[ 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 [...]

[ July 15, 2010; 10:30 am to 4:30 pm. ] Fancy voile flowers displayed in a framed picture Highway Farm, West Road, Bridport, 10.30am – 4.30pm. Cost £35 plus charge for materials used. 01308 424321 www.highwayfarm.co.uk

[ July 15, 2010; 6:00 pm; ] Eype Centre for the Arts, Nr. Bridport, 6.30pm. Tickets £7.50 to include a glass of wine – available from Bridport TIC 01308 424901

[ July 15, 2010; 7:00 pm; ] Kingston Maurward College, 7pm. Tickets £10 inc. buffet and glass of wine. Items to be auctioned include original oil painting, exlusive Dorset delicacies hamper and more. 07598 977027

[ July 15, 2010 to August 1, 2010. ] 01798 345055 www.petworthfestival.org.uk

Some destinations toil for years building leisure parks, attractions or restoring crumbling piles so that they can attract visitors. Paul has proved there’s another way. Just pick the winners of the matches Germany has played in and then the final of the World Cup.
Paul is, of course, the octopus that has achieved his fifteen minutes of international fame by creating an astonishing record that gamblers would envy. As you will remember, Paul had two cubes each emblazoned with the flag of the playing country. He chose one- and the one he chose just happened to win. 8 times in a row. (Apparently a £10 bet would have given a return of £3,000 if you had rolled the winnings on). But Paul is now a bigger winner. At least for Sea Life in Oberhausen and Oberhausen itself.

[ 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

[ July 15, 2010; 12:00 am; ] Hull New Theatre, Kingston Square, Hull

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

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

[ 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)