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Tilted Wig in Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days gets a circus-style makeover

Join a rag-tag band of travelling circus performers who’re embarking on their most daring feat in Around the World in 80 Days…

Pancake Day stack of pancakes by Sam Moghadam Khamseh via unsplash

Best places to eat pancakes this Shrove Tuesday

Got no flipping energy to make your own pancakes this Shrove Tuesday? Here’s a few of the best places in the UK to get your Pancake Day fix!

Olney Pancake Race, Shrove Tuesday, Olney Buckinghamshire

Pancake Day races and traditions you shouldn’t skip this Shrove Tuesday

From wacky races to local customs, here’s the quirkiest Pancake Day (Shrove Tuesday) events taking place…

Woodhenge - ©English Heritage, Historic England Photo Library

Woodhenge, Stonehenge’s lesser-known neighbour

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…

Falmouth International Sea Shanty Festival

Falmouth Sea Shanty Festival rolls into town

Falmouth Sea Shanty Festival turns almost every space and venue into a stage and brings singing groups together with songs celebrating the sea and Cornish culture…

Robert Dover's Cotswold Olimpicks - Photo: Josiah Robinson

The Cotswold Olimpick Games kick off

The quirky event that is the Cotswold Olimpick Games, returns to Dover’s Hill in Gloucestershire for an evening of unusual sporting challenges…

Geffrye Museum herb garden - photographed by Jayne Lloyd

Grassroots gardening, botanical wonders and crafty events at Chelsea Fringe

This May, the grassroots and community-led Chelsea Fringe takes place with a host of quirky and soul-nurturing free and family-friendly events…

The HandleBards on tour

The HandleBards head out on bikes to pedal their plays

Fancy some open-air theatre this summer? The popular Shakespearean troupe known as The Handlebards are back with another bicycle-powered tour…

Oddly Moving Atlas

Greek myth of Atlas retold using circus

New circus theatre company Oddly Moving, is retelling the Greek myth of Atlas this spring. But not in the way you might expect…

Cast of Platform 4's Triffids (Image: Andi Sapey)

Go on a gig-theatre adventure with Triffids!

Take time out this month to go on an gig-theatre adventure with music, sound and pictures…

New Year getaways with a difference

How do you get a change of scenery without going abroad? Here’s a few ideas for a New year getaway with a difference!

Creative Nature Boxes in Devon

If you go down to the woods today…

Get out with your family and enjoy the nature in a new way with eight new creative boxes in Harpford Woods near Sidmouth…

Clovelly Herring Festival - Mike Smylie, aka 'Kipperman'

Kippers and crafts at Clovelly Herring Festival

If you’re looking for something unusual to do this month, then head to the Devon village of Clovelly for a festival that’s a bit fishy…

Pepper Pot market hall in Chagford, Devon - By Nilfanion - Wikimedia UK

Chagford’s film festival returns to Dartmoor

Chagford Film Festival opens in Devon for a week of screenings and special events including dog-friendly films and a scarecrow trail…

The Ballad of Maria Marten UK tour 2021 and 2022

Love, loss, joy and power in The Ballad of Maria Marten

The critically-acclaimed production of The Ballad of Maria Marten heads back on tour this autumn. It’s a complex tale based on a true crime…

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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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Fakes, forgeries and misinformation at Royal Society Late
Dragon Fish - The Royal Society Lates in March

Next month, the Royal Society’s Late event mixes tomfoolery with science as it tackles fake news and hoaxes…

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