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Exotic, seductive and just a little bit curious, orchids are one of the UK’s most unusual group of flowering plants.Many species of orchid need carefully managed habitats and have specialist requirements. Some can be locally scarce and difficult to find, whilst others provide spectacular vistas of flower spikes numbering in their thousands in favourable years.     Read More »

Longleat is an English stately home, currently the seat of the Marquesses of Bath, adjacent to the village of Horningsham and near the towns of Warminsterin Wiltshire and Frome in Somerset. It is noted for its Elizabethan country.The house was built by Sir John Thynne, and designed mainly by Robert Smythson, after the original priory was destroyed by fire in 1567. It took 12 years to complete and is widely regarded as one of the finest examples ... Read More »

Sunningdale Golf Club is a golf club, located approximately 30 miles (45–50 km) to the west of London, in Sunningdale, Berkshire, England.Sunningdale Golf Club was founded in 1900 and has two eighteen hole golf courses: the Old Course, designed by Willie Park, Jr., and the New Course, designed by Harry Colt. Colt was highly influential in the creation of the world’s #1 golf course, Pine Valley Golf Club in New Jersey.From the start, Sunningdale was ... Read More »

Many argue St Kilda offers the best diving in the UK. Colin Taylor went to investigate and came away convinced. Sue Scott has long been a fan of these wild and desolate islands. The St Kilda archipelago lies in the Atlantic Ocean, 45 miles west of the Sound of Harris in the Outer Hebrides. On a clear day, the stacs ... Read More »

3 bedrooms to sleep in 7, 3 bathrooms, Barbecue, internet, sat tv, air condition Just a stone’s throw from the sea, Villa Giuditta is a modern 3 bedroom villa located in the peaceful, sunny bay of Cornino-Custonaci. A short stroll from the natural reserve of Mount Cofano and the Paleolithic caves of Scurati, an area of particular natural beauty. The ... Read More »

Salford Quays is an area of Salford, Greater Manchester, England, near the end of theManchester Ship Canal. Previously the site of Manchester Docks, it became one of the first and largest urban regeneration projects in the United Kingdom following the closure of the dockyards in 1982. Salford Quays and the Trafford Wharf area are accessible from the M602 motorway and major arterial routes from the Trafford Centre, Manchester ... Read More »

The Woodstock Music & Art Fair (informally, Woodstock or the Woodstock Festival) was a music festival, billed as “An Aquarian Exposition: 3 Days of Peace & Music. Read More »

The streets of West London come alive every August Bank Holiday weekend as London celebrates Europe’s biggest street festival – the Notting Hill Carnival.London public transport is the best way to travel to the Notting Hill Carnival. Read More »

Festival of Britain was a national exhibition held throughout the United Kingdom in the summer of 1951.The Festival Pleasure Gardens were created as the lighter side of the Festival of Britain. They were put up in Battersea Park, a few miles from the South Bank Exhibition Read More »

The UEFA Champions Festival’ is a free eight day festival of football taking place from Saturday 21st May – Saturday 28th May and will give fans the opportunity to experience European football’s premier club competition with a range of unique football activities. Read More »