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Farleigh Hungerford Castle

Going underground with Contrary Life: Part 1

There is a world of tunnels, caverns and other underground haunts to explore in the UK. So join us on a journey to the dark side as Contrary Life picks out some subterranean gems and hidden passageways…

David Bowie - White Cloth Gallery, Leeds - The Duffy Collection

Contrary Life gets a bit rock ‘n’ roll for Bowie exhibition launch

The White Cloth Gallery in Leeds is running an exhibition of Bowie photographs taken from the Duffy archive covering a period of 10 years in Bowie’s career…

Museum of Lakeland Life & Industry - ® Lakeland Arts Trust

You think you know the Lakes, but do you know about the Lakeland’s industrial past?

Alongside the river in Kendal’s Abbot Hall is the compact yet perfectly formed Museum of Lakeland Life and Industry…

David Bowie - White Cloth Gallery, Leeds - The Duffy Collection

Unique photographs of Bowie at the White Cloth Gallery in Leeds

The Duffy Archive presents David Bowie through a unique collection of photographs at the White Cloth Gallery in Leeds this May. The exhibition will coincide with the Victoria and Albert Museum’s 2013 exhibition David Bowie is…

Cockton's Yard - Cockermouth

Capers and conversation in Cockermouth

Until recently not many people had heard of Cockermouth. Then the floods came. But there is more to this part of Cumbria than water damage. The Cumbria Contemporary weekender offered a chance to experience the cultural and historical side of the town…

Wilfred Bagshaw's Time Emporium

Will you survive a trip to the Dark Ages as you enter Wilfred Bagshaw’s Time Emporium?

Can you survive the Black Death as you travel back in time with immersive theatre experience, Wilfred Bagshaw’s Time Emporium, at Village Underground…

Pop-up restaurant Mile High (Photo: Oleg Tolstoy)

Dine Mile High style at a pop-up with a difference in London

Popping up in West London four times in 2013, Mile High will transport adventure-seeking guests to a fantasy ‘city break’…

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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…

Top Story

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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