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Antic Disposition Henry V - Nathan Hamilton as Henry V – Photo Scott Rylander

Antic Disposition’s reimagining of Henry V tours historic cathedrals

Antic Disposition’s critically-acclaimed production of Henry V returns to English cathedrals this autumn; marking the centenary of the end of the First World War…

World Heritage Festival 2018 in Ironbridge

Heritage, art and music at Ironbridge Gorge festival

This year’s Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Festival will take place from Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd September with a 1920s inspired concert, workshops and art installations…

Point of Echoes (Photo: Arnim Friess)

A tour of eclectic dance performances heads out across the UK

The Rural Touring Dance Initiative’s (RTDI) autumn programme will be bringing dance performances to village halls around the UK from 11th September…

Abbots Bromley Horn Dance - Staffordshire

A curious horn dance with Maid Marian, a hobby horse and a fool

The Abbots Bromley Horn Dance is a local custom carried out annually in the Staffordshire Village, with traditional dancing and music…

By Villafanuk - Lichfield City Arms

Join The Sheriff for Lichfield’s annual custom

Every year, an old boundary marking custom is carried out in Lichfield, Staffordshire, with the ceremonial Sheriff and a party of riders from the local area…

British Pedal Car Championship 2017 - British Federation of Pedal Car Racing

Endurance pedal car racing in Surrey and Staffordshire

This autumn, why not watch a racing car sport with a difference? The British Pedal Car Championship’s last events of the season will challenge teams to a 100 mile endurance race and a seven hour endurance race…

Ironbridge Coracle Regatta 2014

Coracle races and games in Shropshire

This bank holiday Monday, the River Severn in Shropshire will play host to the unusual Ironbridge Coracle Regatta, with races, games and entertainment…

Pershore Plum Festival 2014 - Worcestershire

Celebrate plums in Pershore with a weekend of events

Over the bank holiday weekend, the market town of Pershore will be turning purple in tribute to the humble plum, with food, music, activities and quirky characters…

Newport Nocturne 2018 - Shropshire

A night-time cycle race with a twist

The Newport Nocturne, Shropshire’s annual floodlit cycle race, will take place on Saturday 18th August with winners rewarded in their weight in beer!

Ironbridge Gorge Brass Band Festival

A free festival of brass at the Museum of Iron

The annual Ironbridge Gorge Brass Band Festival will take place on Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd July, with oompah, brass and training bands playing live…

Illyria Theatre - Pirates of Penzance - Storrs Hall Hotel, Windermere - Contrary Life

An open air performance of The Pirates of Penzance

Illyria’s 2018 outdoor theatre season is under way, so we headed to Storrs Hall Hotel in Windermere for a performance of The Pirates of Penzance…

Marvellous Mechanical Museum exhibition 2018

An exhibition devoted to marvellous mechanical art

Roll up, roll up, for Compton Verney’s Marvellous Mechanical Museum, offering visitors an opportunity to see an exhibition devoted to kinetic art and automata!

Charlotte Jarvis - Ort Gallery - Birmingham events 2018

Mortality and cancer are the unusual topics for art installation in Birmingham

Visual artist Charlotte Jarvis’ Et in Arcadia Ego, an unusual installation at Birmingham’s Ort Gallery, will open on Thursday 10th May, taking a look at how we view cancer and our own mortality…

Pop-Up Opera's Summer Season 2018 - A Mozart Double Bill

A Pop-Up Opera, popping up in some unusual locations

Returning with a twist to their summer season, Pop-Up Opera will present a special Mozart double bill, popping up in unusual and unique spaces around the UK, including farms, museums, castles and festivals…

Ironbridge Gorge Walking Festival 2015

Forgotten heritage, pubs and mindfulness at Ironbridge Gorge Walking Festival

The Ironbridge Gorge Walking Festival, now in its 13th year, will take place from Saturday 5th to Sunday 13th May, with 53 walks taking in heritage, nature and pubs…

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Curiosity of the Week

Visit a Venetian Waterway in Norfolk
Great Yarmouth Venetian Waterway - photo: Gary Philo

Our latest Curiosity of the Week is a Venetian style waterway in the seaside resort of Great Yarmouth…

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Unique light display in Cornwall
Mousehole Harbour Lights

Head to the Cornish fishing village of Mousehole this winter, for their unique annual Christmas lights display…

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