Easter Walks

Happy Easter Monday readers! We hope you had a good Easter whatever you were doing to celebrate. We’re sure most of you will have indulged in one or two easter eggs over the course of the weekend and so for this week’s blog we thought we’d share with you some of the best places to take an Easter walk to burn off the chocolate and welcome spring, weather permitting of course.

Easter Egg Hunts

It has finally approached, the fabled four day weekend! This weekend is as good a weekend as any to take a nice long break in the UK with many of us receiving the day off work to celebrate both Good Friday and Easter Monday. Easter is a time to celebrate new life, new hope and the invention of chocolate! For this week’s blog post we’d like to share with our readers some of the best places in the UK to indulge in something the whole family always enjoy: the Easter Egg hunt!

English Tourism Week

It's English Tourism Week! Lasting from the 16th of March to the 24th the week is a celebration of events showcasing the quality and vibrancy of the tourist sector in England. Tourism is one of the England's most vibrant industries with millions flocking into the country each year to visit world renowned sites and hidden gems they've heard about through the grapevine.

British Springtime Gardens

Following on from last week’s post heralding the gradual emergence of anything resembling spring we thought we would provide our readers with another springtime themed post this week. The weather this week has been typically British, with much of the country seeing snow and freezing temperatures throwing us back into the clutches of winter. But there are rewards for you willing to brave the outdoors in some of Britain’s best gardens.

Spring Time Travel!

Spring has sprung, as the saying goes. We have already noticed a slight shift in the weather away from the constant cold and wet toward the mildly warm, but to our sun starved selves this mild increase has come across as a veritable heatwave. So for this blog post we thought we’d share some great locations to spend the spring days.

St David's Day in Wales

This Friday the 1st of March will be a day of celebration in Wales for it is the day of the patron saint of Wales: Saint David. Saint David’s Day or Dydd Gwyl Dewi Sant as it is known in Welsh is a day of celebrating both the saint and all things Welsh. Like all the countries that make up the United Kingdom Wales’ culture is both unique and vibrant and to experience it there are not many better days that Saint David’s Day. 

Guest Post: The Benefits of Staying In A Holiday Cottage

So you're planning your holiday, but don't know what type of accommodation to choose? If you've not stayed in a holiday cottage before then you're missing out! A holiday cottage is especially beneficial for families and here are some of the reason why: