London has many important nature areas bursting with wildlife. London Wildweb is a site which helps you to find out where they are, what you may see, how to get there, and why they are so vital to the capital’s biodiversity.
Wildweb aims to encourage people to make the most of London’s wild places - exploring [...]
Dickens World is an innovative and exciting indoor visitor complex, situated in Chatham (Kent), themed around the life, books and times of one of Britain’s best loved authors, Charles Dickens. It will take visitors on a fascinating journey through Dickens’ lifetime as they step back into Dickensian England and are immersed in the urban streets, [...]
If, like me, you’re an avid reader, then a visit to Hay-on-Wye in Wales is a must! This town is the place to be for bookaholics, known as the town of books.
Hay-on-Wye has become world famous for its secondhand and antiquarian bookshops. Founded by Mr Richard Booth in 1961, it has become the World’s largest [...]
Mote Park is situated in Maidstone, Kent and it is Maidstone’s largest park, covering 450 acres of historic parkland with a 30 acre lake. It is situated within walking distance of Maidstone town centre and it offers a pleasant and relaxing enviroment, making it a great place to spend the day.
There are a range of [...]
Some time ago I came across this interesting website - Walkit. At first, it only covered London, but now it includes other cities as well - Birmingham, Edinburgh, Newcastle & Gateshead, Leeds, Derby, Aberdeen and Glasgow.
All you have to do is put in from where you are starting your walk to where you want to [...]
One way of reducing crime and vandalism in heritage/historic sites is to have heritage wardens in the area. The good thing is that apart from preserving our heritage, they would also be there to help visitors on site. One place where heritage wardens have been introduced is Trafalgar Square in London.
The Heritage Wardens are there [...]
A giant screen has been installed in Trafalgar Square, at the foot of Nelson’s Column, to broadcast coverage of the Beijing Games each day from 8am-9pm, starting with the opening ceremony on Friday 8 August. Visitors to the square will be able to keep up to date with how the Games are progressing.
The screen will [...]
Trafalgar Square Festival is London’s annual programme of spectacular street arts and performance, set in the very heart of the capital, in the well known Trafalgar Square.
This year, 3 weekends of extraordinary events capture the gathering excitement as London prepares for the moment of Olympic handover on 24 August. The events will be taking place [...]
When in London, an evening at the theatre is a must! The West End in London offers some of the world’s best theatre and musicals.
Here’s a list of the current top 10 musicals in London:
Wicked: The Untold Story of the Witches of Oz
The Phantom of the Opera
The Lion King
Mamma Mia
Billy Elliot: the Musical
Chicago: the Musical
Monty [...]
Hadrian: Empire and Conflict
The Courtauld Cézannes
The House of Viktor & Rolf
Psycho Buildings
Frozen in Time - The Mountain Photography of Vittorio Sella
Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs
The Ramayana: Love and Valour in India’s Great Epic
Skin + Bones: Parallel Practices in Fashion and Architecture
The American Scene: Prints from Hopper to Pollock
The Lure of the [...]