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GLT AwardsAlex Dixon: passionate about people, palaces and history
We spoke to Alex Dixon, who looks after groups at Historic Royal Palaces, to find out what it meant to be nominated for The Excellence Award and what the charity has coming up this year.
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Tour St Mary’s Guildhall and Coventry Cathedral in new group offer
The historic St Mary’s Guildhall has partnered with Coventry Cathedral to offer groups a day out in the city that will bring 1,000 years of history to life.
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Wine tasting and private garden tours on the menu for Waddesdon group visits
Waddesdon Manor in Buckinghamshire has announced new group options including special garden tours, wine packages and cream tea treats.
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Series of special events to celebrate Christopher Wren’s legacy
Wren300 marks the tercentenary of the death of Sir Christopher Wren, one of Great Britain’s most famed architects, with a series of events and activities throughout London planned at some of the buildings he is known for.
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5 days out for groups which bring history to life
Here are five options to give your group a day they’ll never forget, whether it be exploring a heritage venue or jumping aboard historic vessels.
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Jousting, food, flowers, electric cars and more… 2023 at Blenheim Palace
Blenheim Palace has revealed its calendar of events for 2023, including the popular Food Festival, super cars, a jousting tournament and Christmas festivities.
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Buxton Crescent attraction includes thrilling VR experience for groups
The Buxton Crescent Experience is a new innovative attraction that reveals the story of a spa town and its links to water, with exclusive group tours also on offer.
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Fire Garden, tunnels of light and glistening trees at Hatfield Park
A Fire Garden will be one of the focal points of a new Christmas light trail at Hatfield Park in Hertfordshire between 25th November and 31st December 2022.
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Combine two historic tours in London at Leighton and Sambourne House
A major redevelopment project at Leighton House will reveal new exhibition spaces and previously unseen historic features, with groups able to combine their visit with Sambourne House down the road.
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10 must-visit TV & film period drama locations
From Downton Abbey and The Crown to Peaky Blinders and Poldark, here are some must-visit sites for period drama aficionados.
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Filming locations linked to Downton Abbey which are great for groups
We’ve picked out some top Downton Abbey filming locations across the UK which are great for group trips to celebrate the release of this year’s film.
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Bletchley Park’s Intelligence Factory showcases war life like never before
The Intelligence Factory is the largest exhibition space to open at Bletchley Park in Buckinghamshire. We headed down to the home of the codebreakers to dig out some of the highlights for groups.
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Richmond upon Thames: uncovering the historic region in all its glory
We report back from a beautiful day in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, when readers were given a taste of what it can offer their groups.
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6 reasons to visit the National Memorial Arboretum
The National Memorial Arboretum is the nation’s year-round place to remember, helping people reflect and be inspired and providing a space to celebrate lives lived and commemorate lives lost.
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Bletchley Park unveils major permanent exhibition showcasing personal stories
Bletchley Park’s largest ever exhibition, The Intelligence Factory, will open in a newly restored wartime building at the heart of the World War Two codebreaking site in Buckinghamshire, alongside a new gallery for temporary displays.
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New exhibition and guided tours unveiled for Longleat House reopening
Longleat House is to reopen after a two-year closure and will offer guided tours and a new exhibition to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
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Champagne at Highgrove and Cotswolds gardens among itinerary highlights
Coach tour operator Brightwater Holidays has launched a collection of Premium holidays consisting of six new itineraries focussing on gardens and historic homes across the UK including the Scottish Highlands and Norfolk.
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Historic blacksmith’s forge installed at Blists Hill Victorian Town
A new working forge has been installed at Blists Hill Victorian Town in Shropshire to allow visitors to be transported back to the 1880s to watch the traditional craft in action.
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New Ropery gallery at Historic Dockyard Chatham to take visitors on ‘sensory journey’
The Historic Dockyard Chatham is set to unveil a redesigned Ropery gallery which will double visitor capacity and showcase the history of rope-making, its collection of rope tools and the importance of rope from around the world.
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Japanese treasures in new exhibition at Buckingham Palace
For the first time, highlights from the collection of Japanese works of art will be brought together by the Royal Collection in a major new exhibition opening at The Queen’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace in the spring.
