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Climb the dome and don’t look down! Si monumentum requiris, circumspice
Sir Christopher Wren (1632-1723) rests in a tomb in St Paul’s Cathedral and near it is a simple tablet inscribed in Latin with the words ‘Si monumentum requiris, circumspice‘ - ‘If you seek his monument, look about you‘.
Wren is [...]
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The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel film review
When
Released in the UK in February 2012
Wonga
Ticket prices vary from cinema to cinema
Where
At cinemas UK wide
The Fanfare: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel film review
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (directed by John Madden and starring Bill Nighy, Celia Imrie, Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Dev Patel, Penelope Wilton, Ronald Pickup, and Tom Wilkinson) is part comedy, part drama, and part eulogy to the welfare state.
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Socialite Events of an English Summer
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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.
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The Battle Proms Concert Series
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- 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.
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Harry Potter and the Crock of Chronicle film review
When
February 2012
Where
At cinemas UK wide
The Review
Well, who knew it?
A ninth Harry Potter film: Harry Potter and the Crock of Chronicle …
What
New edition of 1000 Places To See Before You Die
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Released February 2012
Where
Bookshops in the UK and online
The Fanfare
The international travel bestseller 1000 Places To See Before You Die is being re-released nearly a decade after it first hit the bookshelves and includes over 200 entries for Britain.
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London 2012 Olympics on a Budget
When
Summer 2012
Where
Mainly London, but UK wide
The Fanfare
There are fewer than six months to go to the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games.
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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
The Fanfare
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.
What
The Descendants film review
When
January 2012
Where
At cinemas UK wide
The Review
Just released in the UK, The Descendants – directed by Alexander Payne and starring George Clooney – is a film in which the title and the plot have only a passing interest in each other (…)
Lilibet is accessible if you make the effort to follow her varied interests – quite aside from all the official ceremonies and state visits and the many celebrations that will be taking place for this year’s Diamond Jubilee.
Couples who are looking for somewhere extra special to spend some quality time together will find romantic experiences in abundance in Bath.
Just released in the UK, The Iron Lady – directed by Phyllida LLoyd and starring Meryl Streep, Jim Broadbent and Olivia Coleman as Margaret, Denis and Carol Thatcher respectively – is the film of the moment and yet, remarkably, one of the most non-film films to hit the cinema.
Director Guy Ritchie has trundled out Robert Downey Jr as Sherlock Holmes and Jude Law as Dr John Watson in a new feature film – Sherlock Holmes – A Game of Shadows – that brings Holmes cheek-to-cheek with his fraternally naked brother Mycroft (played by Stephen Fry) and face-to-face with his sociopathic nemesis Professor James Moriarty (played by Jared Harris).
Britain wouldn’t be the same without its wealth of quirky events.
We’ve rounded up as many as we can think of, so if you fancy a spot of swamp football or perhaps think you could become the World Marble Champion then now’s your chance.
Here’s a look at our top 12 picks of things to do in Manchester.
York’s Niche Museums: the cultural and historical highlights of York that you may not even know exist.
A look at What’s On at the Science Museum – November 2011
Designer Sale of Womenswear, Menswear Clothing, Shoes and Accessories. Designer clothing at up to 90% off recommended retail price . . .
An exhibition of 50 iconic James Bond vehicles – the largest of its kind staged anywhere in the world – opens in January at the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu.
A review by Abigail Fisher of the Tomb of the Unknown Craftsman exhibition curated by the artist Grayson Perry in the British Museum.
Coastal Wales is the greatest region on Earth to visit next year. This is the verdict of Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel 2012, the seventh annual collection of the best places to go and things to do around the world for the year ahead.
Hidden Heroes examines the inspiration involved in items whose design and purpose are so well matched that they remain uncelebrated.
The Science Museum is hosting ‘Oramics to Electronica’ exhibition, exploring the history of electronic music through the people who it.
Britain is an island nation, so you are never far from the sea and it is not surprising that sailing is such a popular sport! The Olympic Venue for Sailing and Paralympic Sailing is located in Weymouth and Portland, 130 miles south-west of London. It is the first London 2012 Games venue to be finished.
This is one for all the horse enthusiasts out there: the Spanish Riding School Vienna is to perform at Wembley Arena, bringing its famous white Lipizzaner stallions to London.
Near the village of Wraxall, some five miles to the west of Bristol, sits Tyntesfield, a house and estate now owned and managed by the National Trust.
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.
Brownsea Open Air Theatre (BOAT) is a Shakespearian theatre company based in Poole, Dorset. All of the people involved with BOAT – onstage, backstage and front-of-house – are unpaid volunteers.
In this article, we look at 10 sustainable places to stay near to 2012 Olympic venues in the UK.
This is a whistle-stop tour of the London Olympic venues in one day.
Greenwich is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, home of the Meridian Line, and a Royal Park, with buildings designed by Sir Christopher Wren and Inigo Jones. This article gives you suggestions for a one day tour of Greenwich London.
You will never again get the chance to attend the opening-night screening of the final Harry Potter film – Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 2 – but I did. Here in this Pensieve, you can take a look at the memory of that night.
English Heritage has charted the evolution of Dartmoor’s rich archaeology and stunning landscape over millennia in a new book, Field Archaeology of Dartmoor, that emphasises the human activities that have shaped the landscape.
Lionel Richie will be headlining Radio 2 Live In Hyde Park in what will be an exclusive UK performance for the star for 2011.
The Arctic explorer John Rae (1813 – 1893) has been commemorated with an English Heritage blue plaque at 4 Lower Addison Gardens, Holland Park, London; his home from 1869 – 1893 where he spent his last 24 years.
On the occasion of the publication of the Annual Review of 2010/11, the British Museum announces future plans alongside a review of international successes in the last year.
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.
Senna – a Working Title production directed by Asif Kapadia – is a documentary film cobbled together through a mix of archive footage and interviews, dealing with the life and death of Brazilian F1 mega-star Ayrton Senna.
The Association of Leading Visitor Attractions has published visitor numbers for 2010.
Dominated by London attractions, the top ten list is:
British Museum – 5,842,138 visitors Tate Modern – 5,061,172 visitors National Gallery – 4,954,914 visitors Natural History Museum – 4,674,613 visitors [...]
If you have been to Keswick in Cumbria (is there a Keswick anywhere else? – there probably is, given Britain’s penchant for colonial open spaces), then you will no doubt be familiar with Samuel Johnson’s (1709-1784) observation that:
“… when a man is tired of Keswick, he is tired of outdoor clothing shops; for there [...]
A comment piece by Fiona Reynolds in reaction to Natural Environment White Paper.
Nature is fundamental to life. It provides everything on which we depend – food, water, natural resources, and much more. Nature touches our soul, enlightening and refreshing us all. Yet we know that the fundamental relationship between mankind and nature is at [...]
Weymouth Sea Life Park in a nutshell
Weymouth Sea Life Park is a small tourist attraction – on the outskirts of Weymouth in Dorset – that is part sea life zoo and part little kiddies’ theme park.
What
Weymouth Sea Life Park – a sea life zoo and kiddies’ theme park.
When
Open throughout the [...]
Forde Abbey and Gardens in a nutshell
Forde Abbey is a former monastic estate that is now a privately owned country house near Chard in Somerset. Strangely, despite its Somerset address, Forde Abbey itself is actually in Dorset.
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Forde Abbey and Gardens – a family run estate in Dorset.
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The gardens are open [...]
Brownsea Island in a nutshell
Brownsea Island is a small island that sits in Poole Harbour in the southern England county of Dorset. The island is owned by the National Trust and most of it is open to visitors.
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Brownsea Island. The island’s name derives from the Anglo-Saxon Brunoces Teg, which means Brunoc’s Island.
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The Devon County Show in a nutshell
The Devon County Show is an annual 3-day agricultural show that is held on a site that covers acres of open land just outside of Exeter in Devon. It offers an eclectic mix of attractions and market stalls, and is marketed as a family day out for old [...]
Bath – wherefore art thou?
If you’re not sure where Bath is, then you need a map. Click on this link and it will open in a new window or tab for you. When you’ve taken a look, come back here and read on.
OK? We’re all on the same [...]
Emyr Thomas, founder of Bon Vivant, a concierge and lifestyle management service based in London, shares his thoughts on the best alfresco dining [...]
One of the best ways to see London is to walk.
Take this 3-5 hour tour and you will see some of the most memorable and historic sites that the capital has to offer.
History Legend says that London was founded about 1000 BC, but in reality it is more probable that the first settlement [...]
GoUK.com film rating for The King’s Speech: 10/10
After the death of his father King George V (Michael Gambon) and the scandalous abdication of King Edward VIII (Guy Pearce), Bertie (Colin Firth) who has suffered from a debilitating speech impediment all his life, is suddenly crowned King George VI of [...]
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