British holiday information

Think of a holiday in Britain and you tend to think of the traditional beach-style holiday, a city break, or a countryside retreat, lush green surroundings with beautiful views, but definitely not cruising! However, it seems that cruising is on the rise with British cruise passenger numbers set to hit 1.65 million this year – [...]

If you’re staying in the UK this year and fancy a seaside holiday, you might want to take note of a survey conducted by Which? Holiday. The independent survey questioned more than 4000 members of the general public to determine their favourite seaside resort. Topping the list was Blackpool, which was described by one respondent [...]

2009 was a good year for British visitor attractions according to figures just released by the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA). The association, whose 42 members manage 1,548 of the leading and best know British visitor attractions, such as museums, galleries, heritage sites, cathedrals, gardens, zoos and leisure parks, reported an overall increase in [...]

It looks like the increase in ‘staycations’ is set to remain for 2010. According to figures published by market research company BDRC Continental, the British holiday industry is set for another great year. The BDRC survey found that, when questioned, 70% of people who holidayed in the UK last year said they were likely to [...]

Although the main focus at this time of year is on Christmas, somewhere, at the back of your mind, are thoughts about next year’s holiday. It seems to be that as soon as the Christmas and New Year breaks are over you need another focus, so how about planning your holiday? Here’s a breakdown of [...]

As the National Trust unveiled operational figures at this weekend’s Annual General Meeting it seems that the recession hasn’t had a negative impact on the Trust’s finances this year. In fact the National Trust has seen only positive results boosted by the credit crunch and the number of people taking staycations. Visitor numbers are up [...]

Views differ greatly over whether this year has proved popular for ‘staycation’ holidays, however, for one charity it’s been a great year. Figures just released  by the National Trust show that it has significantly benefited from ‘staycations’ and the weakness of sterling. Visitor numbers at pay-for-entry properties are up a massive 18 per cent on [...]

The British Museum is officially Britain’s most popular tourist attraction according to data just published by the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA). The British Museum welcomed 5,932,897guests in 2008, a 9.5% increase on 2007. In fact, London visitor attractions fared really well in the ALVA survey – the top 12 places featured London tourist [...]

Everyone is talking about it at the moment, in fact since late December, a day doesn’t pass without someone on the TV mentioning it…the value of Sterling. In the past six months the value of the pound has fallen by 35% against the Euro…and the dollar, and where will it end? Recently, I bought a [...]

I can’t wait for the summer and the warmer weather. In fact, we could be in for a great weather for our summer holidays this year if the climate scientists at the Met Office and the University of East Anglia are correct. According to their findings, 2009 is expected to be one of the top-five [...]