Barnsdale Gardens, in Rutland, has Britain's largest collection of individually designed gardens, It was created by Geoff Hamilton for the BBC television series Gardeners' World. Barnsdale has a collection of 38 individual small gardens on an eight- acre site ranging from traditional English cottage gardens, to wildlife, Japanese and French gardens...

Hart Shoreditch hotel has unveiled its London Design Festival programme for 2023. The hotel will stage a series of events with this year's theme Expect the unexpected. For the 2023 festival the hotel worked with East London based artist/illustrator James Daw who works in collage and mixed media by creating textures, scribbles and splodges that are ...

Bikepacking in the Lake District, by Ed Hunton,is a new Cicerone guidebook to eight challenging bike rides in the UK Lake District. Bikepacking is the off-road equivalent of cycle touring wild camping or staying in the usual accommodation options. It offers cyclists the opportunity to immerse themselves in the environment and explore the on two whe...

Unplugged, the UKs off grid cabin escape has added a cabin in North Wales to its portfolio. It currently has 18 UK cabins, in the countryside 1-to-2 hours drive of major cities, with plans to expand to 40 by the end of 2023. On arrival at the eco-friendly cabins, guests are asked to lock their digital devices, including mobile phones, in a lockbox ...

La Cage aux Folles, the third main production of the 2023 Regent's Park Open Air Theatre season, is an absolute humdinger of a musical. The raptuous standing ovation it received would have flustered the gently roosting birds the length and breadth of the Royal Park. La Cage aux Folles delivers on so many levels and is as rewarding an even...

9 to 17 September 2023 National Racehorse Week will embrace 130 events across England, Scotland and Wales, with most events are free of charge. Racehorse training yards, studs and retraining centres will open to the public, offering demonstrations and displays. These open days will showcase a range of activities from yard to yard, offering the chan...