In the footsteps of Jean Cocteau
By: Frederic de Poligny | June 18, 2013 – 5:52 am | No Comment

One of the appeals of Menton on the French Riviera is the largest museum dedicated to the works of Jean Cocteau (1889-1963), a famous French artist who died fifty years ago. Frederic exolores the museum and the three towns forever linked with his work

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Bedfordshire, Sandy – The Lodge Golden Summer Minibeast safari
By: | August 22, 2011 – 4:28 pm | No Comment
Bedfordshire, Sandy – The Lodge Golden Summer Minibeast safari

[ August 31, 2011; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] Price: Adults free. Children 4.00. RSPB Wildlife Explorers 3.00.Booking essentialCome and help the RSPB celebrate our 50 years at The Lodge. Kids love finding creepy crawlies. They will have a great time discovering some of the fascinating minibeasts that live on the reserve. [...]

Newmarket, Suffolk – The Cambridgeshire Meeting
By: | August 22, 2011 – 4:28 pm | No Comment
Newmarket, Suffolk – The Cambridgeshire Meeting

[ September 24, 2011; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] National Equestrian EventNewmarket, Suffolkhttp://www.newmarketracecourses.co.uk/Newmarket, Suffolk

Cambridgeshire, Fen Drayton Lakes – Deadly Dozen Bug Hunt
By: | August 22, 2011 – 4:28 pm | No Comment
Cambridgeshire, Fen Drayton Lakes – Deadly Dozen Bug Hunt

[ September 1, 2011; 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm. ] Price: RSPB Wildlife Explorers 1, other children 2, accompanying adults free. FREE childrens places available on production of a Cambridgeshire Guided Busway ticket and voucher from the busway press.Booking essentialThe RSPB are running a series of summer bug-hunting expeditions for families to discover our top 12 predatory mini beasts. Each expedition will end with [...]

Norfolk – Norwich Wine Festival
By: | August 22, 2011 – 4:28 pm | No Comment
Norfolk – Norwich Wine Festival

[ October 2, 2011; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] Throughout September, bars and restaurants across the Norwich area will be showcasing delicious wines for you to enjoy. Whether you are a connoisseur or would just like to try something different – the Norwich Wine Festival is about enjoying good wine in the Citys most wine-savvy venues.Norfolkhttp://www.visitnorfolk.co.ukNorfolk

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The Esplanade, Weymouth, Dorset – Smuggling Tour – Weymouth
By: | August 22, 2011 – 4:28 pm | No Comment
The Esplanade, Weymouth, Dorset – Smuggling Tour – Weymouth

[ September 1, 2011; 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm. ] Smuggling Tour of the Old Harbour Area. Visiting many harbourside Inns and alleyways to tell smuggling and pirate tales from the past 600 years 5 per adult, 2 per child (Under 16yrs – under 4 yrs free) ALL CHILDREN MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A RESPONSIBLE ADULT Tickets available from Weymouth Tourist Information Center, Pavilion Theatre [...]

The Esplanade, Weymouth, Dorset – Smuggling Tour – Weymouth
By: | August 22, 2011 – 4:28 pm | No Comment
The Esplanade, Weymouth, Dorset – Smuggling Tour – Weymouth

[ September 1, 2011; 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm. ] Smuggling Tour of the Old Harbour Area. Visiting many harbourside Inns and alleyways to tell smuggling and pirate tales from the past 600 years 5 per adult, 2 per child (Under 16yrs – under 4 yrs free) ALL CHILDREN MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A RESPONSIBLE ADULT Tickets available from Weymouth Tourist Information Center, Pavilion Theatre [...]

The Esplanade, Weymouth, Dorset – Smuggling Tour – Weymouth
By: | August 22, 2011 – 4:28 pm | No Comment
The Esplanade, Weymouth, Dorset – Smuggling Tour – Weymouth

[ September 1, 2011; 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm. ] Smuggling Tour of the Old Harbour Area. Visiting many harbourside Inns and alleyways to tell smuggling and pirate tales from the past 600 years 5 per adult, 2 per child (Under 16yrs – under 4 yrs free) ALL CHILDREN MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A RESPONSIBLE ADULT Tickets available from Weymouth Tourist Information Center, Pavilion Theatre [...]

Norfolk – 3rd Annual Holt Beer Festival
By: | August 22, 2011 – 4:28 pm | No Comment
Norfolk – 3rd Annual Holt Beer Festival

[ September 3, 2011; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] Fundraising Beer Festival in aid of Holt Round Table and Holt Community Centre.18 Local Real Ales and a selection of Ciders.Wine and soft drinks also available.BBQ and Entertainment both evenings.Norfolkhttp://www.visitnorfolk.co.ukNorfolk

Essex – Go, go Garden…! at Wat Tyler Country Park
By: | August 22, 2011 – 4:28 pm | No Comment
Essex – Go, go Garden…! at Wat Tyler Country Park

[ September 2, 2011; 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] Mini sports day.Price: 3 per child per sessionBooking essentialJoin our education team as they get creative with nature. Go on have fun and get hands on in the great outdoors.Essexhttp://www.rspb.org.uk/events/details.aspx?id=tcm:9-248546Essex

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Cemaes Bay, Wales – Anglesey Beer Festival 2011 (Festival)
By: | August 22, 2011 – 4:28 pm | No Comment
Cemaes Bay,  Wales – Anglesey Beer Festival 2011 (Festival)

[ September 3, 2011; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] Anglesey Beer Festival, an event that lets you sample the delights of our countrys favourite traditional drinks.Come to Anglesey and see what the beer festival has to offer – its your perfect chance to escape to the countryside, sit back, relax and be merry! Cemaes Bay, Waleshttp://www.angleseybeerfestival.com/Cemaes Bay, Wales

Dartmoor, Devon – BHS TREC Championships of Great Britain
By: | August 22, 2011 – 4:28 pm | No Comment
Dartmoor, Devon – BHS TREC Championships of Great Britain

[ September 4, 2011; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] National Equestrian EventDartmoor, Devonhttp://www.bhs.org.uk/Dartmoor, Devon

Glastonbury, Somerset – Gardening Show, The Foyal Bath and West Showground
By: | August 22, 2011 – 4:28 pm | No Comment
Glastonbury, Somerset – Gardening Show, The Foyal Bath and West Showground

[ September 4, 2011; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] The National Gardening Show is an ideal day out for gardening fans – the event showcases the finest in Autumn gardening, with lots of features that are unique to the show, advice from experts, and help on how to grow your own plants and vegetables. Whether you?re an experienced or beginner, you will enjoy the [...]

Doncaster, Yorkshire – St Leger Festival
By: | August 22, 2011 – 4:28 pm | No Comment
Doncaster, Yorkshire – St Leger Festival

[ September 10, 2011; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] National Equestrian EventDoncaster, Yorkshirehttp://www.doncaster-racecourse.co.uk/Doncaster, Yorkshire

High West Street, Weymouth, Dorset – Haunted Harbour Tour
By: | August 22, 2011 – 4:28 pm | No Comment
High West Street, Weymouth, Dorset – Haunted Harbour Tour

[ September 7, 2011; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Haunted Harbour Tour of Old Weymouth – Come and discover the long forgotten haunts of history around the famous Old Weymouth and Melcombe Regis Harbour. Many of the harbour side Inns have reputed haunted happenings and sightings. High West Street, Weymouth, Dorsethttp://www.pikeandshot.comHigh West Street, Weymouth, Dorset

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Birmingham, Sandwell Valley – Holiday Wildlife Club
By: | August 22, 2011 – 4:28 pm | No Comment
Birmingham, Sandwell Valley – Holiday Wildlife Club

[ September 2, 2011; 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. ] Price: WEX members – 12; Non- members – 14Booking essentialLots of activities ? art and crafts, bird watching, pond dipping games and other outdoor activities.12 – 14 year oldsBirmingham, Sandwell Valleyhttp://www.rspb.org.uk/events/details.aspx?id=tcm:9-285578Birmingham, Sandwell Valley

Bressingham, Norfolk – Jaguar Drivers Club Rally
By: | August 22, 2011 – 4:28 pm | No Comment
Bressingham, Norfolk – Jaguar Drivers Club Rally

[ September 4, 2011; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] Event organised by Jaguar Area 29 SuffolkThis is an externally organised Car Rally event.We are expecting around 60 carsBressingham, Norfolkhttp://www.jaguardriver.co.uk/html/Bressingham, Norfolk

Essex – Go, go Garden…! at Wat Tyler Country Park
By: | August 22, 2011 – 4:28 pm | No Comment
Essex – Go, go Garden…! at Wat Tyler Country Park

[ September 2, 2011; 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm. ] Mini sports day.Price: 3 per child per sessionBooking essentialJoin our education team as they get creative with nature. Go on have fun and get hands on in the great outdoors.Essexhttp://www.rspb.org.uk/events/details.aspx?id=tcm:9-248546Essex

Addington, Buckinghamshire – British Show Horse National Championships
By: | August 22, 2011 – 4:28 pm | No Comment
Addington, Buckinghamshire – British Show Horse National Championships

[ September 10, 2011; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] National Equestrian EventAddington, Buckinghamshirehttp://www.britishshowhorse.org/Addington, Buckinghamshire

Bressingham, Norfolk – The Bressingham Gardens – Plants and Gardeners Weekend
By: | August 22, 2011 – 4:28 pm | No Comment
Bressingham, Norfolk – The Bressingham Gardens – Plants and Gardeners Weekend

[ September 4, 2011; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] einstating the Garden event started in 1978The 17 acre Bressingham Gardens, which include the world famous Alan Bloom Dell Garden and Adrian Blooms Foggy Bottom Garden, are reinstating a special September gardeners weekend, a tradition going back to the first in 1978, 31 years ago.Plants and Gardener?s Weekend – September 3rd and 4th 2011Most gardens [...]

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Norfolk – Norfolk Food Festival
By: | August 22, 2011 – 4:28 pm | No Comment
Norfolk – Norfolk Food Festival

[ October 2, 2011; 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. ] Highlights of the annual festival which is becoming larger every year include: A Moveable Feast when more than 600 diners will enjoy a three course dinner at three different restaurants across the city of Norwich; a major food debate at the John Innes Centre to tackle the key issues for farming, food production and for [...]

Birmingham – Tours of J.W. Evans Silver Factory
By: | August 22, 2011 – 4:28 pm | No Comment
Birmingham – Tours of J.W. Evans Silver Factory

[ September 3, 2011; 10:30 am to 4:00 pm. ] English Heritage stepped in to rescue J. W. Evans Silver Factory in 2008 and following the completion of a series of repairs, the site will open to the public in summer 2011 on a pre-booked guided-tour basis only. Time: 10.30, 12 and 2.30 (tours last an hour and a half)Established in 1881, J. W. [...]

Merseyside – Liverbird Watching & Nature Discovery Cruises
By: | August 22, 2011 – 4:28 pm | No Comment
Merseyside – Liverbird Watching & Nature Discovery Cruises

[ September 3, 2011; 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. ] Mersey Ferries, National Museums Liverpool and the RSPB have joined forces to once again host the hugely popular Liverbird Discovery Cruises on the River Mersey and out into the bay. The cruises are perfect for all the family and to those whom are both new and experienced watchers. Previous sightings have included long-tailed [...]

Norfolk, Titchwell Marsh nature reserve – Marvellous moths
By: | August 22, 2011 – 4:28 pm | No Comment
Norfolk, Titchwell Marsh nature reserve – Marvellous moths

[ September 7, 2011; 9:00 am to 10:00 am. ] Join this FREE event outside the visitor centre to examine some of the fantastic moths that have been caught in the moth trap the previous evening. The event lasts around 60 minutes. Just turn up, booking is not essential.Norfolk, Titchwell Marsh nature reservehttp://www.rspb.org.uk/events/details.aspx?id=tcm:9-273412Norfolk, Titchwell Marsh nature reserve

Norfolk – Norfolk Arts, Crafts and Design Festival
By: | August 22, 2011 – 4:28 pm | No Comment
Norfolk – Norfolk Arts, Crafts and Design Festival

[ September 25, 2011; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] This years arts, crafts & design show, held in the exhibition hall of the Norfolk Showground will showcase some Britains best artisan and craft manufacturers in the UK. .Norfolkhttp://www.visitnorfolk.co.uk/things-to-do-norfolkNorfolk

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Scorton, nr Richmond, North Yorkshire – North Yorkshire Vintage Machinery Society Vintage Working Weekend and Rally
By: | August 22, 2011 – 4:28 pm | No Comment
Scorton, nr Richmond, North Yorkshire – North Yorkshire Vintage Machinery Society Vintage Working Weekend and Rally

[ September 25, 2011; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] North Yorkshire Vintage Machinery Society Vintage Working Weekend and RallyScorton, nr Richmond, North Yorkshirehttp://www.communigate.co.uk/ne/nyvmsScorton, nr Richmond, North Yorkshire

Cleveland – Seals at Greatham Creek
By: | August 22, 2011 – 4:28 pm | No Comment
Cleveland – Seals at Greatham Creek

[ September 11, 2011; 11:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] Price: Free for everyoneLet them introduce you to the adorable seals at Greatham Creek – theyll be frolicking in the water or sunbathing on the mud.Rhian and her team of volunteers will be at the seal viewpoint to show you all the seals antics from Wednesday to Sunday every week until the end of October.Clevelandhttp://www.rspb.org.uk/events/details.aspx?id=tcm:9-286207Cleveland

Eltham Palace, London – Medieval Tours
By: | August 22, 2011 – 4:27 pm | No Comment
Eltham Palace, London – Medieval Tours

[ September 6, 2011; 11:30 am to 3:00 pm. ] Join an expert guide to tour the remains of the Royal Medieval Palace at Eltham. You will explore the ruins in the grounds and the guide will examine the history of the Palace from 1066 through to the Restoration. The tour will finish in Edward IVs Great Hall.Tours last approx. 1 hour. Time: 11.30am [...]

East Riding of Yorkshire – Wader Wednesdays – Spotlight on variety
By: | August 22, 2011 – 4:27 pm | No Comment
East Riding of Yorkshire – Wader Wednesdays  – Spotlight on variety

[ September 7, 2011; 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. ] Price: 3 adult. Free to RSPB members.Come and see the wonderful colours and shapes of the birds that love mud – the waders. Guides will be on hand on these Wednesdays (fortnightly from 27th July to 21st Sept) to help you work out this tricky group of birds. Each Wednesday they will [...]