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A Visit To Brighton, England

Brighton is the Great Britain place to be for shopping, the arts, and of course, anything on the beach. Britain’s famed seaside vacation venue is a great place to visit during any season. The beaches offer activities such as volleyball, surfing, sailing, skateboarding and, of course, sunbathing. Don’t forget to visit The Lanes to experience shopping at its finest in a quaint setting.

Brighton is famous for its pier, a standard feature of any British seaside town. In fact, there are two piers, but one is closed for repairs, having been pummeled for centuries by ocean storms. The remaining pier is known as the Brighton Pier and is crowded with arcades, restaurants, cafes, a roller-coaster and dodgems, as any good English pier should be. During the summer it plays host to a marvelous display of fireworks that are a real treat for seasonal visitors.

A visit to The Royal Pavilion is a must when visiting Brighton. It was built for The Prince Regent, the future King George the IV. The Royal Pavilion was in use by the Royal Family until Victorian times. It reflects an Indian style with other Asian influences, mostly Chinese. No expense was spared during the building of The Pavilion and it exhibits an extravagance and splendor that can only be appreciated by a visit.  Read more...

Information On Short Breaks In Newcastle Upon Tyne, England

Newcastle is a must see city for anyone visiting England, and in fact for anyone else who lives around the country and is yet to see it. The city is a vibrant and cosmopolitan one and has within it a host of different attractions to cater to just about anyone. Here is a little information about short breaks in Newcastle Upon Tyne, England.

The city is one with a thriving culture and a very cosmopolitan feel to it. There is an excellent quay on the Tyne river which offers to much enjoyment and different attractions. Visit the Angel of the North or the Millennium Bridge for some lifelong memories. At the quay there are also a lot of great hotels to stay as for your short break, as well as a good selection of restaurants and bars for those evenings out.

Much like the rest of England, the city of Newcastle is steeped in history. With almost 2,000 years of history behind it there is no wonder that there are so many beautiful buildings and sites littered all over. As well as this, there are numerous parks and gorgeous gardens for you to relax in during the summer time, as well as summer festivals and sporting events for the more active amongst us.  Read more...

T In The Park Festival 2010

T In The Park 2010 is an essential date on any music fanatics’ calendar. Held at the airfield in Balado, Kinross-shire, between Fri. the 9th and Sun. 11th of July, this three day festival is being titled by some real musical heavy weights! Fri. sees Muse taking the top slot with their stadium filling brand or rock. Vocalist & guitar strummer Matt Bellamy has been welcomed as one of the best gifts to come out of the United Kingdom for years and his band never displease.

On Saturday it is rapper and self confessed bad boy Eminem who ends the show. The closing party on Sunday is headlined by Leicester rockers, Kasabian, who have just been nominated for three awards by the readers of MOJO magazine. Another highlight, in my humble opinion, would be the chance to see the legendary Madness headlining the Radio One/NME stage. Expect to hear some great ska/pop classics such as ‘It Must Be Love, Our house, Baggy Trouser and The Prince mixed in with the usual Madness tomfoolery.  Read more...

Must-See Sites For Travel In Great Britain

For someone who has never traveled to Europe, it is a great idea to start with travel in Great Britain. Although the many sites will be unlike anything they have experienced before, people enjoy breaking themselves in by visiting English speaking countries. When planning a trip to Great Britain, be sure to check out all of the amazing attractions it has to offer.

All American children learn about the British tea tax and the resulting tea party of 1773, but many do not realize that tea is still the national drink of Britain. The British people drink 165 million cups of tea each day and no trip would be complete without a tea at a traditional British tearoom. In London, try The Wolsley, which is a converted 1920?s car showroom or Tchai-Ovna in Glasgow for an afternoon of tea and board games.

For travelers who have a love of British literature, no excursion would be complete if it did not include visits to Britain?s many literary landmarks. In the Lake District, visit the home of Beatrix Potter and sit in the garden where she wrote the famous children?s story Peter Rabbit. Many young girls daydream about living in a Jane Austen novel, and a visit to Chawton, Bath or Steventon may be the closest they can get. Of course, it would not be a literary tour of Britain without a stop at Stratford-upon-Avon to see the place where the great William Shakespeare lived and died.  Read more...

Exciting City Breaks In Birmingham, England

Welcome to England’s second largest city, known for its fine arts, lively entertainment, fine eating and abundant shopping. This is where people go to purchase their jewelry because a third of England’s jewelry is made in this city. This is only one of the reasons people take their city breaks in Birmingham, England.

Brindleyplace is the clean, vibrant center of the city. Here you can find hotels, restaurants, an art gallery, a theater and shopping. With its tall, modern building to its friendly merchants and businessmen, this is the place every visitor wants to stay.

If you are a history fan, you won’t to miss a visit to the Back to Backs. Some of these houses from the 1840s to the late 1970s have been restored for visitors to see. Stories are told by people who lived and worked there, making history live. You can learn a lot about the different cultures, professions and religions of the people who lived there when you go inside of the homes.

Chocolate lovers spend their city breaks here just so they can go to Cadbury World. It’s the home of Cadbury’s homemade chocolate and the largest Cadbury shop in the world. Learn how Bournville Village came to be, and enjoy all it has to offer.  Read more...

The Forest Of Dean In Gloucestershire

The Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire is steeped in history and has so many places to see it is not possible to list them all here. Here are a few that spring to mind.

The Sculpture Trail : Beginning at Beechenhurst Lodge, in the guts of The Forest, the sculpture train is a wonderful way of exploring the area. With twenty-one sculptures, from some of the best artists from all areas of the world, it’s an interesting way to spend one or two hours. There aren’t many forests in the world, ( I challenge you to find one ), where you will find a fifteen feet high, ten feet wide stained glass window postponed between two trees or a secret hollow with a flotilla of tiny burned boats, setting out across the green mire. The Trail is free to everybody and truly is easily worth a visit.  Read more...

Attractions In Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire has a surplus of events and places to visit. Here’s a little selection.

Cheese Rolling : Britain is a treasure chest of old customs and Gloucester is not an exception. Where else are you able to see folks throwing themselves down a near vertical hill to catch a big Double Gloucester Cheese. Situated on Coopers Hill, some miles from central Gloucester, the Cheese Roll occurs each May Bank Holiday. It’s an extremely deadly entertainment and very perilous = great fun! This is the original extraordinary sport and it attracts Television crews from all parts of the world!

Prinknash Abbey : Situated in close to the town of Cranham,, is the lovely Prinknash Abbey. Still inhabited by monks and with a working pottery it pulls many visitors from the UK and abroad. It has also got a bird park and picnic area as well as a fantastic present shop. Awfully tranquil and very interesting.  Read more...

Things To See And Do In The English County Of Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire is a county in the east midlands part of England landlocked by the counties of Lincolnshire, Hertfordshire, Essex, Bedfordshire, Suffolk, Rutland, Northamptonshire and Norfolk. This region of England might not have any coastal visitor attractions but there is a diverse range of other local visitor attractions which make this an amazing place in which to have a vacation. In the article below I explain why tourists should think about a trip to this most beautiful region of the United Kingdom.

Cambridgeshire has breathtaking countryside, outstanding cathedrals, prestigious stately homes, exciting waterways, busy market towns and the fascinating city of Cambridge. The city of Cambridge is a highly popular Cambridgeshire visitor attraction which is very suitable for vacations, or short city breaks, in any month of the year.

Attractions in the immensely photogenic university town include The Round Church, The Backs, The Folk Museum, The Fitzwilliam Museum, Denny Abbey and The Orchard Tea Garden, however the majority of people spend a few days in the town to look at the sights belonging to some of the 31 colleges such as Cambridge University Botanic Garden and King’s College & King’s College Chapel. It can take a few days to take in all of the colleges however the most beautiful buildings to meander around are those of Trinity College, Corpus Christi, Magdalene College and St John’s College.  Read more...

Fun Things To Do In Leeds

If you are planning on going to Leeds for a day or night then there’s plenty of fun things to do all year round. Here is a list of some great activities for the family, group, couple otherwise individual.

1. Royal Armouries – The Royal Armouries is a state of the art museum on the bank of the river Aire which contains a great deal of the treasure, weapons and relics from the glory days of the British empire. Everything in the museum arrived from the Tower Of London originally when it was cleaned out. As a consequence Leeds now has many national treasures on exhibit to the public.

2. Victoria Arcade – In fact Leeds has many arcades coming from the major shopping street Briggate, however it’s Victoria Arcade which is the grandest and most famed! Formerly a small loop of streets, it is now roofed and contains the pick of Leeds’ upmarket shops and stores as well as Harvey Nichols.

3. The Dry Dock – A rare bar which the students just love to expend the entire day and night in! The Dry Dock is a boat that has been moored and positioned outside the entrance to Leeds Metropolitan University. So you can have a drink in a boat! Extremely rare!  Read more...

The Ikon Gallery, Birmingham

Birmingham is a lively city in the West Midlands, England, it is a really popular city break destination. The city features a huge selection of fantastic tourist attractions including many Grade I Listed churches and stately homes as well as many museums and galleries, including Birmingham’s Ikon Gallery.

The Ikon Gallery is an art gallery which specialises in contemporary art which is housed in the former Oozells Street Board School, Brindleyplace, however it wasn’t always in such surroundings.

The Ikon was founded in nineteen sixty four by 4 students of art and Angus Skene. The 4 artists were; Jesse Bruton, Robert Groves, Sylvani Merilion and David Prentice. Skene had purchased a piece of art by David Prentice and the two of them discussed the numerous problems faced by local artists, including the terrible lack of support. The discussion resulted in the basic concepts for Ikon which was to be a “gallery without walls”.

Angus provided the initial finance for the project, which consisted of mobile exhibitions in such diverse venues as cinemas and post offices in a motorcycle sidecar, the concept being to allow the public more access to art. To reduce costs staffing was by the family, friends and the founding artists who gave their time freely. After a while the Gallery was given a glass walled kiosk in the Bull Ring shopping centre.  Read more...