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Dundee is transforming its waterfront, to draw visitors in. Adrian looks at what there is for the short break tripper

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Article Archive for 8 October 2010

Chester Rows: The Inside Story
By: | October 8, 2010 – 2:56 pm | No Comment
Chester Rows: The Inside Story

[ June 1, 2010 9:00 am to October 1, 2010 6:00 pm. ] Explore inside the Rows stores and help unravel their mysterious past. You will be taken to a part of the city that’s rich in hush-hush history and a tea shop where high tea is definitely on the menu!These tours will give you a much closer look at the city’s unique treasures than ever before [...]

Did We Visit Turkey Less last Year?
By: Adrian | July 14, 2010 – 10:00 am | No Comment
Did We Visit Turkey Less last Year?

2009 was a year of belt tightening. We may not have gone abroad in such large numbers but holidays remained necessities. There was a drop of 15% in those of us holidaying abroad. So says our Office of National Statistics (ONS) via their annual Travel Trends publication and goes to confirm –officially- what we knew already.
Headlines in the press yesterday spoke of the fastest fall since the 1970’s and how overseas trips had grown by an average of 4% per year since 1974 up until 2009. But how accurately does this record what you and I did? Did 314,000 fewer of us go Turkey last year? And does it matter anyway?

Maison Martin Margiela ’20’ The Exhibition
By: The Editor | July 13, 2010 – 8:18 pm | No Comment
Maison Martin Margiela ’20’ The Exhibition

[ July 7, 2010 10:00 am to July 18, 2010 6:00 pm. ]
Somerset House, Strand, London
Adults:£6, Seniors: £5, under 12s free
Runs until 5th September

Frome Festival
By: The Editor | April 26, 2010 – 11:32 am | No Comment
Frome Festival

[ July 9, 2010 to July 18, 2010. ]
Frome, Somerset
190 events over the 10 days of this, the 10th anniversary of the Festival

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Galway Arts Festival
By: The Editor | April 19, 2010 – 9:43 pm | No Comment
Galway Arts Festival

[ July 12, 2010 to July 25, 2010. ] www.galwayartsfestival.com
Galway. Ireland

Wiltshire County Show
By: The Editor | April 1, 2010 – 10:09 am | No Comment
Wiltshire County Show

[ July 11, 2010 to July 14, 2010. July 11, 2010 to July 14, 2010. ] Barbury Castle Estate, near Marlborough, Wiltshire
Adult £15 (in advance £12)
includes the Barbury Horse Trials which run from 8-11th July

Great Yorkshire Show
By: The Editor | April 1, 2010 – 9:09 am | No Comment
Great Yorkshire Show

[ July 13, 2010 to July 15, 2010. ] www.greatyorkshireshow.co.uk/html/home/Great Yorkshire Showground, Harrogate

Adults; £21 (in advance £18)
Seniors; £20 (in advance £17)
Children; £10 (in advance £8)