Tag Archives: England

Dec

Unusual

Festively themed winter bars

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Dan

At this time of year it’s all fairy lights, frosty nights and celebrating the festive season with your nearest and dearest. Here are some of the best places to enjoy a hot cocktail and soak up some good cheer. Netil … Continue reading →

Posted in Unusual | Tagged bars, England, Liverpool, Manchester, pop-up, Things to do, winter | Leave a comment

Nov

Events, Theatre

Office Party – The show that’s a party

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Dan

Depending on your point of view and your general level of ill-feeling towards your co-workers, annual work parties are either the highlight of your social calendar or your own personal vision of hell. Held at the head office of ‘Product … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Theatre | Tagged England, London, theatre | Leave a comment

Oct

Architecture, Unusual

Halloween special: the UK’s most curious graveyards

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Alex

As Halloween lurches into view for another weekend of tricks, treats and silly outfits, join us on our morbid minibus for a tour of Britain’s grooviest graveyards. Yes, graveyards – great places to relax and soak up some local history. … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Unusual | Tagged England, graveyards, Halloween, Scotland, tombs | 3 Comments

Jul

Our faves, Tunes and playlists

Dan’s jukebox: Ghostpoet

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Dan

Ghostpoet’s debut album Peanut Butter Blues and Melancholoy Jam is a stripped back, trip hop styled affair; all looping drum beats and sparse, glitchy electro. As he slurs and mumbles through his tracks, wistful and forlorn, you get the distinct … Continue reading →

Posted in Our faves, Tunes and playlists | Tagged Coventry, England, Mercury Prize, music, trip-hop | Leave a comment

Jun

Architecture

The Lake District’s most curious house?

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Alex

Painted by Turner and photographed by thousands of tourists each year, the tiny Bridge House in Ambleside was built suspended over Stock Beck to escape land tax. At one time it was said to be home to a family of … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture | Tagged England, Lake District, National Trust | 7 Comments

May

Museums & galleries, Unusual

Can you guess who it is yet? Britain’s ropiest waxworks

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Alex

Louis Tussaud’s House of Wax in the seaside town of Great Yarmouth has become something of a local legend. Lacking the glamour, the price-tag – entry is just £5 – and the queues of tourist staple, Madame Tussauds in London, … Continue reading →

Posted in Museums & galleries, Unusual | Tagged England, museums, Norfolk, waxworks | 4 Comments

May

Art & Design, Events, Museums & galleries

Wimbledon Art Studios – Open Studios

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Dan

Down behind the Wimbledon Greyhound Stadium in London, you’ll find a vibrant community of contemporty artists at Wimbledon Art Studios, Britain’s largest art studio complex. This weekend, over 130 emerging and established artists open their studios for 4 days, allowing … Continue reading →

Posted in Art & Design, Events, Museums & galleries | Tagged art, England, London | Leave a comment

Apr

Art & Design, Museums & galleries

Ancient graffiti at the Tower of London

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Alex

Graffiti isn’t all about ne’er do wells with spray cans defacing bus stops. The urge to leave one’s mark was as strong in our itchy-fingered ancestors as it is in the marker-wielding tykes of today. And some of the most … Continue reading →

Posted in Art & Design, Museums & galleries | Tagged art, England, graffti, London, Tower of London | 3 Comments

Mar

Videos

The surreal animations of Cyriak

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Dan

If you like your animations loopy and surreal then look no further than UK animator Cyriak. Often featuring cows, cats and deformed monsters, he’s created bumps for [adult swim], commercials for Coca Cola and one of the best video remixes … Continue reading →

Posted in Videos | Tagged animation, Brighton, England, film, Weird | Leave a comment

Feb

Architecture, Catalogue of curiosities, Feast your peepers, Photos, Unusual

The three hares window: a medieval mystery

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Alex

I know it’s a little late to wish everybody a happy Chinese New Year (a happy New Year of the Rabbit, in actual fact) but it does provide me with a rather shaky link to one of England’s most curious … Continue reading →