Ferne's United Kingdom Travel Blog May 2008 Archive

The orchids at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show are usually spectacular. If you need an excuse to start planning for next year's visit to the UK, have a look at ... Read More

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Say cheese! Gloucestershire's wild and wacky Cheese-Rolling is scheduled for Spring Bank Holiday, mid-day, tomorrow. This insane event, with healthy daredevils throwing themselves down a very steep hill, in pursuit ... Read More

The BBC has reported that the UK is the most "surveilled" society in the world. There are a lot of CCTV and webcams out there watching us. Just last week ... Read More

"A Book About Pub Names" by Elaine Saunders looks into the history and derivation of all those puzzling, amusing and traditional names of English Pubs. Bryce Eddings, About.com's guide to ... Read More

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Working out what your money is really worth in the United Kingdom is less confusing that you might think once you know where to look. We've pulled together the kind ... Read More

There will be thousands of shows and tens of thousands of performances to choose from when the Edinburgh Festival Fringe gets going, August 3 to 25 this year. Though tickets are ... Read More

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It's not too late to be an Oxford fellow...Well kind of. Oxford University's week long summer school classes at Christ Church College, The Oxford Experience , include studying with Oxford ... Read More

It is a beautiful Sunday. The air - even in London - smells all leafy and green, British "boys of summer" are playing cricket on village greens, there is not ... Read More

H.O. Ward, our intrepid pub reviewer in the South of England, finds a pub with a great horse story and a delicious menu. He's been back three times and has ... Read More

Visitors to the UK who try to buy train tickets for the odd single journey or two have found themselves totally flummoxed by the bewildering array of rail ticket categories ... Read More

The recently refurbed Maynard Hotel near Sheffield in the Peak District, has declared itself a dog-friendly zone in the nicest possible way. We haven't yet visited the Maynard but ... Read More

The Summer Solstice, the longest day (or the shortest night, depending upon your point of view) in the Northern Hemisphere, is a very special time at Stonehenge. It is the ... Read More

For the first time in its 61 year history, the Edinburgh International Film Festival will be held in June. The world's oldest continuously run annual film festival is scheduled for ... Read More

Artists working in any medium, anywhere in the world, are invited to bid for the chance of a £20,000 commission to create a new map of Liverpool. The ... Read More