Tea and jazz - on the slow boat to Oxford

To many visitors, the River Thames means London and particularly the busy stretch of water between Westminster and Tower bridges. But there is also a slower and more leisurely River Thames, linking Staines with Oxford via ancient towns such as Windsor, Henley and Abingdon. Saturday, May 28th, 2005

Welsh town has Britain’s Pier of the Year

The Victorian seaside pier in a Welsh town where the real-life Alice in Wonderland once holidayed has been voted Pier of the Year 2005 by Britain’s National Piers Society.Saturday, May 28th, 2005

World Museum Liverpool

One of North-West England’s best-loved museums has been given a new look – and a new name.Saturday, May 28th, 2005

18th century London mansion restored

A Georgian mansion in South-East London has been saved from demolition, restored to its former glory and is now open to the public. Saturday, May 28th, 2005

Monkey forest' in the Potteries

Visitors to Trentham in Staffordshire will have an opportunity to come face to face with around 150 Barbary Macque monkeys this summer. The Monkey Forest (opening July 19) will incorporate an acre of woodland where visitors will be able to walk and enjoy direct contact with the monkeys in the first attraction of its kind in the UK.Saturday, May 28th, 2005

Jules Verne link to Scottish loch

Literature lovers have a new destination to visit in the Trossachs area of Scotland. The 100th anniversary of the death of French author Jules Verne (1828-1905) – who wrote “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea”- this year sees the publication for the first time in English of an unabridged version of his novel “The Underground City”.Saturday, May 28th, 2005

Flexible walking in the South of England

England’s first ‘fully flexible walking holiday’ is being offered on the borders of the south-western counties of Wiltshire and Dorset and in The Cotswolds.Saturday, May 28th, 2005

Learn English – by touring Scotland

Visitors are being offered a new way to combine studying English with exploring the UK by taking a ‘Language Journey’. Saturday, May 28th, 2005

Beathut is home of cool music and clothing in London

Shoppers in London can be the first to sample the latest music and clothing at Beathut Records & BH Apparel in the heart of the West End. Saturday, May 28th, 2005

Gardens of delight and secret squares

A “garden of delights” and a “serpent garden” are among the new horticultural highlights in England this spring. Visitors will also be able to peep behind the scenes in London’s squares and at Arundel Castle.Saturday, May 28th, 2005