British holiday information

The People’s History Museum in Manchester was officially reopened on Friday 5 March following an extensive £12.5 million redevelopment.
The museum explores the history of the working people of Britain charting the history of democracy from the early 18th century to the present day. Since it reopened on 13 February 2010, the museum has welcomed more [...]

In January I reported that the London Eye was offering free flights to celebrate its 10th birthday. Now, to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the day it opened, the famous London landmark is offering a free glass of champagne to anyone taking a flight from 7pm onwards on Tuesday 9 March.
Also taking place on the [...]

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 visitors [...]

The flagship event of this year’s British Tourism Week, 15-21 March 2010, will take place on 13 March when the entire length of Hadrian’s Wall will be illuminated.
This once in a lifetime event is being led Hadrian’s Wall Heritage Ltd, and will see 500 individual points of light, placed at 250 metre intervals, along the [...]

Fancy a free ride on the London Eye? Well, now’s your chance as the famous London attraction celebrates its 10th birthday.
I must admit it is hard to believe that it was 10 years ago in March that it first opened – seems like only yesterday.
The London Eye is well worth a visit as it offers [...]

Clitheroe Castle, the only remaining castle in Lancashire with a royalist garrison during the Civil War and possibly the second smallest keep in England, has reopened after a £3.5 million state-of-the-art refurbishment.
The refurbishment features a glass atrium linking the museum and North West Sound Archives on two levels, a café, interactive display facilities, previously unseen [...]

It’s a sad state of affairs if a survey commissioned by Vauxhall Motors is representative of the whole of the UK population.
Sky News reported yesterday that a survey conducted on behalf of the car manufacturer found that Britons will only see an average of 28 British towns and cities in their lifetime – a mere [...]

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 attractions.
Top [...]

London has a wealth of tourist attractions, however, probably the most famous and the biggest crowd pullers are the ones with Royal connections. Listed below are some of the most famous London tourist attractions with connections to the Royal family.
Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace is the official London residence of Her Majesty The Queen and one of [...]