The Piece Hall, in Halifax, is the United Kingdom's only remaining 18th-century cloth hall...When the sun shines, it’s no exaggeration to say that the Piece Hall has an appearance akin to a Mediterranean piazza.
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A red-topped flyer caught my eye in the Visit Scotland tourist information centre (3 Princes Street) in the Scottish capital. ‘VISIT SCOTLAND’S BEST ATTRACTION’ urged the flyer in white capital letters on a red background. A stylised picture of the royal yacht looking much like a liner on an advertising poster from the 1920s.
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“People of all ages can see and enjoy The Lion King, but what you're going to experience as a kid is very different to what you're going to experience as an adult,” says Nick Greatrex, Senior Marketing Manager at The Walt Disney Company.
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Tom Naylor-Leyland is the founder and director of the Malton Food Lovers Festival. Tom’s family has owned land in and around the town for more than 300 years. He was happy to provide tips and suggestions relating to the town, which has an impressive array of pubs.
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While at the World Rugby Museum I learnt that the codified sport now played by three million people around the world was preceded by games known as tsu chu in China, harpastum in the Roman Empire and episkyros in Ancient Greece.One of the walls debunks the popular notion that William Webb Ellis invented the game, though the cup presented to world champions New Zealand on 31 October still bears his name. You can see a replica of the trophy in the museum.
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For fans of cricket, nothing beats attending a Test match at the famous ground, which is now more than 200 years old. However, if you can't attend a fixture, it's still possible to visit the MCC Museum and join a guided tour of Lord's Cricket Ground.
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It’s a sunny, slightly hazy day in London. From my position on the ArcelorMittal Orbit’s viewing platform, 80 metres (262 feet) above the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, I can see the horizon 20 miles away.
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As we walked into the enclosure one of the beasts let out a cry that sounded something between a roar of rage, a moo of deep pain and something the Star Wars character Chewbacca might utter in the heat of battle.
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Next time you’re waiting for a train heading north out of London, check out The Parcel Yard in King’s Cross railway station. Alternatively, you might consider it as a place to meet with colleagues or friends after stepping off the train.
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Dotted with medieval castles and Martello towers built to defend Britain from French invasion, Sussex has much for history lovers. At Bignor Roman Villa, near Pulborough, you can view mosaics laid down approximately 1,800 years ago.
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