Weekend Breaks
Be part of Riverdance, The Gathering
The global phenomenon that is Riverdance returns to Dublin in July as part of Ireland’s The Gathering celebrations, for a weekend of special performances and events.
Canal boating festivities on the Grand Union Canal
This spring or summer, combine a narrowboat holiday on the diverse and historic Grand Union Canal – as featured on the BBCs Countryfile last weekend – with a variety of canal boating festivities suggests specialist boating holiday agency, Waterways Holidays.
Organic wines and Cornish specialities key to Gourmet Weekend
As the UK's mass food industry negotiates storm and turmoil, guests of the Budock Vean on Cornwall's Helford River are enjoying an oasis of calm knowing the provenance of every morsel that passes their lips.
St Patrick’s Day in Ireland’s oldest city: Waterford
Waterford: the oldest city in Ireland and the first (in 1903) to declare St Patrick’s Day a general holiday. This year, with 17 March falling on Sunday, there’s also a public holiday on 18 March: a great excuse for a long weekend in one of the prettiest corners of Ireland.
Enjoy your angel's share
Just the remedy to beat the winter blues, is the Loch Lomond Arm Hotel’s getaway break for the whisky connoisseur, allowing you to enjoy your angel’s share* with a visit to a local distillery.
Artistic pioneers weekend at The Grand Hotel, Eastbourne
Britain’s only five-star seaside property, The Grand Hotel in Eastbourne, will host a “Pioneers at The Grand” weekend from Friday 22 to Sunday 24 February 2013 celebrating the lives of trailblazing photographers, artists and inspirational figures.
Spice up your life with a weekend theatre trip
Excitement and anticipation has been rising around the new West End musical Viva Forever, and now South West fans will have the chance to Spice up their lives too!
Legoland Windsor Resort Winter Weekends
The Legoland Hotel, which opened in March this year, has announced its first Winter Weekends programme, with a range of imaginative and interactive family friendly events planned between November and January 1 2013.
Go Xtreme with your boot camp
Taking fitness to the next level, Champneys the boot camp expert is excited to announce the launch of a new Xtreme Boot Camp weekend, taking place on 26th October and 23rd November 2012 at Champneys Tring in Hertfordshire.
Don the dancing shoes and dance like the stars
Aspiring dancing fans can reach the giddy heights of the stars on “Strictly Come Dancing” this autumn on a dance weekend break at the Castle Inn Hotel with top dance specialists.
Ski weekend breaks on the rise
For those desperately craving a ski fix but are short on time this winter, SkiWeekends.com has a multitude of options.
Autumn Nordic walking weekends in the unspoilt Western Algarve
The charming Quinta das Barrades plays host to a unique new series of weekend breaks catering to the popular fitness activity of Nordic Walking.
November wine weekends at La Maison du Chateau, Burgundy
For an indulgent break this autumn, escape to La Maison du Chateau, a beautiful 18th Century Manor House between Chablis and Beaune.
New Forest Chocolate Lovers’ Weekend
Little Paddock in the New Forest is organising a ‘Chocolate Lovers’ Weekend’ from 26-29 October.
Take inspiration from Downton Abbey with an historical retreat
With Downton Abbey hitting our screens in less than a month, a love of historical estates is set to spike within the British public. Ellenborough Park, a 16th century country house hotel in the heart of the Cotswolds offers the grandeur and luxury so often explored within this critically acclaimed series.