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The Fellowship Square fountain (Image: London borough of Waltham Forest/Churchman Thornhill Finch)

Summer season of performance, art and food opens in Waltham Forest

This summer, Waltham Forest’s Fellowship Square will fill with light, colour and laughter this summer…

Summer of Sound (landscape) © RBG Kew, Wakehurst

Enjoy a summer of sound at Wakehurst

This summer, the wild botanic garden of Wakehurst will be brought to life by a symphony of sounds, thanks to six large-scale and playful installations…

IF MK 2021 Requardt & Rosenberg's Future Cargo photo Camilla Greenwell

Robotic birds, sci-fi dance and a slapstick picnic at Milton Keynes festival

This July, IF: Milton Keynes International Festival 2021 will return to the city centre and its green spaces for 21 days of eclectic entertainment…

Also Festival 2021 in Warwickshire

A summer festival of new ideas and relaxation

If you’re keen to get back out to a festival this summer, after a difficult year, then ALSO 2021 may be just what you’re looking for…

David Anstiss / Earth in the Otford Solar System Model

Take an interplanetary walk in Otford

Apart from being a lovely village with a duck pond, Otford in Kent has a bit of an unusual feature. It has an intriguing model of the Solar System…

Teatro Vivo's Ondine in Abbotsbury

An immersive theatre and circus adventure in Dorset

This June, you can go on a magical adventure in Dorset, as Teatro Vivo bring their immersive adventure to the pretty village of Abbotsbury…

HERstory walking trail at Brighton Festival

An audio storytelling experience in Brighton

If you’re looking for an inspiring event that will enable you to take a meaningful wander through Brighton, then HERstory will be right up your street…

Valentine's Day, photo by sharon mccutcheon on Unsplash

Quirky ideas for an alternative or anti-Valentine’s Day at home

We bring you some quirky ideas on how to spend your alternative (or anti) Valentine’s Day at home, with dark tales and clandestine cabaret…

Right Here Festival - Brittany Johnston by Jacob Punter

Creativity celebrated with Right Here Festival

Enjoy a celebration of the creativity and vibrancy of Crawley as the Right Here Festival takes place with spoken word, dance and photography…

London by William Santos/unsplash

Find some New Year inspiration with a virtual London tour

This January, head online to discover more about our capital city with a range of alternative and quirky virtual London tours…

Christmas in London, emmanuel appiah via unsplash

Take some unusual and virtual walks around London

This December, Footprints of London are hosting festive and alternative walks around the capital, both virtually and in person…

American Museum & Gardens, Hall and Gaines

A presidential garden hidden in the UK

Here we are again, with another slightly topical Curiosity of the Week. As we’ve been gripped by the US Elections, we decided to focus on an unusual link between the UK and USA for our latest curiosity.

Being Human Festival 2020

Being Human festival invites you for a cultural cuppa

This November, join Being Human festival’s virtual talks, tours, quizzes, exhibitions, storytelling, and virtual cafés…

Blood and Guts walking tour, Edinburgh

Blood, guts and cabbages this Halloween

This Halloween, don’t let kids have all the fun. Edinburgh’s Surgeons’ Hall Museums will host some gut wrenching events, perfect for adults…

The Dark Hedges by Trevor Cole on Unsplash

Take a wander under The Dark Hedges

Our latest Curiosity of the Week is a spooky treat, just in time for Halloween. A rather eerie and unusual avenue of beech trees…

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Curiosity of the Week

Woodhenge, Stonehenge’s lesser-known neighbour
Woodhenge - ©English Heritage, Historic England Photo Library

You have heard of Stonehenge in Wiltshire, but have you heard of its lesser known neighbour, Woodhenge? Find out more in our latest Curiosity of the Week…

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The World Egg Throwing Championships are no yolk
World Egg Throwing Championship 2016

Are you a tosser? If so, you may want to head to Lincolnshire this weekend as the 15th World Egg Throwing Championships takes place…

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