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Drive-In Pantomine at Gisburne Park Christmas Pop-up

Gisburne Park’s Christmas pop-up and drive-in panto

This Christmas, a socially-distanced festival will be popping up at Gisburne Park in Lancashire with a drive-in pantomime and seasonal treats…

Christmas at the Old Royal Naval College

Pop-up festive theatre and live-streamed carols

Greenwich’s Old Royal Naval College will be helping visitors get into the Christmas spirit with pop-up festive theatre and live-streamed carols…

Viral Art Car Boot Fair 2020

A day of quirky entertainment at virtual art car boot

Forget the stuffy chin-scratching, there’s a new, more fun way to buy yourself some art and it doesn’t have to cost a fortune…

Olney Pancake Race, Shrove Tuesday, Olney Buckinghamshire

Competitors get ready to batter one another this Pancake Day

Shrove Tuesday (aka Pancake Day) for most people means pigging out on pancakes, but there is so much more to the day, from local customs to wacky races…

DOGGO STYLE Alpine Christmas Market

A winter Alpine market with a furry big difference

This Christmas, London’s largest market for all things canine returns for one day only, with a DOGGO STYLE Alpine Christmas Market at Flat Iron Square…

Mr Brunel poses with Victorian reenactors at the ss Great Britain during their Victorian Christmas weekend, 8 December 2018.

A taste of Christmas past with Dickens, knights and street urchins

Take a trip to Christmas past, in a more pleasant way than Scrooge did, by visiting one of the many Dickens, Victorian and medieval themed events taking place this winter…

Rebecca Crawford

Alternative gifts on show at Present Makers event

It’s never to early to start the Christmas shopping, and if you’re looking for something a little different this year, head to the Thelma Hulbert Gallery in Devon…

Lewes Bonfire - East Sussex - Lewes Borough Bonfire Society

Four alternative ways to spend Bonfire Night

Looking for something a little different to the standard bonfire event? Well, read on for some alternative and quirky suggestions!

Hop Tu Naa - Isle of Man

It’s turnip carving time at Hop Tu Naa celebrations

Forget pumpkin carving for Halloween, on the Isle of Man they do things a little differently, and turnips are the main ingredient!

Enjoy a Saucy Jack the Ripper drink

The best quirky Halloween events for adults

If you’re looking for an alternative Halloween this year, then look no further, as we bring you the best of the UK’s events…

British National Ploughing Championships 2019

Vintage ploughing at British National Championships

This weekend, the 69th British National Ploughing Championships will take place in Lincolnshire, with more than 250 top ploughmen and women expected to compete…

Falmouth Oyster Festival 2016 - Cornwall

Hot chef and oyster shucking competitions at Falmouth festival

This weekend, there will be hot chef and oyster shucking competitions, along with master classes, demonstrations, live music and food stalls in Falmouth…

Tenterden Folk Festival - Kent

Traditional song and dance at Tenterden Folk Festival

Enjoy four days of folk music, dance, craft and traditions this week as the annual Tenterden Folk Festival takes place…

Callington Honey Fair 2016

Teas with bees and a town crier competition at Honey Fair

Enjoy Teas with Bees, a honey trail, a town crier competition and Cornish pasty making at traditional fair…

London Sheep Drive 2016

Watch a flock of sheep cross London Bridge

What links Michael Portillo, a flock of sheep and one of London’s obscure traditions? Head to London Bridge this weekend to find out!

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Curiosity of the Week

Normanton Church, a waterside wonder
Normanton Church by Karen Cann

Welcome to a new year, and a new Curiosity of the Week! Our first curiosity of 2021 is a sunken church. It’s also one of the UK’s finest hidden gem tourist attractions…

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Drama from a toilet cubicle
Overflow, Bush Theatre steaming show

This month, UK audiences can enjoy a streamed performance of Overflow, a heart-wrenching show played out in a club toilet…

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