Christmas and New Year
Shop till you drop with Holiday Inn Nottingham
Holiday Inn Nottingham has teamed up with House of Fraser to offer you the perfect shopping package this festive season. Starting from £86.00 per room per night, based on 2 people sharing on a bed and breakfast basis – this package includes a £20 House of Fraser voucher, personal shopper, house of Fraser Goodie Bag and taxi to and from the city from the hotel.
Yule love Edinburgh at Christmas
Fighting thousands of stressed shoppers and battling to travel in and out of the city’s shopping centres instills a chill into Christmas cheer. A trip to Scotland’s capital Edinburgh provides an entirely different experience, with most of the shops in walking distance of another and also within walking distance of the city’s most glamorous bars, restaurants and hotels.
Step back in time for a Victorian Christmas
Schools are being invited to step back in time with the National Park’s education team as they plan to celebrate the joys of a Victorian Christmas across the Brecon Beacons. Brecon Beacons National Park Authority education team is offering school children a chance to participate in some traditional festive fun by helping them discover how the Victorians celebrated their Christmas.
Northumberland Lights announces winter festival
The award-winning Northumberland Lights team returns with its third installment of the popular winter festival - promising even more stunning outdoor experiences and the illumination of some of Northumberland’s most famous landmarks and locations.
Make a saving on your Christmas ski holiday
Directski.com is offering 30% saving off all Christmas ski holidays departing on 20th and 21st December, bringing prices down to as little as £299 for a week's self-catering ski holiday in Andorra, Meribel and Bulgaria, based on 4 sharing an apartment and including return Manchester and Gatwick flights and transfers.
Shop in festive style
Bath has been a fashionable place to shop since Georgian times, when fashionistas flocked to the city to purchase the latest styles and trends. Today it still offers visitors that ‘something special’ and for Christmas shoppers it is a perfect choice. Bath boasts a city centre that is packed with small, independent shops, alongside every high street name you could wish for and a festive Christmas Market - all set in beautiful Georgian surroundings.
New lights & look for Royal Leamington Spa this Christmas
For visitors wanting an exciting, vibrant town to shop this Christmas and benefit from an enhanced visitor experience, Royal Leamington Spa is the place to visit. BID (Business Improvement District) Leamington has purchased a brand new set of Christmas lights which will spectacularly light up the town. The lights will be switched on from 5:45pm on Sunday 16 November with entertainment from 1pm.
Bath Christmas Market set to be most diverse ever
Bath Tourism Plus, organisers of the popular Bath Christmas Market, has announced that this year’s market is set to be one of the most diverse ever thanks to a range of interesting new traders who will be attending the annual festive event this winter, keeping the market as intriguing and fresh as ever.
Experience a magical Christmas trip to Bruges
Spend time in the enchanting Christmas Markets in Bruges this year with a DFDS Seaways cruise break. Sailing from Newcastle to Holland in a comfortable en suite cabin, you will be able to enjoy the full range of cruise ferry facilities including restaurants, bars, shops and live entertainment. Upon arrival in Holland a coach will be waiting to transfer you to the 3 star Novotel Brugge Centrum hotel in Bruges.
Leaf it to Haven
Make the most of a final Autumn break before you need to start thinking about Christmas! Haven Holidays, the UK’s favourite family holiday park operator, still has some special deals available.
The most luxurious view of London’s New Year fireworks
Celebrate the start of 2009 with a private party in a sleek, spacious suite at one of the Capital’s top hotels. Plaza on the River – Club and Residence London is perfectly located, impeccably luxurious and overlooks London’s iconic skyline. Enjoy the views, avoid the crowds and watch the world-renowned fireworks explode over the London Eye from the best seats in town in the privacy of a stylish suite.
Christmas discovery and New Year recovery
Anyone who comes through the festive season without putting on a few pounds clearly hasn’t been enjoying themselves enough. So our first prescription for your visit to Yorkshire South is a trip to one of a number of Christmas markets visiting the region.
Cornwall’s Retallack Resort provides perfect festive setting
If you feel like getting away this Winter and love traditional Christmas markets then wrap up and head to Retallack Resort near the picturesque Cornish town of Padstow.
Families refuse to forgo Santa
In spite of the worst economic news for decades families are refusing to forgo the once-in-a-lifetime experience of a visit to the `real’ Father Christmas in his Lapland Home. Santa holiday specialist Esprit Holidays report strong bookings for the pre-Christmas trips and all the signs are that families will prioritise the irreplaceable memories of a Lapland holiday over other household expenditure.
Glasgow has Christmas all wrapped up
With Glasgow positively aglow throughout the festive season there is no better place to get Christmas all wrapped up! In addition to the city’s rollcall of famous names from Armani to Zara, the compact city centre and grid system make it easy to navigate during a vital Christmas retail expedition!