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Otter © Jackie Morris

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…

Enchanted Christmas at Westonbirt (Photo: © paulbox)

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…

Being Human festival - I am human badge - credit - Being Human festival

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…

Light Up Lancaster 2017

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…

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!

Enchanted Floodlit Garden - Abbotsbury Subtropical Garden

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…

Halloween at Go Ape

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…

Bloomsbury Festival 2019

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…

The Enchanted Forest (Photo: Angus Forbes)

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…

Footprints of London - Literary Footprints 2017

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…

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!

Wigtown Book Festival

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…

Shademakers carnival group

Creative creatures and pyrotechnics at Arts by the Sea

There will be three days of free vibrant theatre, dance and music performances in Bournemouth this weekend for their annual arts festival…

Culture Night Belfast 2019

Brilliant trails and a bijou speakeasy on a bus at Culture Night

Belfast will be hosting a two-day extravaganza with hundreds of free, family friendly events across the city centre and beyond…

Yorkshire Dales Cheese Festival

Fine fromage and delicious dairy in the Dales

This month, the Yorkshire Dales Cheese Festival returns for a week of themed events, including a cheesy run, wine and cheese tasting, cheese making courses, and a Truckle Trail…

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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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A five-metre tall puppet travels through Crawley
Aura’s Odyssey with five-metre tall puppet visits Crawley

This week, see a five-metre tall puppet travel through Crawley in West Sussex. Puppet Aura will visit the town centre and parks, and ride on an open-top bus…

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