.
What
T in the Park Festival
When
6–8 July 2012
Wonga
£70 for Friday (£77.50 for Saturday or Sunday) to £189 for the whole weekend including camping.
Festival tickets including accommodation in the Residence, a VIP Hospitality pass per person and a Residence car park pass cost from £1,066 for two sleeping in a Squrt to £4,000 for four sleeping in a Suite Hut log cabin.
Where
T in the Park, Balado Airfield, Balado, Kinross, Angus KY13 0PF
The Fanfare | T in the Park Festival
The Stone Roses, Kasabian and Snow Patrol will headline T in the Park, Scotland’s major summer music festival.
What
Blists Hill Victorian Town to Celebrate Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee
When
2 to 5 June 2012
Wonga
Blists Hill is open daily 10am–5pm, admission £14.95 adults, £11.95 seniors, £9.95 children, under-5s free
Where
Blists Hill, Ironbridge Gorge, Telford, Shropshire
The Fanfare | Blists Hill to Celebrate Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee
Visitors to Blists Hill Victorian Town, near Ironbridge in Shropshire, will be able to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria over the Spring Bank Holiday weekend 2–5 June.
What
The Hullabaloo Festival 2012
When
2nd – 4th June 2012 - The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Bank Holiday Weekend
Wonga
Weekend camping ticket only £60, U18 half price, under-6s FREE
Where
Burley Fields Lakes, Leckhampton, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL51 4XT
The Fanfare: Hullabaloo Festival 2012
The Hullabaloo Festival 2012 is an affordable three day family friendly Music and Arts Festival held Saturday 2nd – Monday 4th June in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.
What
Celebrating the 250 Year Old Sandwich
When
Sandwich Celebration 12–13 May
Wonga
See the link provided below for details
Where
Sandwich, Kent
The Fanfare: Celebrating the 250 Year Old Sandwich
Sandwich in Kent will be Celebrating the 250 Year Old Sandwich in 2012.
What
Port Eliot Festival
When
19 to 22 July 2012
Wonga
A weekend ticket including camping costs £150 adults, £75 children 8–15, under-8s free
Where
Port Eliot Estate, St Germans, Saltash, Cornwall PL12 5ND
The Fanfare: Port Eliot Festival 2012
The Port Eliot Festival is a relaxed celebration of books, music, films, fashion, food, flowers, nature, comedy, photography and wild swimming.
What
2012 Orchestra in a Field music festival
When
30 June and 1 July 2012
Wonga
Tickets priced from £20 to £65 for a weekend ticket with camping at Worthy Farm
Where
Glastonbury Abbey, Glastonbury, Somerset BA6 9EL
The Fanfare
The parklands of the ancient Glastonbury Abbey will host the 2012 Orchestra in a Field music festival in July.
What
Socialite Events of an English Summer
When
Throughout the summer each year
Wonga
Varies from event to event. See the links below.
Where
Locations throughout the UK
The Fanfare
There is nothing quite so English as the sight of a chap in top hat and tails at the racing; unless perhaps it’s a woman in a summer dress and hat by the River Thames for the rowing, or dozens of elegantly attired polo fans chatting as they tread in grass divots kicked up by the ponies.
What
Rock Oyster Festival
When
22 to 24 June 2012
Wonga
Weekend tickets cost £50, £10 for under-17s, under-4s free.
Where
Dinham House, Nr Wadebridge, Cornwall PL27 6RH
The Fanfare
The boutique food and music festival – the Rock Oyster Festival - returns to the Camel Estuary near Rock in north Cornwall this June.
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
Savoy guests can record at Abbey Road
When
Starting in 2012
Wonga
See the Savoy website below for details
Where
Savoy Hotel in central London, Abbey Road Studios in north-west London
The Fanfare
Guests of London’s Savoy hotel will soon be able to record themselves at Abbey Road, Britain’s most famous recording studios.
What
The Battle Proms Concert Series
When
- Burghley House, Lincolnshire – Saturday 7 July 2012
- Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire – Saturday 14 July 2012
- Hatfield House, Hertfordshire – Saturday 21 July 2012
- Highclere Castle, Berkshire – Saturday 4 August 2012
- Althorp Park, Northamptonshire – Saturday 11 August 2012
- Ragley Hall, Warwickshire – Saturday 18 August 2012
Gates open 4.30pm, events finish 10-10.30pm approx
Wonga
£33 per adult, £16 per child. Early bird and group discounts available.
Where
See above
The Fanfare
This July and August, thousands of people are expected to pack up the picnic hampers and the champers and come together for the hugely popular Battle Proms picnic and firework concerts.
What
Opera North is presenting its first production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Carousel
When
2 to 19 May 2012
Wonga
Tickets £17.50–£65
Where
Grand Theatre, 46 New Briggate, Leeds LS1 6NZ
The Fanfare - Opera North sings Carousel
Opera North is presenting its first production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Carousel in May 2012.
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
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.
Bruce Springsteen, Pearl Jam and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers will headline the 2012 Isle of Wight Festival.
Dame Gracie Fields (1898-1979), one of Britain’s most successful and best loved performers, is honoured with a blue plaque at 72a Upper Street, Islington, where she lived during the years 1926 to 1929.
Here’s a look at our top 12 picks of things to do in Manchester.
The UK celebrates London 2012 with a 12-week nationwide London 2012 Festival of the world’s best music, theatre, dance, visual art, literature, film and fashion
Nokia Lumia 800 and deadmau5 Illuminate London
A look at the top 12 things to do in Cardiff by GoUK.com
Nokia hosts an after-hours complimentary evening of art, music and entertainment at BALTIC gallery on Thursday November 24th
Grayson Perry late at the British Museum on Friday 11 November 2011 from 18:00-21:00
The Definitive Collection of Timeless Hed Kandi Anthems
SATURDAY 26TH November, PACHA – LONDON
Ocean Colour Scene @ The Spa, Scarborough – the band are touring their most influential album & will be performing it live at The Spa this Christmas in our newly refurbished Grand Hall
Tales of Terror at London’s Royal Exchange will be an evening of chilling Halloween stories and cabaret from Tricity Vogue.
The Science Museum is hosting ‘Oramics to Electronica’ exhibition, exploring the history of electronic music through the people who it.
Here is our take on the top 12 free things to do in London. If you’ve got any other ideas, leave your suggestions on the comment form at the bottom of this page.
The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra opens its Glasgow concert season on Thursday 29 September with the Scottish premiere of James MacMillan’s St John Passion.
We’ve had Anarchy in the UK and now we’re going to get Anarchy in the National Trust. Yes, that quintessential paragon of conservation and property preservation is going all punk with the release of Never Mind the Dovecotes – Punk Collection.
The Battle Proms are a series of rip-roaring open air concerts held in the grounds of various English stately homes over the summer months each year.
Leith On The Fringe – a family focused venue with the Leith and wider Edinburgh community at its heart – has launched its Edinburgh Festival Fringe programme.
Lionel Richie will be headlining Radio 2 Live In Hyde Park in what will be an exclusive UK performance for the star for 2011.
This year’s sixth Malcolm Arnold Festival in October marks what would have been the English composer’s 90th birthday.
From Mediterranean cuisine to family fun days, here are some of the options for days out in the South East this month….
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.
An exhibition, called Elvis and Us, is to open 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, interactive experience with music, [...]
A dance ensemble from Derby representing Ukraine, who triumphed at Llangollen Eisteddfod in 1986, will return to this year’s event with the latest generation of dancers. This time, members of the successful Hoverla Ukrainian Dance Ensemble will be watching from the sidelines as their children take centre stage in the hope of glory and success [...]
Acclaimed electronic act Pretty Lights will be opening for Pendulum at their Eden Session on June 25 (Thursday).
Pretty Lights is the alter-ego of Colorado-based producer and DJ Derek Vincent Smith. Smith uses samples and synthesisers to create an ambient mixture of electronica, hip-hop, soul and funk.
The act releases its music as a free [...]
BBC launches Music Nation – a celebration of UK’s orchestral and live music community as part of countdown to London 2012 Festival
The BBC today announced Music Nation, a weekend of live music events taking place across the UK on 3 and 4 March 2012, with related performances and community activities in the week leading [...]
A highlight of London’s live music calendar, the Summer Series open–air gigs return to the courtyard from 7 – 17 July, with artists ranging from iconic to breakthrough.
Somerset House will also host London’s best-loved outdoor cinema, as Film4 Summer Screen returns 27 July – 7 August, showing a mixture of contemporary, classic and cult [...]
Musical maverick, Ruth Palmer, is to visit the magnificent 13th century timber-framed Coggeshall Grange Barn on the next stop of her ground-breaking UK tour.
In great demand since winning the Young British Classical Performer Award at the 2007 Classical BRITs, violinist Ruth Palmer, has been researching unique buildings that stretch beyond the standard [...]
Here We Go Again – hot summer concert dates at Trentham Estate in Staffordshire this July and August.
From Mamma Mia to Motown and the Rat Pack to Grease, it will be hard to resist making a date to enjoy an outdoor film or live music in a superb lakeside setting at The Trentham Estate [...]
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