British holiday information

The first event of Brands Hatch’s busy 2012 season takes place this Sunday (22 January) with the Chelmsford Motor Club set to return to the Kent circuit with the TRS (Essex) Ltd Brands Hatch Stage Rally after a success inaugural event last year. Stage rallying is an event rarely seen in the south east and [...]

This weekend (10-11 September 2011) the Aston Martin Owners’ Club holds a landmark meeting at Snetterton. The club has been established for 75 years and held the very first meeting at Snetterton in 1951, making it 60 years since racing engines were first heard at the Norfolk circuit. Motorsport artist and circuit historian Andrew Kitson [...]

Tickets for the 2012 Paralympics go on sale today using the same ticket application process that applied to the 2012 London Olympic tickets: applicants apply for tickets to events they wish to see and if the events are oversubscribed, a balloting process will take place. The application process begins at 9am today, 9 September 2011, [...]

There’s just three weeks to go until the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship reaches a crucial part of the season at Lincolnshire’s Cadwell Park, which hosts the Title Fighter decider on August Bank Holiday weekend (27-29 August). Cadwell Park is traditionally one of the biggest events on the BSB calendar and fans from across the [...]

An exclusive preview exhibition celebrating the upcoming 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games has opened at Terminal 5 of Heathrow Airport. Among eleven sculptures on display are lifesize wireframe studies of Olympic diver Tom Daley, and sprinter Jason Gardener. There are also eight bronze maquettes of athletes by artists including Paul Day, John Buckley, Hamish [...]

If you loved watching the Tour de France on the television recently, get yourself down to Surrey this Sunday, 14 August 2011, for the London – Surrey Cycle Classic. The London – Surrey Cycle Classic is a London 2012 test event and will follow the same route as the London 2012 Cycling Road Race. Among [...]

The Southport Air Show gets underway on Saturday 23 & Sunday 24 July. Making an appearance at the 20th anniversary of the show will be a selection of aircraft including: military, heritage and civilian aircraft, plus there’s also the fantastic Red Arrows and a rare opportunity to witness the last flying Vulcan Bomber – Saturday [...]

Here’s a novel way to spend Father’s Day if your dad is into trains. The London Transport Museum is operating a 1938 Tube train along the western end of the Piccadilly line this Sunday, 19 June 2011. The tube will leave Northfields traveling to High Street Kensington via Earl’s Court making an unusual cross over [...]

Damon Hill’s 1996 World Championship-winning Williams-Renault FW18 is set to appear at Brands Hatch this bank holiday weekend (28-30 May) among a host of other legendary Formula One cars. Damon Hill’s time at Williams will be forever associated with his rivalry with German Michael Schumacher and a range of cars celebrating his Benetton team from [...]

Brands Hatch has been unveiled at the venue for the London 2012 Paralympic Road Cycling events. The Kent circuit will play host to 32 road cycling events for men and women with a range of disabilities including visual impairments, cerebral palsy and amputations competing on bicycles, tricycles, tandems and hand cycles. In total, 225 athletes [...]