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Tickets Alert: Tours of Eton College
Outside London, the rarified airs of Eton College are opening their doors to ordinary folk this summer for a series of tours. The tours take in the main courtyard, the history of the college, a number...
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Cuckfield’s Cold War bunker open days announced
If you fancy a nice summer’s day trip to the picturesque town of Cuckfield to see a relic of nuclear war, then some open days have been announced. The Cuckfield Royal Observer Corps post is a small...
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A visit to the John Lewis and Waitrose heritage centre
A small village not far from London contains over a century’s worth of information about that most British of retailers — John Lewis. It’s here in Cookham for a reason, as this is where John Spedan...
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A day trip to Stansted Mountfitchet – Castle, Churches, Toys and a Windmill
Not far from London is a small village old enough to appear in the Doomsday book that’s now far better known for the airport that stole its name. This is Stansted Mountfitchet, and for such a small...
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Explore Rye House: One of England’s oldest brick buildings and site of a...
Just outside the edges of north London is one of the oldest post-Roman brick buildings in England, and also the location of a notorious plot to kill a King. Rye House sits on what was once an island...
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A day trip to Scott’s Grotto and the town of Ware
A former Roman town in Hertfordshire that later became an important coaching stop and source of the New River, Ware is a town of contrasts and one with a significant reason to visit. Scott’s Grotto Up...
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From Rockets to Rowing – The UK’s largest private space memorabilia collection
The genteel surroundings of Henley-on-Thames are more famous for rowing than for space flight, but it’s also the place to go if you want to see a piece of the Space Shuttle, spacesuits, and documents...
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One month until ImberBus – a bus route that runs just once a year
If you fancy spending an exceptionally surreal day taking trips through a military firing range in some old buses, start the countdown as it’s one month to ImberBus. ImberBus is a standard London bus...
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Day trips from London: Tonbridge Castle and Hadlow Tower
Not too far outside London is the ancient town of Tonbridge, which has the remains of a very large castle, and a short bus ride from it is one of the UK’s tallest follies. The castle is always open,...
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It’s time to start booking your Heritage Open Day tours
For a couple of weeks in September, thousands of buildings across the UK, mostly outside London, are open to the public. The Heritage Open Days is a UK-wide version of the London Open House events, and...
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