VisitEngland

22/07/2024

Now how's that for a green and pleasant land? Head to the Cotswolds to see rolling hills, honey-coloured stone villages, and quaint market towns.

🔗: https://www.visitengland.com/10-unique-experiences-the-cotswolds

The Cotswolds

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📍: Bourton-on-The-Hill, The Cotswolds

19/07/2024

🎪 August Bank Holiday fun!

It's never too early to plan your next bank holiday with our handy guide to what's on around the country!

https://www.visitengland.com/august-bank-holiday-events-near-me-2024

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18/07/2024

🌊 Pretty beaches, epic surfing, delicious seafood, and gorgeous greenery await you in the South West....

📍 Cornwall, UK
🎥: marinacomes

Visit Cornwall

Find more Cornish escapes here: https://www.visitengland.com/things-to-do/cornwall

16/07/2024

🐻🎩🍊 The summer holidays are nearly here! Head to the Paddington Experience on London's South Bank and help our favourite talking bear to celebrate Marmalade Day!

🎥: /The Paddington Bear Experience

📍 South Bank, London

Visit London

15/07/2024

🌳 🦌🌼 Get inspired by , out today on streaming.

"Wilding," based on Isabella Tree's book, follows a couple who rewild their failing estate, battling tradition and trusting nature and animals to restore it.

Now you can stay in this enchanting treehouse at Knepp Wilding!

Did you know that Knepp Estate offers both gorgeous getaways and wildlife safaris?

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📍 Knepp Estate, West Sussex

12/07/2024

🥃 ⚔️ Did you know....

That England produces its own award-winning whisky?

Combine a whisky-tasting tour, such as the one at Ad Gefrin in Northumberland below with learning more about Anglo Saxon history at its on-site museum. Hungry? You can even stop for a delicious lunch during your visit.

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📍 Wooler, Northumberland

Visit Northumberland

11/07/2024

🏆 Meet our Unsung Heroes from the 2024 VisitEngland Awards for Excellence!

Katie Calder, formerly of V-ATE Automotive Smokehouse and Bowl (permanently closed)
📍 Boston, Lincolnshire
📸: V-ATE Automotive Smokehouse and Bowl

Duncan Wise, Northumberland National Park Authority
📍 Hexham, Northumberland
📸: Alasdair Mackenzie/Northumberland National Park

11/07/2024

VisitEngland Awards for Excellence - the winners (part 3)!

Discover our final three Gold prize winners, ranging from fantastic places to eat to family friendly experiences.

https://www.visitengland.com/visitengland-awards-excellence-2024

FOOD AND ATTRACTIONS

1) Pub of the Year - The Peterville Inn
📍 St. Agnes, Cornwall
📷: Frankie Thomas Photography/The Peterville Inn

2) New Tourism Business of the Year - The Wizard Walk of York
📍 York, North Yorkshire
📸: The Wizard Walk of York

3) Taste of England Award - Allium at Askham Hall
📍 Penrith, Cumbria
📸: Allium at AskhamHall

10/07/2024

🏆 Netherlands 🌷 vs 🦁 England TONIGHT at 8pm BST

Will you be watching the match later? Where will you be cheering England from?

📽️: VisitBiritain/National Football Museum

Visit Manchester

Let's GOOOO(AL) !!!!!

10/07/2024

🏆 VisitEngland Awards for Excellence - the winners (part 2)!

Discover our next five Gold prize winners, ranging from responsible wildlife experiences to accessible places to stay.

https://www.visitengland.com/visitengland-awards-excellence-2024

RESPONSIBLE AND ETHICAL TOURISM

1) Ethical, Responsible and Sustainable Tourism Award - Mill Farm Eco Barns
📍 Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
📷: Mill Farm Eco Barns

2) Experience of the Year - Grey Seal and Seabird Cruise, Serenity Farne Island Boat Tours
📍 Seahouses, Northumberland
📸: Andrew Douglas

3) Large Visitor Attraction of the Year - WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre
📍 Bowditch, Gloucestershire
📸: Ben Langdon

4) Accessible and Inclusive Tourism Award - Hoe Grange Holidays
📍 Matlock, Derbyshire
📸: Felicity Brown

5) Small Visitor Attraction of the Year - Nothe Fort (operated by Weymouth Civic Society)
📍 Weymouth, Dorset
📸: Paul Brewer Photography/NotheFort

09/07/2024

🏆 VisitEngland Awards for Excellence - the winners!

Discover our 15 Gold prize winners over the next 3 days, from romantic hotels to family experiences.

HOTELS AND ACCOMMODATION

1) Self-Catering Accommodation of the Year - Sleepy Owl
📍 Bideford, Devon
📷: Guy Harrop

2) Bed & Breakfast and Guesthouse of the Year - The Bosham Boathouse B&B
📍 Bosham, West Sussex
📸: J Young

3) Large Hotel of the Year - The Grand, York
📍 York, North Yorkshire
📸: The Grand, York

4) Small Hotel of the Year - The Gallivant
📍 Camber, East Sussex
📸: The Gallivant

5) Camping, Glamping and Holiday Park of the Year
- The Secret Garden Glamping
📍 Skelmersdale, Lancashire
📸: The Secret Garden Glamping

🔗 https://www.visitengland.com/visitengland-awards-excellence-2024

08/07/2024

The Spice Girls are officially 30 years old! 🎤✨👟🎪

Spice up your life at the British Music Experience in Liverpool this summer with a unique collector's exhibition of Spice Girls official merchandise, original clothing and more.

📍Liverpool, Merseyside

Exhibition open until Sunday 8 September

VisitLiverpool.com

Experience the story of British Music through costumes, instruments, performance and memorabilia from the Beatles and Bowie to Adele, Oasis and X Factor

05/07/2024

🎨 🎵 🎭 Get CRAFTY at Blackburn's annual Festival of Making, which kicks off tomorrow for two days. Celebrate the art of manufacturing, in the place where it all began!

📸: Derren Lee Poole
📸: A Line Art
📸: Derren Lee Poole / Blackburn Festival of Light's Street Band
📸: Burnley Canal Fest
📸: Stitch School

Find out more: https://festivalofmaking.co.uk/

visit Lancashire

03/07/2024

🎬 Which 2016 film included scenes filmed at Canary Wharf Underground station?

Hint: It's set in a galaxy far, far away 🌑

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02/07/2024

💮 It's Lavender season all across England and fields of the lovely smelling purple blooms will wow your senses until late August.

Check out our guide to lavender farms you can visit over the summer for a fabulously floral day trip.

https://www.visitengland.com/best-lavender-farms-fields-england
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📍 Castle Farm, Kent

01/07/2024

When you feel the fear but do it anyway 💪

📽️: travelsofatourist
📍 Woburn Forest, Bedfordshire

Experience Bedfordshire

28/06/2024

Today marks 10 years of National Cream Tea Day! Afternoon tea is a lovely way to treat your loved ones to delicious food and drink in a quintessentially English fashion. How about taking an Afternoon Tea bus tour around the capital?

📍 London
📽️: VisitBritain

27/06/2024

Get ready for Glasto! 🎵🌞🕶️🕺🏻💃🏻

The country's biggest musical festival is now open, with stars like Dua Lipa, Shania Twain, Coldplay and more gearing up to entertain you over the next four days.

📸: Andrew Allcock

Get more inspiration with our guide to family-friendly festivals: https://www.visitengland.com/9-family-friendly-music-festivals-in-2024

26/06/2024

⚔️ Explore the myth of King Arthur at Tintagel Castle

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24/06/2024

🥰 It may be Monday but take some time out to enjoy this moment of bliss from the Peak District. And breathe....

📽️: Aimee Joy Photography
📍 Three Shires Head | Peak District

Visit Peak District & Derbyshire

21/06/2024

🌞⭐🌓 Happy Summer Solstice!

It was officially the longest day of 2024 yesterday, and thousands of people arrived overnight to see in the magical sunrise among the mysterious structures of Stonehenge. Check out these gorgeous shots from last year!

📍 Stonehenge, Wiltshire
VisitWiltshire

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19/06/2024

🥂 Curious about an English wine tour and tasting experience?

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17/06/2024

🥂 English Wine Week (until 23 June)

Get inspired with our guide to great tasting sessions, tours and stays at English vineyards this summer from Yorkshire to the Isles of Scilly.

Find out more: https://www.visitengland.com/best-vineyards-to-visit-england

📸: VisitBritain/Sam Barker
📍 Sandridge Barton Wines, Totnes, Devon
Visit Devon

📷: Astley Vineyard
📍 Astley Vineyard, Worcestershire
Visit Worcestershire

📸: Ryedale Vineyard
📍 Ryedale Vineyard, York
Visit York

14/06/2024

🍾 Cheers! English Wine Week kicks off tomorrow until 23 June, so what better way to taste the best of English-produced vino than at the vineyards they're grown in?

📍 Terlingham Vineyard, Kent
📸: VisitBritain/Dipyourtoesin
Visit Kent

📍 Astley Vineyard, Worcestershire
📸: Astley Vineyard
Visit Worcester

📍 Crouch Ridge Vineyard, Essex
📸: Matador Network/Alexa Moore
Visit Essex

12/06/2024

🦚 Bridgerton Season 3 Part 2 arrives tomorrow!

Hold onto your bonnets and jodhpurs Bridgerton fans, the exciting conclusion to Season 3 is about to land on Netflix.

Why not take a trip to Bath and discover all the city's filming locations from the show?

Visit Bath

10/06/2024

⚽ UEFA Euro 2024 countdown klaxon!!! 🔊

Europe's premier football tournament kicks off this Friday in Munich. Before cheering on England this coming Sunday, check out our very own National Football Museum to get into the sporting spirit. ⚽

Good luck, England! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Visit Manchester

07/06/2024

❓ Did you know.....

That a baby puffin, is called a PUFFLING? It's too cute for words 😍

You can see these adorable birds in Northumberland by boat with Serenity Farne Island Boat Tours. Their mating season takes place during May, June and July, and you can look out for the pufflings, who usually arrive this month!

📸: Getty Images/John Dickson
Northumberland

Visit Northumberland

05/06/2024

🌍 It's World Environment Day 🌍

Check out our handy guide to eco-friendly festivals and holiday ideas in England.

Find out more: https://brnw.ch/21wKsj7

📸: George Fielding

Our guide to eco-friendly breaks in EnglandIf your New Year's resolution for 2024 was to fly less and do your bit to be more eco-friendly, why not test the waters closer to home?With plenty of environmentally friendly attractions, sustainable places to stay and zero-waste restaurants on our doorstep...

03/06/2024

🌞 Summer is on the horizon

Get inspired with a day trip, mini break in England.

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31/05/2024

🐻 The Paddington Bear Experience opens today!

London's South Bank has a new interactive attraction celebrating our favourite polite hat-wearing bear.

Paddington Bear Experience
Visit London

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