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A Love Story to Coventry - and other buildings: Living With Buildings VII
Godiva Clock. Photo by Rob Tysall Pro Photography. Living With Buildings VII at Priory Visitor Centre, March 12 Review by Annette...


Top Dog!
Crufts Best in Show Miuccia with handler Giovanni Liguori. Photo credit BeatMedia/The Kennel Club. It was a dog lover’s paradise -...


Dinosaurs roar into Warwick Arts Centre this Easter
Dinosaur World Live. Photo courtesy of WAC. Take a trip back to prehistoric times at Warwick Arts Centre this Easter as Dinosaur World...


Who Let the Dogs Out - It's Crufts Time!
Crufts runs from 6 to 9 March. Photo by Rob Tysall Pro Photography. It's one of my favourite shows of the year - Crufts which takes place...


Hatton's exciting new Half-Term event with family-friendly pricing!
Professor Zoobee. Photo courtesy of Hatton Adventure World. In response to the ongoing challenges families face during the...


Blenheim Palace Commemorates the 60th Annniversary of Sir Winston Churchill's Death
Paul Rafferty's bronze statue marking the 150th anniversary of Churchill's birth. Photo courtesy of Pete Seaward. Blenheim Palace, the...


Icon of Genre Announced for Final CrimeFest
Lee and Andrew Child. Photo by Tasha Alexander. CrimeFest has announced an icon of the genre, Lee Child, will take part in its final...


Experience More with the RSC
Co-curation workshop. Photo by Gina Print. Following on from yesterday’s story of new activities people can enjoy at the Royal...


Blenheim Palace Launches annual deep clean
Cleaning those difficult to reach places. Photo courtesy of Blenheim Palace. Blenheim Palaces launches annual deep clean ahead of...


Blenheim Palace Announces New Unique Visitor Experiences for 2025
Blenheim Palace. Photo credit Carmel Jane. Blenheim Palace, birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill, has announced a series of...


Sleeping Beauty - Wow! Theatre Severn have done it again!
The company of Sleeping Beauty. Photo courtesy of Pamela Raith Photography. Sleeping Beauty written by Paul Hendy playing at Theatre...


Choirs at Hatton
Sing and shop at Hatton. Photo courtesy of Hatton Shopping Village. Hatton Garden Centre & Shopping village in Warwickshire is to play...


The Perfect Christmas Gift for Motoring Fans
Adopt a Car. Photo courtesy of the British Motor Museum. Looking for that spark of inspiration for the perfect Christmas gift? The...


Hatton Shopping Village has Christmas all Wrapped Up!
Photo courtesy of Hatton Shopping Village. Since its conversion from traditional Victorian farm buildings some 40 years ago, Hatton...


Stratford Butterfly Farm Celebrates the Monarch Butterfly and Dia de Muertos this Half-Term
Monarch Butterfly on a Mexican Flower. Photo courtesy of the Stratford Butterfly Farm. Stratford-upon-Avon Butterfly Farm is celebrating...

Autumn Half-Term Fun with Nature-Makers
London Road Cemetery: Paxton’s Arboretum, Mon 28 Oct - Fri 1 Nov 2024 from 10.30 - 11.30am. Fun and crafts for ages 2 - 11 years....


Spooktacular Half-Term Fun at North Yorkshire Moors Railway
Halloween Workshop along the route. Photo courtesy of NYMO. If you’re up in the North Yorkshire Moors area this autumn and enjoy the...


Hatton's Halloween Spooktacular
Pumpkin carving at Hatton. Photo courtesy of Hatton Adventure World. Hatton Adventure World is excited to announce the return of its...


The Glittering North
Photo courtesy of The Glittering North. If you’re in the North East this Autumn be sure to join in with a right Raby rumpus going on in...


Blenheim Palace's unique new experiences for Bridgerton Fans
Bridgerton, Photo courtesy of Blenheim Palace. Blenheim Palace announce series of unique new experiences for Bridgerton superfans Dearest...


Miniatura's 100th Show!
Celebration cake by Ella Rose Miniatures. Photo by Rob Tysall Pro Photography. Miniatura's 100th Show, NAEC, Stoneleigh Park,...


Heavy Metal Action at the Tanks, Trucks & Firepower Show
Chieftain MBT, one of the many tanks on display. Photo by Rob Tysall Pro Photography. Hundreds of military vehicles rolled across the...


Heritage Open Days Return This Week
Dame Goodyvers Day with Coventry's Lady Godiva, Pru Poretta. Photo courtesy of Rob Tysall Pro Photography. They're back! From Friday 6 to...


Tanks Trucks & Firepower Show time again!
See hundreds of tanks and military vehicles. Photo Rob Tysall Pro Photography. The Tanks Trucks & Firepower Show takes place in...


In Days of Old...
Crowds prepare to watch the battle re-enactments. Photo Rob Tysall Pro Photography. The Battle of Evesham and Medieval Festival, held 3-4...


Discover Coventry's Charterhouse
Coventry's 14th century Charterhouse. Photo by Historic Coventry Trust. Coventry’s Charterhouse will be open to the public on Saturday...


Endangered and Extinct Exhibition by Val Hunt
Val Hunt with two of her drinks can creations at a previous exhibition. Photo by Rob Tysall. Endangered and Extinct exhibition by Val...


The Battle of Evesham and Medieval Festival - This Weekend!
Preparing for battle. Photo Rob Tysall Pro Photography. The Battle of Evesham and Medieval Festival – This Weekend, in Crown Meadow,...


Kynren's Viking Village
Viking shepherd. Photo Rob Tysall Pro Photography. Following on from our review of Kynren a few days ago - that amazing re-enactment of...


The Woodsman Awarded 2 AA Rosettes
Head Chef Greg Newman (centre) and his team at The Woodsman, Hotel Indigo, Stratford-upon-Avon. The Woodsman, located within Hotel Indigo...


Shakespeare Distillery - Free Mini Tours on National Distillery Day
Visitors learn how gin is made. Photo courtesy of Shakespeare Distillery. ‘Shakespeare Distillery’, the award-winning, independent...


Folk Festival Fringe Packs Warwick with Music and Dancing
Bonfire Radicals. Photo courtesy of the artists. Folk Festival Fringe packs Warwick with Music and Dancing this weekend, from Friday 26...


Kynren - Experience England's 2,000 Year History!
Kynren. Photos Rob Tysall Pro Photography. Kynren - Experience England’s 2,000-year history in all its glory! Taking place in Bishop...


Access Day at the British Motor Museum
British Motor Museum Access Day. Photo courtesy of the BMM . The British Motor Museum is to host its second dedicated Access Day of 2024...


The Great Summer Adventure at Hatton
Hatton's Amazing Maize Maze. Photo courtesy of Hatton Adventure World. Hatton Adventure World will host the hugely popular ‘Great Summer...


Shakespeare & Poland Festival
Shakespeare and Poland Festival, Stratford-upon-Avon, 22-23 June 2024 Preview The Polish Cultural Institute in London is delighted to...


Stratford's Gin & Rum Festival
Photo courtesy of Festival organisers. Shakespeare Distillery and Billesley Manor Hotel will again co-host the popular ‘Stratford Gin &...


First Birmingham Disability Festival (BDF)
Run of a Kind. Photo courtesy of the Festival organisers. The first Birmingham Disability Festival (BDF) is to take place in the City of...


A Tail-Wagging Good Time at DogFest, Ragley Hall
Chloe and Alex with possibly the tiniest dogs at the show! Chihuahuas Bonnie and Bambi. Photo (c) Rob Tysall Pro Photography. DogFest,...


Step Back in Time at the British Motor Museum
Classic Vintage Commercial Show. Photo credit The British Motor Museum. The Classic and Vintage Commercial Show at the british Motor...


Macready Theatre's New Season of Entertainment
The Festival on the Close coming this July. Photo courtesy of Macready Theatre. The Macready Theatre in Lawrence Sheriff Street, Rugby...


Butterflies, Bees and Mini-Beasts!
Matthew Ingram of Holt Hall Apiary. Photo courtesy of the Butterfly Farm. Stratford Butterfly Farm is inviting visitors to discover the...


Exciting Half Term at Blenheim Palace
Book your tickets for Blenheim's new Adventure Play. Photo courtesy of Blenheim. This May half term, Blenheim Palace has announced an...


Spectacular Jousting at Blenheim
Knights of Middle England. Photo © Rob Tysall Pro Photography. Blenheim Castle Joust. Review by Ann Evans Visitors to Blenheim Palace in...


Clowning Around at the RSC this May Half Term
The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) is offering families a host of exciting activities over the May Half Term including a visit from...


Stratford's One Act Play Festival
Stratford One Act Play Festival. 9 – 11 May at the Bear Pit Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon. 7.30pm. Tickets £7.50 (no concessions) The...


Return of the Dinosaurs!
Get up close to a dinosaur! Photo by Rob Tysall. Dinosaurs Alive return to Hatton Adventure World for May Half Term from 25 May – 2 June...


Book Extravaganza Success
Poet Patrick Wilden from Dresden, Germany chats to Coventry's Poet Laureate John Bernard. Photo courtesy of the Book Bonanza. The Book...


Gaydon Gatherings
Gaydon Gathering June 2022. Photo courtesy of the British Motor Museum. The British Motor Museum’s informal 'Gaydon Gathering' events,...


Be Inspired at Annual Photographic Exhibition
Murmuration by Ken Pinfold, winner of the Nature Print class. The best pictures by a number of local photographers will be on view in an...
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