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A bounty of food and fun

When: 26th & 27th September 2009 Where: Audley End House & Gardens, Essex £: 10.70 for adults & 5.40 for children What is it? Bountiful Harvest Time is a harvest themed food and activities weekend.  Including food stalls, games and competitions for all the family. More info: Bountiful Harvest Time!

King Henry's Table

When: 26th & 27th September 2009 Where: Clifford’s Tower, North Yorkshire £: 3.50 for adults & 1.80 for children What is it? Find out what King Henry VIII would have had for breakfast and some of the secrets of Tudor cookery.  This event coincides with the York Food & Drink Festival. More info: King Henry’s […]

Scott's Grotto

When: Every Saturday & Bank Holiday Monday (from April until the end of September) Where: Ware, Hertfordshire £: Free (donations welcomed) What is it? The Grotto belonged to an 18th Century poet called John Scott.  Scott’s Grotto is a series of interconnected chambers, extending 67ft into the chalk hillside.  The chambers and tunnels are lined […]

Enchanting day out

When: 23rd October – 1st November 2009 Where: Brodsworth Hall and Gardens, South Yorkshire £: 7.50 for adults & 6 for children What is it? The Enchanted Garden.  The Victorian gardens will be illuminated for the young and old to wander through.  It promises to provide a bewitching night-time experience. More info: English Heritage

Joust a bit of fun

When: 30th & 31st August 2009 Where: Pendennis Castle, Cornwall £: 12 for adults and 6 for children What is it? King Henry’s Joust.  Get a taste of the Tudor lifestyle as King Henry VIII and his queen head up a day of courtly music, falconry and knights jousting. More info: English Heritage

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Curiosity of the Week

Orkney’s Italian Chapel
Italian Chapel, Lambholm, Orkney

For our latest Curiosity of the Week we are heading over to Orkney to discover a rather unusual piece of history…an Italian Chapel made from Nissen huts and a shipwreck!

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Exhibition finds beauty in forgotten and discarded items
Jimmy Turrell & Richard Turley exhibition Unforsaken at The Book Club in Shoreditch

This month, Jimmy Turrell and Richard Turley will be taking over The Book Club in Shoreditch with their exhibition Unforsaken, finding true beauty in forgotten and discarded objects…

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