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Sixty-six new gardens in Scotland are to open to the public as Scotland’s Gardens celebrates its 85th anniversary year.

The biggest stars of stage and screen – including Benedict Cumberbatch, David Tennant and Dame Judi Dench – are set to celebrate Shakespeare on the BBC

This spring, explore the Houses of Parliament from a fresh angle with Suffragette-themed tours telling the story of women’s struggle for the vote.
Newstead Abbey, Nottingham, Byron

Nottingham has been named as the UK’s newest UNESCO City of Literature.
Sherlock Holmes

Just how much do we really know about Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, his original incarnation of the hero and the Sherlock industry?
Fountains Abbey, North Yorkshire

Wrap up warm and get a dose of fresh air and enjoy the wintry scenery on an organised walk at some of the National Trust’s loveliest properties.

Hidden hoards from Britain’s past are also the subject of a fascinating new display of coins and medals at The British Museum.

“The sofa cushions are soft underneath you, the fire is well alight, the air is warm and stagnant. In these blissful circumstances, what is...

Minutes away from Grasmere in the Lake District,  “the loveliest spot that man hath ever found”, according to Wordsworth, Forest Side will open after...

Two very different exhibitions at The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace this November will illuminate two contrasting worlds: Georgian Britain and the Dutch Golden Age. Blunt, sometimes...