1. The Edinburgh Fringe Festival is the largest arts festival in the world featuring comedy, music, performances, and more taking place throughout the city.
2. Every Saturday, Edinburgh's farmers market is held on Castle Terrace featuring Scottish produce like beef, lamb, seafood and baked goods.
3. The Strathmore Highland Games held in June at Glamis Castle feature traditional Scottish competitions of strength, bagpiping and more in a scenic setting.
Cape Cod is a great place for summer getaway. It has lots of classic-Americana inspired beaches, hydrangeas, and cottages surrounded with lilies and tiny roses. The timeless allure of this part of Massachusetts is a lifetime experience. Check this presentation to know more about the Cape Cod places.
Details of our 61st Grand Chapitre taking place in Southampton between 30 September and 3 October. I look forward to finally being able to have many of you celebrate the wonderful camaraderie of both national and international members in this annual gathering.
Phil Evins
Cape Cod is a great place for summer getaway. It has lots of classic-Americana inspired beaches, hydrangeas, and cottages surrounded with lilies and tiny roses. The timeless allure of this part of Massachusetts is a lifetime experience. Check this presentation to know more about the Cape Cod places.
Details of our 61st Grand Chapitre taking place in Southampton between 30 September and 3 October. I look forward to finally being able to have many of you celebrate the wonderful camaraderie of both national and international members in this annual gathering.
Phil Evins
Our brochure explores the Aberdeenshire and all that it has to offer. Hire a motorhome from Freedhome and visit Aberdeenshire next year. https://freedho.me/hire
9 essential stops from Brisbane to BirdsvilleSarah Mattsson
The Birdsville Races is one of those bucket list events. On your way out west, check out the 9 must see things to do along the journey.
Do the drive now: http://www.queenslandholidays.com.au/things-to-see-and-do/brisbane-to-birdsville-4wd-adventure-drive-itinerary-from-brisbane-to-birdsville/index.cfm
This is the latest Padstow cottage holiday brochure from Harbour Holidays - a holiday accommodation letting agency based in Padstow, North Cornwall.
This brochure showcases the wide range of holiday cottages and houses available to rent in Padstow and the surrounding area of Cornwall.
Cornwall Holidays Made Simple
Sorting cover for work. Rallying your fellow holiday makers. Getting the
kids in the car fuss-free. You’ve got enough to think about when it comes to planning your holiday, so we’ve made booking it easy.
Book online through our website harbourholidays.co.uk, or get in touch. Our team is always on hand to help, so just give us a call, or drop us an email.
Why book your Cornwall cottage with us?
• We’re based right in the heart of Padstow,
so we’ve got our ears to the ground when
it comes to what’s on, when.
• Over the years we’ve made many local
friends, so we can offer you discounts on everything from local farm shop goods to meals out or massages to wine tours.
• Having been here for longer than we care to say, we’ve also built up an unrivalled spread of holiday properties for you to choose from.
• We love the buzz we get from giving
you a taste of real life Padstow and the surrounding areas, and helping you build holiday memories that’ll last a lifetime.
Powerscourt House & Gardens are nestled at the foothills of the Wicklow mountains in Ireland's garden county. Situated just 20km from Dublin City Centre, Powerscourt is within easy reach of all commuters coming into Ireland.
Powerscourt Gardens are laid out over 47 acres including the Italian, Rose, & Kitchen Garden. The very unique Pets Cemetery, the Tower Valley & Japanese Gardens. There is so much to see and explore and there is something for everyone!
The House was tragically destroyed by fire in 1974, and has a very different use today. The Avoca Terrace Cafe offer the finest in Irish cuisine and the most delectable homemade desserts! The Avoca stores are a treasure trove of Irish design including the famous woollen throws.
Come and explore all that Powerscourt House & Gardens has to offer!
The four windmills lined up on a hill overlooking Mykonos Town are a signature island sight. All up there are around two dozen windmills on the island, but these four are the most famous. Capped with wood and straw, the three-story conical windmills were built by the Venetians in the 16th century to mill flour. They remained in use until the early 20th century.
Our brochure explores the Aberdeenshire and all that it has to offer. Hire a motorhome from Freedhome and visit Aberdeenshire next year. https://freedho.me/hire
9 essential stops from Brisbane to BirdsvilleSarah Mattsson
The Birdsville Races is one of those bucket list events. On your way out west, check out the 9 must see things to do along the journey.
Do the drive now: http://www.queenslandholidays.com.au/things-to-see-and-do/brisbane-to-birdsville-4wd-adventure-drive-itinerary-from-brisbane-to-birdsville/index.cfm
This is the latest Padstow cottage holiday brochure from Harbour Holidays - a holiday accommodation letting agency based in Padstow, North Cornwall.
This brochure showcases the wide range of holiday cottages and houses available to rent in Padstow and the surrounding area of Cornwall.
Cornwall Holidays Made Simple
Sorting cover for work. Rallying your fellow holiday makers. Getting the
kids in the car fuss-free. You’ve got enough to think about when it comes to planning your holiday, so we’ve made booking it easy.
Book online through our website harbourholidays.co.uk, or get in touch. Our team is always on hand to help, so just give us a call, or drop us an email.
Why book your Cornwall cottage with us?
• We’re based right in the heart of Padstow,
so we’ve got our ears to the ground when
it comes to what’s on, when.
• Over the years we’ve made many local
friends, so we can offer you discounts on everything from local farm shop goods to meals out or massages to wine tours.
• Having been here for longer than we care to say, we’ve also built up an unrivalled spread of holiday properties for you to choose from.
• We love the buzz we get from giving
you a taste of real life Padstow and the surrounding areas, and helping you build holiday memories that’ll last a lifetime.
Powerscourt House & Gardens are nestled at the foothills of the Wicklow mountains in Ireland's garden county. Situated just 20km from Dublin City Centre, Powerscourt is within easy reach of all commuters coming into Ireland.
Powerscourt Gardens are laid out over 47 acres including the Italian, Rose, & Kitchen Garden. The very unique Pets Cemetery, the Tower Valley & Japanese Gardens. There is so much to see and explore and there is something for everyone!
The House was tragically destroyed by fire in 1974, and has a very different use today. The Avoca Terrace Cafe offer the finest in Irish cuisine and the most delectable homemade desserts! The Avoca stores are a treasure trove of Irish design including the famous woollen throws.
Come and explore all that Powerscourt House & Gardens has to offer!
The four windmills lined up on a hill overlooking Mykonos Town are a signature island sight. All up there are around two dozen windmills on the island, but these four are the most famous. Capped with wood and straw, the three-story conical windmills were built by the Venetians in the 16th century to mill flour. They remained in use until the early 20th century.
Festivals eating habits leisure and recreation in GBAnzhelika White
The title says a lot already. So, the presentation is about how do britons spend their free time. Also it is concerned on traditional cuisine of Irish, English, Welsh, Scottish and differences in it.
Our brochure explores the The Peak & Lake District and all that it has to offer. Hire a motorhome from Freedhome and visit The Peak & Lake District next year. https://freedho.me/hire
Our brochure explores the Oxford, Devon & Cornwall and all that it has to offer. Hire a motorhome from Freedhome and visit the Oxford, Devon & Cornwall next year. https://freedho.me/hire
1. great things to do
1Life’s a stage
The Edinburgh Fringe Festival is the
largest arts festival in the world. Catch
comedy, cabaret, street performers,
musicals and poetry, as the city is immersed
in Thespy action. edfringe.com
2Shop local
Every Saturday, from 9am till 2pm,
Edinburgh’s farmers’ market is open.
Taking place on Castle Terrace against
the backdrop of the castle, you’ll find
the best Scottish produce. Shop for
Aberdeen Angus beef, Shetland lamb,
venison, seafood, shortbread and haggis.
edinburghfarmersmarket.co.uk
3Have a Highland fling
Watch hefty kilted gents wielding a
caber at the Strathmore Highland Games.
The handsome Glamis Castle provides
a fitting backdrop and the bagpiping
competition adds buckets of atmosphere
to the spectacle. 9 June; glamiscastle.co.uk
4Take note
Classical music connoisseurs should
head to Berwick on Tweed’s Paxton
House for the little known, but world-class
international chamber music festival.
19-28 July; musicatpaxton.co.uk
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5Attend a coronation
Join the occupants of the pretty border
town of Melrose as they take to the saddle,
Scottish flags aloft, in celebration of the
town’s battle-strewn history. A week of
festivities follows games and fancy dress
aplenty, culminating in crowning the
festival queen in Melrose abbey.
16-23 June; returntotheridings.co.uk
6Do good and eat fish and chips
The first fish and chip shop in the UK
to gain MSC chain of custody for Scottish
haddock, The Bay Fish & Chip Shop in
Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire has scooped
just about every award for quality as well as
for sustainability. thebayfishandchips.co.uk
7Get ready for the Ryder Cup
Watch some of the world’s best golfers
battle it out round the handsome PGA
centenary course at Gleneagles. And if
you’re honing your skills for the 2014
Ryder cup, take note, this will be the venue.
22-25 August; johnniewalkerchampionship.co.uk
8Dance a jig
Know your Hamilton House from your Gay
Gordons? The Angus accordion and Fiddle
Festival in Arbroath is a weekend extravaganza
of traditional Scottish music and dance,
wrapping up with a kilt-spinning dance off
at the ‘Final Stamash’. 5-7 July; aaff.co.uk
9Eat fresh-as-a-daisy oysters
The Loch Fyne Farmshop, Oyster Bar &
Restaurant, at the head of Loch Fyne, is the
place to stop as you travel to and from the West
Coast. Oysters farmed in the Loch, locally
caught langoustines and own-smoked salmon
are specialties. lochfyne.com
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