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We all know that it’s pretty difficult to find a day on your calendar that isn’t declared a holiday of some sort.  With National Asparagus Month and Wrong Trousers Day (those are both real!) some of these can seem a bit, well, ridiculous.  The

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An issue of serious contention here in the South West, is that of the ‘proper’ pasty.  With the Cornish across the border having their famous pasty, not only protected by the EU but easily recognised, it is often though that this is the only way to make

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The historical past of Great Britain is rich and full of great battles, grand fortifications and rich intrigue.  If there is a way to bring history to life for you and your children, then visiting a grandiose castle is definitely it.  Nothing allows

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Here in Britain we've always been famous for our love of a good cuppa.  But, have you noticed that this trait has gone rather upmarket of late? We're certainly not complaining!  But once we may have expected to be asked if we took sugar in our tea, these

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Long warm days in the hazy sunshine, manicured green grass to sit on, when we get summer in England it is certainly a pleasant event!

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With the Tour de France about to start and the spell of lovely weather in Devon recently, cycling is our current obsession!  We can't wait to watch the Tour de France, especially with part of the cycle route taking part in the UK.  However, we can't

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