JORVIK Viking Festival 2020 will take place in York from Saturday 15th to Sunday 23rd February, with a themed banquet, a battle spectacular and a Viking encampment…
Archives for Walks
Join a Gothic scavenger hunt in London
Think you can get away with murder? Then why not join in with a modern scavenger hunt based on a Gothic masterpiece?
Bloody battles and loud bangs in Cheshire
For more than 40 years, the troops of The Sealed Knot have gathered in the historic town of Nantwich, Cheshire, to re-enact a bloody battle that took place in 1643…
Connect with nature at Lost Words Festival
A festival dedicated to a book that has become a global movement, celebrating language and nature, will open at The Sill: National Landscape Discovery Centre…
Have an Enchanted Christmas in the woods
This festive season, the Forestry Commission’s National Arboretum at Westonbirt will be transforming into a sensory winter wonderland…
Discoveries and secrets at this year’s Being Human festival
From trawling for treasures in archives to discovering secret lives and overlooked histories, the annual Being Human festival is back this month…
Planets, shuttles and astronauts Light Up Lancaster
This year’s Light Up Lancaster will see two nights of illumination, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission…
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!
Take a floodlit walk in a subtropical garden
Light up the dark autumn evenings with a walk through Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens, as their Floodlit Evening Walks offer visitors a chance to see the gardens in a different light…
The best quirky Halloween events for families
If you’re looking for a family-friendly Halloween event with a spooky twist, then look no further as we bring you a round-up of this year’s events…
Take a giant leap to this year’s Bloomsbury Festival
Visitors can join a night-time street party, a 1969 tea dance, and a moon walk as central London’s annual festival of arts, culture and science takes place…
Enchanted Forest lights up autumn trees
This autumn, take a trip to the Cosmos in Scotland’s Enchanted Forest, an immersive light and sound installation…
Follow in some Literary Footprints this October
Enjoy a month of literary themed walks around London and discover stories of plague, murder and more on the streets and in the alleys…
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!
Book town hosts monster slayers, suppers and tours
Scotland’s National Book Town is gearing up for a friendly invasion of book lovers when the annual Wigtown Book Festival gets underway this week…