Saving finest view at Blenheim Palace – A massive civil engineering project to help save the ‘finest view in England’ is set to get under way at Blenheim Palace later this year. The multi-million pound project will see more than 300,000 cubic metres of silt – enough to fill Wembley Stadium – removed from the […]
Saving finest view at Blenheim Palace
Culture calls from Dresden
Culture calls from Dresden – After seven years of part-closure and extensive renovation work, Dresden’s Old Masters Picture Gallery will officially reopen to visitors on February 29 – including a special late-night opening on February 28 and free admission until 1 March. Located in the Semper building gallery wing of Dresden’s Zwinger Palace, the Old […]
Bridge building at the Budock Vean Hotel
Bridge building at the Budock Vean Hotel – If you know your Major Suit Fits from your Splinters and Weak Twos but need some confidence for putting them into action, a new Bridge holiday at the Budock Vean Hotel on Cornwall’s Helford River could be just the trick. For 25 years scores of keen competitors […]
A hotline to Festival Elijazzen
A hotline to Festival Elijazzen – When you live just inside the Arctic circle, being able to raise the temperature every now and again can come in very useful. And the good folk of Eliassen Rorbuer, Hamnøy, in Norway’s Lofoten Islands have found the perfect way to turn up the heat once a year. Working […]
Travel in style with award winning Viking
Travel in style with award winning Viking – Viking has topped the table in the Which? annual ocean cruises satisfaction survey. The award-winning river and ocean cruise line performed exceptionally well in every category – a significant achievement considering Viking’s first ocean ship set sail as recently as 2015. Wendy Atkin-Smith, Managing Director of Viking […]
Magical moments at Christmas markets in Rhineland-Palatinate
Magical moments at Christmas markets in Rhineland-Palatinate – Germany is renowned for its traditional Christmas markets. But not all Christmas markets are the same. From the end of November, the Rhineland-Palatinate in southwest Germany boasts a number of very special Advent and Christmas markets, set against the stunning landscapes of the Rhine and Moselle. Be […]
Let’s Misbehave – Blenheim Palace in the 1920s
Let’s Misbehave – Blenheim Palace in the 1920s – They are turning the clock back at Blenheim Palace to celebrate a famously decadent decade. Running from 15th February to 13th April, 2020, ‘Let’s Misbehave – Blenheim Palace in the 1920s’ offers a fascinating insight into the heady world of the upper classes – not surprisingly […]