Royal Shakespeare Company Costume Exhibition
The Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon will this month open its doors for a different sort of show – an exhibition dedicated to costumes.
In Stitches is a display of Royal Shakespeare Company costumes –...
William Scott Centenary
This year marks the centenary of the birth of British painter, William Scott.
A series of exhibitions all over the UK are to mark the occasion, but one of the most exciting retrospectives will take...
Nottinghamshire: Jewel of the Midlands
Take time to seek out the secrets of Nottinghamshire from its ice age mysteries to its little known Gothic masterpiece and you are in for a treat
After centuries of living and breathing the Robin...
Inside Britain’s Jacobean houses
Built as a celebration and demonstration of wealth, with sophisticated symmetry and grand entrance halls, elaborate carvings and complex decoration, Britain’s Jacobean houses have a unique fascination and appeal. We take you inside some...
Ludlow English Song Weekend
Book your tickets now for a wonderful weekend of song and celebration in one of England's prettiest small towns
Is there anything more delightful-sounding than the Ludlow English Song Weekend? This summer, the picturesque market...
Review: The Winslow Boy
A compelling drama by a great English playwright arrives at the Old Vic
On the face of it, Terrence Rattigan’s The Winslow Boy hardly seems like an obvious choice for modern audiences. Set entirely in...
Toys fit for royalty
As speculation intensifies over whether the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will have a prince or princess, one thing is for certain – where the baby’s first teddy bear will come from
Merrythought are the...
Much in little: Rutland, Britain’s smallest county
Cocooned by Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire, the UK’s smallest county – Rutland – has a beauty and quaintness, which means there is plenty to offer visitors.
Its motto multum in parvo or ‘much in little’...
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland: Royal Opera House
The Royal Ballet’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden is a show of unparallelled brilliance
We knew it was going to be good: central London 2,260-seat auditoriums don’t get...
Places to stay: holiday cottages
From lighthouses to listed lodges and from farmhouses to fisherman’s dwellings, the National Trust has one of the most distinctive collections of holiday cottages in the country
The British countryside is as varied in its...
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