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Insider Guide to Rye and East Sussex. Discover their hidden gems.
08/05/2018 .Halifax Piece Hall
03/09/2017 .The Piece Hall in Halifax, West Yorkshire, reopened on Yorkshire Day, 1 August 2017, as a cultural and commercial hub at the heart of the town. It forms an integral part of Halifax’s new cultural quarter that also incorporates the neighbouring Square Chapel for the Arts, a new central library and archive, plus the Orange Box art centre for young people
Read the full story hereSunderland International Airshow
25/07/2017 .Sunderland International Airshow is one of Europe’s biggest free-to-visit air shows. The long-established event is held over a weekend each July.
Read the full story hereGWR First Class service to Devon
26/04/2017 .The GWR First Class Lounge at London Paddington is unseasonably quiet for a Thursday morning as we wait for our direct train to Newton Abbot in south Devon. More than enough time to take advantage of a cup of tea and some fresh fruit and pastries.
Read the full story hereLewes Bonfire Night Parade
21/11/2016 .Donald Trump is being pulled along by three Mexicans. A throng of burning crosses carve a path through the night. Flaming torch bearers chanting strange incantations pass by too close for comfort. Is this a scene from The Wicker Man? Have I stumbled onto a movie set or perhaps I’m simply hallucinating. Such thoughts are not out of place, because this is the annual Lewes Bonfire Night Parade, it is very real and I am right in the middle of it.
Read the full story hereMalton Food Tour in North Yorkshire
06/09/2016 .Stuart Forster heads to Malton in North Yorkshire to participate in the inaugural Malton Food Tour. A gentleman wearing a cream coloured Malton Cookery School apron greets me with a cheery smile at the entrance to the Talbot Hotel. “I hope you’re hungry,” says Tom Naylor-Leyland, welcoming me onto the first Malton Food Tour.
Read the full story hereDrayton Manor Theme Park
26/08/2016 .Would all the excitement of Drayton Manor Theme Park and Thomas Land prove to be far too much fun for one family day out? TripReporter sends the Wallace family of two adults and two kids to give us a thorough and exhausting testing. Here is their verdict on Drayton Manor Theme Park
Read the full story herePaultons Park Family Fun
06/07/2016 .Would the lure of Peppa Pig World and the new Lost Kingdom Dinosaur theme park prove to be far too much fun for one family day out at Paultons Park? TripReporter sent the Wallace family of two adults and two kids to give us a thorough and exhausting testing. Here is their Paultons Park family fun diary
Read the full story here24 hours in Newcastle
01/05/2016 .In 2014, The Guardian readers voted Newcastle best city-break destination. I had 24 hours in Newcastle to find out why, but with so much to explore, would 24 hours in Newcastle be enough?
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