Days Out in England
Photo credit: michael_d_beckwith / Foter / CC BY There are lots of big, beautiful old country houses – also called ‘stately homes’ – in England. Many of them are open[…]
Category: All about the British
A light-hearted look at the British people and the island they inhabit
Meet Jenny Jones
She had the opportunity to take a free lesson on a dry ski slope in Somerset and quickly became hooked! She decided that she didn’t want to go to University[…]
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Unexplored Britain: Leith Hill
By Anthony Ikonotekton / Foter / CC BY-NC-SA 25 minutes from London and the city is suddenly far away. Leith Hill, in the Surrey Hills, is the highest point[…]
How to Survive a Festival
By Rosalind Photo credit: theglobalpanorama / Foter / CC BY-SA The UK is well known for its many summer music festivals, the most famous being Glastonbury. Festival-goers eagerly await[…]
Beltane Festival
By Rosalind Photo credit: .FuturePresent. / Bobs Furniture / CC BY-ND Beltane is a May Day festival, which heralds the halfway point between the spring equinox and the[…]
The squirrel: friend or foe?
By Rachel Long Photo credit: Bobolink / Source / CC BY Take a walk through any given park or green area in the UK and it won´t be long[…]
The May Dip
By Rosalind As the sun rises in the early morning of the 1st of May you will see hundreds of students running into the sea at East Sands[…]
The London Marathon
By Rosalind On Sunday April 26 around 40,000 people will run 26.2 miles around the city of London. Why? For the annual London marathon! Photo credit: vapour trail /[…]
The Battle of Culloden
And so, in the darkness of the darkest night, yet i found a light The grass grows green on Culloden field Where many a true man’s blood was spilled. […]
British Beach Huts
By Rosalind Photo credit: iFovea / Foter / CC BY-NC-ND If you’ve ever been to the south coast of England, it’s likely that you’ve encountered the British Beach hut. These brightly[…]
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Days Out in England30 September, 2015
1 June, 2015
Meet Jenny Jones29 May, 2015- Unexplored Britain: Leith Hill25 May, 2015
The Easter Corner11 March, 2015
Be a Hero! Save Mother Earth (part 1)22 September, 2014
The importance of shoes with shoelaces9 February, 2015
British Culture Worksheets4 November, 2014
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