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VisitEngland announces Visitor Attraction Accolade Winners 2020-21 Travel

VisitEngland announces Visitor Attraction Accolade Winners 2020-21

VisitEngland has today announced the latest winners of its Visitor Attraction Accolades for 2020 and 2021 recognising the outstanding visitor experiences from the travel and tourism industry on offer across the country.

The winners have been awarded Accolades based on the scores they gained in their annual Visitor Attraction Quality Scheme assessment by VisitEngland. With many attractions...

British Museum Top 10 Most Popular Haunted Travel and Tourist Attractions for 2021

Top 10 Most Popular Haunted Travel and Tourist Attractions for 2021

Dark tourism and haunted attractions have been a growing trend in the United Kingdom, with over 30,000 searches in the past year alone. The UK is home to some of the most haunted places in the world, from deadly dungeons to ghoulish graveyards. But did you know that some of your favourite family-friendly tourist attractions are actually haunted too?

Holidu, the search engine for...

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Travelodge Half Term Holiday Treat and Halloween Trip Tips

Make Halloween memorable this year with Travelodge's 13 suggestions of spooktacular sites-to-see while holidaying at one of the group’s 578 UK hotels

With Halloween falling within the half term holidays and over a weekend this year, the UK’s first budget hotel group has released more than 25,000 rooms for the frightfully good price of £29 or less over the school break. With 578 hotels across...

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World Fun Fair Month: The best beach fairgrounds in the UK!

From carousels to candy floss stalls, the Great British beach fairground has so much to offer – and not just for summertime holidays!

But where is best to go for the ultimate beach fairground experience? Below, experts at holiday lettings company, holidaycottages.co.uk , has revealed the six very best British beach fairgrounds and amusement parks for the whole family to enjoy....

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Holiday activity ideas: Enjoy a Lazy Sunflower Afternoon in the South Lakes

If you are on holiday in the Lake District, we have a Enjoy a lazy sunflower afternoon at the Lakeland Maze Farm Park, near Kendal in the South Lakes, where you can partake in a pick-your-own-sunflower activity, choosing from a field boasting around 50,000 plants, set against the backdrop of the Lakeland fells and worthy of many camera clicks and sunflower selfies!

Sunflower picking...

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Holidaymakers no longer find value in hotel holiday entertainment

UK holidaymakers have fallen out of love with the traditional hotel holiday favourites such as magic shows and bingo with the majority no longer bothered about being entertained at all.

The research by hotel booking platform, hoo , found that 65% of UK holidaymakers believed in-house hotel entertainment was of no importance when looking to book somewhere to stay.

27% thought...

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Family fun times in England’s cities this summer holidays…

School bells have rung the summer holidays in, it's time to start planning your family fun holidays! England’s cities are packed full of festivals, events, new openings and endless experiences to keep all ages entertained, our only worry…how we’re going to fit it all in...

Visitors are advised to always check individual websites and government guidance for the latest information....

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Top tips for family adventure activities this Bank Holiday

Stuck for things to do this Bank Holiday weekend?

OnBuy provides top tips on unbeatable first-rate family games, activities and outdoor endeavours to cater for every age group

Struggling to make exciting and engaging family-friendly plans to celebrate the upcoming bank holiday together?

With travel and holiday uncertainty still lingering, OnBuy has your bank holiday fun...