[ January 15, 2011 9:00 am to July 16, 2011 6:00 pm. ] A fun event for all abilities.Chester Forum Studio Theatre, Hamilton Place, Chester, Cheshire, CH1 2BHTel: 01244 341296email: mikej@gbevents.net

[ May 6, 2011 9:00 am to July 17, 2011 6:00 pm. ] The exhibition looks at the enduring appeal of vehicles and explores what makes them more than simply inventions for getting from A to B.Weaver Hall Museum & Workhouse162 London RoadNorthwichCheshireCW9 8ABTel:01606 271640Email:cheshiremuseums@cheshirewestandchester.gov.ukCheshireCheshire

[ March 26, 2011 9:00 am to July 3, 2011 6:00 pm. ] Showcasing a range of Japanese Gardens from its native origins through to influencing UK garden designs. Normal Mansion opening times and prices applyTatton Park MansionKnutsfordCheshireWA16 6QNTel:01625 374400Email:tatton@cheshire.gov.ukCheshireCheshire

[ May 2, 2011; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] Come to the Farm and meet the animals which are up for adoption. Choose from Rosie the Red Poll, Blossom the Clydesdale Horse and Tallulah theTamworth Pig. Normal charges and times apply.Tatton ParkKnutsfordCheshireWA16 6QNTel:01625 374400Email:tatton@cheshireeast.gov.ukCheshireCheshire

[ April 1, 2011 9:00 am to May 31, 2011 6:00 pm. ] Take a night-time journey around the eerie haunts of Chester with your very own Ghosthunter Guide and hear spine-chilling tales of ghosts, ghouls and things that go bump in the night.Visit www.ghostcity.co.uk for further informationMeet at Chesters Official Visitor Information CentreTown Hall SquareChesterCheshireCH1 2HJTel:0845 647 7868Email:tours@marketingcheshire.co.ukCheshireCheshire

[ April 30, 2011 9:00 am to May 2, 2011 6:00 pm. ] Wide selection of hand made crafts plus gifts from around the world in two large marquees. Speciality food stalls. Admission 3, accompanied children free Capesthorne HallSiddingtonMacclesfieldCheshireSK11 9JYTel:01744 750606 / 07966 499748Email:sandraCCA@aol.comCheshireCheshire

[ May 15, 2011; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] Discover String – Soak up the atmosphere with music group String Workshop whilst you meander through the Hall. 11am 5pmLittle Moreton HallCongletonCheshireCW12 4SDTel:01260 272018Email:littlemoretonhall@nationaltrust.org.ukCheshireCheshire

[ May 14, 2011; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] A Farmers Market with delicious local produce.Long LaneSpurstowBunburyCheshrieCW6 9RDTel:01829 260274Email:ac@theyewtreebunbury.comCheshireCheshire

[ June 4, 2011 to June 5, 2011. ]
Margam Castle, Margam Country Park, Margam, nr Port Talbot, South Wales. SA13 2 TJ
free entry; car parking charge £3.70

[ June 12, 2011; 11:30 am to 6:00 pm. ]
St John’s School, Leatherhead, Surrey
For the Cycling
Registration fee: Adults 16 and over – £12, 6 to 15 years – £6, 5 and under – Free
For the Fun day
Adults: £1 – Under 16s: 50p

[ June 9, 2011; 9:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] http://www.guardsbeatingretreat.co.uk/Beating_Retreat_2011/Gallery_Beating_Retreat_-_Household_Division_Charity_Website.html
Horse Guards Parade, London
remaining tickets are , £15 or £20

[ June 5, 2011; 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. ]
Gregynog, near Tregynon, Powys
includes a duck-herding exhibition by Meirion Owen’s Quack Pack

Some of you may have thought it was in April 2012. It starts today with the anniversary of the launch of the vessel at Harland & Wolff’s shipyard in Belfast and the opening of a new exhibition called TITANICa at the Ulster Folk & Transport Museum.

Older readers may remember a short-lived airline in the 1990’s called Peach Air. It was a no-frills airline that got a lot of comment at the time since an anagram of “peach” is “cheap.” This clever marketing ploy turned out not to be so clever so I wonder why the new airline which is linked to the Japanese carrier ANA, has decided to use the name for its new venture.

Egleton Nature Reserve, Rutland
tickets not yet available

Some of you may have been watching the 6.30pm BBC2 programme, Great British Menu. This year the theme is a sharing menu for the street lunches that will occur a week today. The Big Lunch will involve over a million people at 2,200 street lunches in all of our countries.
But how does it affect tourism?

Aaarh Jim lad!
Every boy of a certain age would play pirates and use that expression rolling the “aarh” sound to last as long as they could. It conjured up a big, black bearded scoundrel with a sword in one hand and a flintlock in the other. It was based on a real life English pirate –Edward Teach, known as Blackbeard.

Orange Hotel’s VP of Marketing on Mexico, Kenya and the other side of Kowloon

ecent evidence seems to suggest that a holiday is almost essential and one that we are loathe to give up. If numbers of people taking holidays didn’t substantially drop in the recession when would they? People say the reason is that it gives them a break from everyday routine and the work. People returning to work are said to perform better. Is this true? Are their “medical” benefits in taking a holiday?

[ June 5, 2011; 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ]
A lunch for your local community. lunches are taking place up and down our countries. See the website for details.

[ July 16, 2011; 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. ]
Village Green, Wivelsfield, RH17 7QG

[ June 24, 2011 to June 25, 2011. ]
Bookham, Surrey,
starts on the saturday with Village Day which is held in the Old Barn Hall from 11am and a procession through the village, then open gardens on Sunday

[ June 11, 2011; 11:00 am to 6:00 pm. ]
Barnett Wood Lane Recreation Ground, Ashtead, Surrey, KT21 2BZ

[ June 4, 2011 to June 5, 2011. ]
claimed to be England’s biggest street performance festival of the year.
Croydon, Surrey

With the recent arrival of Nobu Beijing, China’s capital is fast becoming a discerning foodie’s paradise. CD Traveller speaks to four of Beijing’s best chefs about the rise of fine dining in Beijing

After the Icelandic volcano, Grimsvotn, decided to make life difficult for travellers this week including scaring bank holidaymakers that they might be affected, life is back to normal. The media went to town on the first day with almost blanket coverage on the news channels. It seems there were only two stories across the two days. And Barack Obama came a poor second on them.
But have we learnt anything from it? Will disruption like 2010 occur or do we know more?

With the bank holiday and half term break starting in most places today you may fancy enjoying the sunshine by visiting a beach near you. How do you choose? By selecting the closest? The one you’ve always gone to? Or perhaps you take note of the Good Beach Guide and pick one that is in the Good Beach Guide?

The two expanding areas for travel are luxury and budget. This was one of the interesting features to come from the WTM Vision Conference held in London this week. This is where the travel industry contemplates the future and the author of this remark was Caroline Bremner of Euromonitor, a research group that has been forecasting worldwide travel for 30 years or more.