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Queen's Diamond Jubilee Events
Written by Viator, April 2012
As only the 2nd monarch, alongside Queen Victoria, to ever fulfill 60 years on the throne, it’s a significant year for the Queen of England, with June 2nd, 2012 marking her Diamond Jubilee. Britons ...
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Borough Market
Written by Viator, January 2012
You think you know what food markets are all about? Borough Market will change your mind. This is one of those places that food dreams are made of. On Thursdays, Fridays and especially Saturdays ...
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Afternoon Tea in London
Written by Viator, July 2012
Afternoon tea is considered to be a tradition in England and one that both locals and visitors take great pleasure in taking – although it is now seen as more of a treat to be taken in a hotel or tea ...
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London 2012
Written by Viator, April 2012
London’s calendar is brimming with exciting events this year, from the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, to the much-anticipated Olympic games, to the London 2012 Festival and the 50th anniversary of The ...
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Black Taxi Tours of London
Written by Viator, April 2012
As ubiquitous to London as the red Double Decker bus and the traditional telephone box, there are hundreds of official black taxicabs darting through the traffic jams and whizzing up the back alleys ...
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Chelsea Flower Show
Written by Zoe Smith, United Kingdom, March 2013
England ’s largest
horticultural extravaganza, the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, previously
known as the Great Spring Show, is one of the world’s most famous flower
shows, drawing in gardening ...
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Christmas in England
Written by Zoe Smith, United Kingdom, October 2012
The image of a snow-covered Victorian London as immortalized in Charles Dickens’s famous novel ‘A Christmas Carol’ has long been the blueprint for English Christmas traditions, with carol singers, ...
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Guy Fawke’s Night in England
Written by Viator, September 2012
“Remember, remember the fifth of November. Gunpowder, treason and plot. I see no reason, why gunpowder treason, should ever be forgot.” So goes the famous British rhyme, a reminder of the fateful ...
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High Mountain Passes
Written by Zoe Smith, United Kingdom, December 2012
With its vast plains brushed with wildflowers, rambling hilltops and dense woodlands, England is a country tailor-made for hiking – so much so that each year millions of hikers happily don their ...
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Isle of Wight
Written by Zoe Smith, United Kingdom, January 2013
A popular UK holiday destination, the Isle of Wight lies around 6 miles off the south coast of England and is reachable by ferry from the southern ports of Lymington, Southampton
and ...
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The British Grand Prix in England
Written by Philippa Burne, UK, June 2012
From July 6th until July 8th this year, the green and pleasant lands of Northamptonshire, England will rumble to the sound of Formula One cars racing it out in the British Grand Prix. This is one of ...
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The Leeds Festival
Written by Zoe Smith, United Kingdom, October 2012
With the UK’s biggest festival, Glastonbury, on its biennial hiatus, its up to the Leeds and Reading Festivals to fly the flag for England’s rock scene in 2012 and with a line-up that reads like a ...
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Traditional Foods to Try in England
Written by Zoe Smith, United Kingdom, February 2013
England ‘s food has
earned itself a reputation for blandness over the years, but with
historic recipes dating back to the Victorian times, inventive use of
staple ingredients and some ...
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Train Travel in England
Written by Zoe Smith, United Kingdom, September 2012
Since the country’s first steam railway opened up in 1825, England has become a champion of rail travel, with a vast network of tracks running the length and breadth of the country. Today, high ...
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Attending the Ascot Races near London
Written by Philippa Burne, UK, June 2012
Horse-racing at Royal Ascot is one of the most important social, fashion and sporting events of the year in England. First run in 1711 under the auspice of Queen Anne, tradition continues with a ...
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