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On sale today go tickets for the 2012 London Olympics. And you have only 499 days to wait for the events. Or you could opt for the true Olympics, those held in the Shropshire village of Much Wenlock. It is 160 years this year since the first games were held there so beating those other ones to be held in London next year by at least 40 years. So important are these games that London Olympics has called one of their mascots ‘Wenlock’ in honour of the village.
Today is the start of British Tourism Week. There are hundreds of events over the coming week, most starting on Monday but today is the big launch day with the follow up top last year’s very successful lighted beacons which stretched the length of Hadrian’s Wall. This year it is the party on the pier and it all begins in Weston-super-Mare.
About 30 minutes outside Newcastle as you drive west towards Carlisle, you come across Hexham. It’s more than just a market town, Here is one of the most significant Christian sites in English history. It was here that Wilfred founded his abbey just a few miles south of Hadrian’s Wall. Why he picked such a place I don’t know. Why you should pick the town for a days’ visit is easier to explain.
[ June 18, 2011 to June 19, 2011. ] http://www.threecounties.co.uk/threecounties/index.html
Three Counties Showground, Malvern, Worcs, WR13 6NW Adult £15.30; on the day £18.00
Senior Citizen (65+) £13.60; on the day £16.00
Child (5-15 years) £4.80; on the day £6.00
Family (2 Adults & 3 Children) £35.70; on the day £42.00
According to the new Lonely Planet edition of its guide to the South west, this region has overtaken the rest of the UK for its culinary appeal. Only London can rival it the guide says. Those of us who have been regular visitors to Cornwall, Devon and Somerset have long known that good food was there to be found in abundance. And not just in Michelin starred restaurants either although the guide tends to highlight these.
When Visit Stoke, the tourism body for the city sent us a press release calling Stoke the ceramics capital wonder of the world, the first thought was how they had one this award. Had ceramicists across the world nominated the town? Had collectors of fine china voted in huge numbers so that other centres around the world were defeated? No, it was none of these. They had decided to christen themselves with the title. The first thought was this was a tad arrogant. The second was more thoughtful. Stoke has an extraordinary good case to the title.


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