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Jewellers and silversmiths on show in the City of London
The Goldsmiths’ Fair selling exhibition takes place this year 26 September to 9 October in the lavishly decorated Goldsmiths’ Hall near St Paul’s Cathedral in London. There will be 90 exhibitors for...
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Art: An American modernist in London
A major exhibition of the work of one of the key figures of British Modernism opens this September at the Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art in North London. The Poster King: Edward McKnight...
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The Fab Four and the King – New Exhibit Explores Connections Between Beatles...
An exhibition opens in Liverpool in September exploring the connections between the Beatles and Elvis Presley. Elvis and Us is jointly curated by The Beatles Story in Liverpool and Elvis Presley...
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Kent’s new theatre – The Marlowe Theatre
A brand new theatre opens in the cathedral city of Canterbury this October. The Marlowe Theatre is designed by Keith Williams Architects and will have seating for an audience of 1,200 on three levels,...
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Exploring Brighton’s Indian connections
The India Gate at Brighton’s Royal Pavilion will celebrate its 90th anniversary this October. The gate was a gift from the people of India to thank the Royal Pavilion and the city for nursing Indian...
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A collection of enchanted landscapes in Oxford
The Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology in Oxford is to hold an exhibition of paintings, drawings and prints of Claude Lorrain. Claude Lorrain: The Enchanted Landscape will bring together 140...
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The Art of Being British in Jermyn Street
Some of the finest British fashion and lifestyle brands will be taking part in The Art of Being British: St James’s At Your Service, on Saturday 10 September. Jermyn Street, in the centre of St...
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Odd Britain: Pulling faces at an ancient fair at the Egremont Crab Fair
The Egremont Crab Fair – one of the oldest fairs in the world – takes place on the third Saturday in September on the Cumbrian coast in north-west England. The fair was first held in 1267, to...
View ArticleA Georgian pub rises from the ashes in Wiltshire
A traditional country pub and hotel has reopened after suffering a serious fire last summer. The Beckford Arms, a Georgian coaching inn on the edge of the Fonthill Estate in Wiltshire, has undergone a...
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Top 12 Things to do in Wales – What to do in Wales
Our friends at Visit Britain have put together a great list of things to see and do in Wales. Check it out! 1). Castles and Historic Houses - How do you like your history? With over 600 castles and...
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Pictures and pyrotechnics at Compton Verney – Quentin Blake Exhibition
Compton Verney, the art gallery in a renovated 18th-century mansion in Warwickshire, is to hold two new exhibitions – one of paintings and drawings by a favourite illustrator, the other a celebration...
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Brit Food: Star chef joins Anglesey’s new restaurant
Gordon Ramsay scholarship winner Aled Williams is the chef at a new restaurant opening this summer in Beaumaris, Anglesey, North Wales. Owners Brian and Ffiona Thomas are farmers in Llannerch-y-medd,...
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Durham: Lighting up a cathedral city This Fall
The city of Durham is to hold a spectacular free festival of light and art in November. The Lumiere festival uses artworks made from light to transform the city’s landmarks, streets, river and...
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Open Spaces: Top 12 vibrant City Centers and Piazzas in Britain
1). Covent Garden in the centre of London’s West End is a bustling Italian-style piazza packed with restaurants, bars and fashionable boutiques where a variety of street entertainers can be seen...
View ArticleVideo: STA Travel Visit Britain – Fun Video!
STA Travel Australia decided to hit GREAT Britain during an incredible, eventful year! http://www.statravel.com.au/great-britain.htm - Visit Britain See Jasmine, Michael and Tim showcase the best the...
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Anglophile Deal: Anglotopia Readers Can Now Save 40% on a Subscription to...
We’ve got an exciting exclusive offer for Anglotopia readers. We’re big fans of Britain Magazine, which is the ‘official’ magazine of Britain. Despite the success of internet and tablets, I still love...
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Liverpool Gets New Luxury Hotel
A new 5-star ‘boutique’ hotel opens in Liverpool later this year, in three restored 1920s buildings in the centre of the city. The Layla hotel will have 84 bedrooms including Junior Suites and a Grand...
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Hastings Remembers 1066
Every year, the seaside town of Hastings holds a week-long festival to commemorate the last time England was successfully invaded. On 14 October 1066 Duke William II of Normandy’s army fought and beat...
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Visit Britain Releases Awesome New Top 50 UK Attractions iPhone App
For the iPhone users out there, Visit Britain has released an awesome new iPhone app. Called the Top 50 UK Attractions app, the app takes their Facebook page that gathers Facebook Check-in data for...
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Art: Degas’ dancers in London at the Royal Academy of Arts
The Royal Academy of Arts in London is to hold a landmark exhibition featuring the work of Edgar Degas. Degas and the Ballet: Picturing Movement will focus on the artist’s preoccupation with movement....
View ArticleVideo: If this Advert From Visit Britain Doesn’t Make You Want to Book a Trip...
We posted a series of videos last week from British celebrities inviting us to travel to Britain and see their favorite attraction. Today we have the commercial that Visit Britain will be airing on TV...
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A famous festival of folk – 47th Cambridge Folk Festival
The 47th Cambridge Folk Festival – one of the oldest and most famous events on the folk, country and world music scene – takes place on July 28–31 this year. Since it was first held in 1965, the...
View ArticleLeonardo Da Vinci Comes to London at the National Gallery this Fall
London’s National Gallery in Trafalgar Square is to hold a major exhibition of the works of Leonardo da Vinci in November. Leonardo da Vinci: Painter at the Court of Milan is the most complete display...
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Video: Fun Bike Tour of London by the UK Curiosity Blog
This video is a lot of fun!From the description:London has just expanded its Barclays Cycle Hire cycle hire scheme to include casual users, which means visitors can hire bikes and cruise around for...
View ArticleGuest Post: Romantic Royal Escapes in Britain – Ideas for a Royal Honeymoon
One of the most exciting parts of planning a wedding is picking a honeymoon destination. It is thought that Prince William and Kate Middleton are planning to honeymoon in Britain, following in the...
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Video: A Guide to England’s Lake District
Here’s a great video guide to England’s Lake District.From the description:From 16 sparkling lakes and England’s highest mountains to sheltered valleys and heather moorlands, Cumbria and the Lake...
View ArticleFootie: Chelsea FC Getting New Museum
Chelsea Football Club is opening a new museum in early summer, with many new interactive features for fans and visitors.The club’s current museum will move to a 670 sq metre (7,200 sq ft) space behind...
View ArticleCulture: New Southbank Festival to Celebrate Anniversary of the Festival of...
To commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Festival of Britain, London’s SouthBank Centre is holding a four-month festival from April to September.The 1951 Festival took place on the south bank of the...
View ArticleModern sculpture in the open air in Cirencester England
An outdoor show of contemporary sculpture called Fresh Air 2011 takes place at Quenington Old Rectory, Cirencester from 19 June to 10 July.Visitors will be able to see around 200 works by 100 sculptors...
View ArticleBritain’s Blue Badge Guides Celebrate 60 Years
The Guild of Registered Tourist Guides is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year.The U.K.’s Blue Badge tourist guides are professional guides who work in every part of the United Kingdom. The Guild...
View ArticleSix days of rough riding in Scotland – Motorbike Competition
The oldest surviving motorbike trial competition in the world celebrates its centennial this May.Riders in the Scottish Six Days Trial have to compete over six different daily routes, each about 160km...
View ArticleRoyal Wedding: The Ultimate Royal Wedding Hotel Stay
The Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park is offering a six-night Royal Wedding package that includes hosted tours by first-hand family members and associates of the royal family.Guests will visit Kensington...
View ArticleA golden music festival in Mid Wales
The oldest classical music festival in Wales takes place again this summer in the country house where it was born.There is a gold theme to the 2011 Gregynog Festival. The Cardinall’s Musick, winners of...
View ArticleHarry Potter: A chance to visit Hogwarts – New Harry Potter Location Tours
Warner Bros has released plans for the Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter, a unique walking tour behind the scenes of the successful film series.Tours will begin in spring 2012 at the...
View ArticleInnovation and imagination in Manchester – Upcoming Manchester International...
Imaginative new work, original creations, and unique special events are all featured in the third Manchester International Festival (MIF) this summer.The festival takes place every other year in the...
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Royal Wedding: Visit Britain Releases Short Film about Royal Britain – Awesome!
To mark the marriage of Prince William to Catherine Middleton on April 29 2011 in London, VisitBritain has commissioned a short film ‘Royal Britain’.The film showcases royal locations in Britain...
View ArticleIntroducing Glasgow’s New Transport Museum
A new museum on the banks of the River Clyde will open in Glasgow on 21 June.The Riverside Museum will be Scotland’s new Museum of Transport and Travel. There will be 3,000 objects on display showing...
View ArticleBritain’s biggest flower show – Royal Horticultural Society’s Flower Show at...
The UK’s largest gardening show takes place this July in the grounds of Hampton Court Palace. Visitors can shop for thousands of plants as well as admire the many different gardens created specially...
View ArticleSacred relics from the Middle Ages at the British Museum
The next major exhibition at the British Museum in London brings together some of the finest surviving religious treasures of the medieval age. “Treasures of Heaven: Saints, Relics and Devotion in...
View ArticleA truly international festival – The Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod
This year’s Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod will be held on 4–10 July. Every day throughout the week, international singers, musicians and dancers compete in more than 20 competitions. At...
View ArticleEccentric shoes by a grand dame of fashion – Vivienne Westwood Shoes
The Bowes Museum in County Durham is to host an exhibition celebrating the ingenuity and creativity of British fashion designer Vivienne Westwood. More than 200 of her shoe designs will be on display...
View ArticleBattle Proms: Concerts with cavalry and cannons
There are many outdoor concerts in Britain through the summer, but the Battle Proms are the only ones that include nearly 200 cannons fired to music.The artillery features Beethoven’s Battle Symphony...
View ArticleA new hotel for a Midlands theme park at Drayton Manor
Drayton Manor theme park in Staffordshire will be opening its own 150-room hotel in August.The hotel is being built to meet the demand of an increasing numbers of visitors to the theme park, and will...
View ArticleThe art of animation at the Barbican Art Gallery
The Barbican Art Gallery in London is to hold the largest ever exhibition of animated imagery produced in the last 150 years. Watch Me Move will bring together animation pioneers, independent...
View ArticleMovie star Ralph Fiennes to return to the London stage
Ralph Fiennes will appear on the stage of the Theatre Royal Haymarket in August, playing Prospero in Shakespeare’s last play, The Tempest. The production, directed by Sir Trevor Nunn, will run from 27...
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Every night is Bath night this summer in the Georgian City of Bath
The newly renovated Roman Baths in Bath will be open until 10pm every night in July and August, with the Great Bath, the centrepiece of the Roman attraction, lit by flame torches in the evenings.The...
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Fabergé at the Summer Opening of Buckingham Palace
This year’s exhibition at the annual summer opening of Buckingham Palace will bring together more than 100 masterpieces by the Russian jeweller Carl Fabergé.Royal Fabergé will show how six successive...
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Designs to make Britain modern at the London Design Museum
The Design Museum in London is to hold the first retrospective of Kenneth Grange’s work, celebrating his role in helping to ‘make Britain modern’.Grange is Britain’s leading product designer,...
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An ancient festival of seafood – The Oyster Festival in Whitstable
The seaside town of Whitstable in south-east England is holding its annual Oyster Festival on 23–29 July this year.The festival traditionally opens with the Landing of the Oysters ceremony, when...
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Going really wild in South Wales
The eccentric Really Wild Festival will be celebrating rural traditions, wild food and countryside fun in Britain’s smallest city at the end of July.The festival, in the ancient cathedral city of St...
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