The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew will stage a range of festivals and exhibitions at Kew Gardens,London and Wakehurst, Kew's wild botanic garden in Sussex. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is London's largest UNESCO World Heritage site. Its collection of living plants, trees and shrubs, either 'growing out' or in the glasshouses and nurseries, comprise ...

The Elan Spa at Mallory Court Country House Hotel & Spa, has partnered with luxury British skincare brand TEMPLESPA to offer guests a range of treatments. These include facials and massages body treatments and bespoke TEMPLESPA treatments that have been accredited by the Amethyst Trust. This also makes them suitable for those who are medically ...

Old habits die hard. Having spent my childhood and youth in the totalitarian Soviet Union, where foreign travel was effectively banned, I got addicted, to vicarious armchair journeys of imagination with the help of maps, timetables and dog-eared guide-books. Even now, having visited over 70 countries, I cherish anticipation, which, in all honesty, ...

Drifters Waterway Holidays is offering canal boating try out's for free at 16 England and Wales locationson Sunday 23 April 2023. The taster sessions, on from 11am to 4pm, will include free short trips on skippered narrowboats, and the opportunity to look round holiday-hire boats. Canal boat holidays are often described as 'the fastest way to slow ...

Tina: The Tina Turner Musicalis based around the life and music of the woman regularly referred to as the Queen of Rock 'n' Roll. It is currently enjoying a sell-out run at the Aldwych Theatre in London's West End. I was able to review Tina at the Aldwych and, in Aisha Jawando's portrayal of Tina, witnessed one of theatre's most dynamic and powerfu...

The Museum of London Docklands, in a grade 1 listed converted Georgian sugar warehouse in West India Quay tells the story of the port, river and city. In doing so it focusses on trade, migration and commerce in London. Executions Alongside its permanent displays, Executions, the museum's current exhibition, (to 16 April 2023) explores the capital's...