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Leisure Archive
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Algarve Walking & Cycling Holidays Made Easier with New Website
Posted on March 20, 2018 | No CommentsThe Algarve Tourism Bureau has unveiled a new website to provide a useful online resource for those looking to explore the region by bike or on foot The website, www.cyclingwalkingalgarve.pt... -
An Ideal Multi-Generational Break this Easter
Posted on March 1, 2018 | No CommentsKids Go Free to the Isle of Wight on Wightlink Ferries so that families can enjoy fantastic Easter escapades with a host of Island events The Isle of Wight is... -
Nottingham Contemporary, Chatsworth, The Harley Gallery and Derby Museums announce their Grand Tour exhibition highlights
Posted on February 24, 2018 | No CommentsThe Grand Tour – a cultural journey across Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire – will be taking place 24 March -17 June 2018, at four of the UK’s most distinguished arts institutions... -
Leading walking and cycling specialist, Headwater, has launched two brand new holidays
Posted on February 9, 2018 | No CommentsChoose from walking, cycling or both – is combined with unique “under the skin” culinary experiences to give clients a real immersion into traditional Tuscan life and culture Base for... -
Ocean Liners: Speed and Style
Posted on February 4, 2018 | No CommentsJohn Westbrooke enjoys an exhibition about the big ships When was the golden age of ocean travel? The V&A’s glamorous new exhibition gives it as roughly the century from 1858,... -
Charles I King and Collector
Posted on January 29, 2018 | No CommentsReuniting some of a magnificent collection raises questions, says John Westbrooke Charles I is a paradox: maybe England’s worst king, and yet the one with the best art. Or perhaps... -
Banaue Rice Terraces, Philippines
Posted on January 2, 2018 | No CommentsThe Banaue Rice Terraces, a UNESCO Heritage site in the mountains of Northern Luzon, were built around 2000 years ago. Rupert Parker sets out to explore them The Ifugao, the... -
Young Ballerinas Unveil navy-inspired Nutcrackers on Parade
Posted on December 8, 2017 | No CommentsUnique statues tell the story of 800 years of navy history at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard On the first days of Christmas Portsmouth Historic Dockyard is giving visitors an interactive... -
Modigliani
Posted on December 3, 2017 | No CommentsJohn Westbrooke discovers a doomed artist and his languid nudes Tate Modern’s exhibition of the works of Amedeo Modigliani brings together the biggest group of his nude paintings ever shown... -
Monochrome: Painting in Black and White
Posted on November 22, 2017 | No CommentsA new exhibition shows artists muting their palette, reports John Westbrooke Old hands like me will remember when black and white newspapers started to introduce colour, first in photos, then...