History & heritage - posts from November 2013

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Who wishes it was still the weekend? 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️The best way to be switched on through the week is to make sure you fully switch off at the weekends. It's impossible to leave @chromayogauk stressed, as light and colour mixes with soundscapes and natural scents to create an amazing yoga experience. Pick up a new skill, switch off and feel better. Namaste ✌ 📸 : @fredbutlerstyle...

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Calling all budding floriculturists searching for their perfect #MyMicrogap! Whether you want to skill up on your wedding bouquets, flower crowns, Christmas wreaths or table arrangements, @moysesstevens, the most prestigious florists in the UK, will teach you all you want to know (and more) about the art of flower arranging 💐....

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For a different way to see the Lake District, you can do a lot worse than a flying lesson in a twin seat Gyrocopter 🤯. Soak in the stunning views as you cruise over the landscape, and for an added adrenaline hit, if you're game, take control of the aircraft yourself 🛩️....

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Go wild? Go Ape! in Battersea Park, London🐒. Nestled among the trees in one of London's most beautiful parks 🌲, Go Ape Battersea is a climbing experience you won't forget 🧗‍♂️. Get out of your comfort zone with treetop challenges, zip wires and high rope adventures. If you're not bothered about views of the big smoke (are you mad? 🤯) ,there are loads of high rope experiences across the UK for you to test your mettle....

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Itching for your next adrenaline fix? Take a swing at @hanglooseadventure in Cornwall 🙌. Home to England’s longest zipline, it is set 100 metres above the ground and cruises 660 meters at a cool 60mph 💨making is a must for any thrill seeker. If the zip wire isn’t for you, why not give the giant swings, the giant airbags or the aerial trekking a go. Overlooking the gorgeous greenery of the Eden Project 🍃, this Cornish challenge is bound to get...

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Ready to roll up your sleeves and try something new? Why not give punting a go! 🛶 A popular pastime for locals in Oxford, Cambridge and Canterbury, punting is a beautifully unique way of getting around and exploring some of England’s prettiest towns 😍. A great way to escape the crowd, punting was introduced at the start of the 20th century. Awarded its name from the flat-bottomed boat used, a punt is specifically designed to navigated small...

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How beautiful is this snap of Castle Combe 😍? A quintessentially English village, it is often referred to as one of the prettiest villages in England, a title we think it deserves. The Wiltshire village’s beauty has even captured the eye of many Hollywood filmmakers 🎥, including Stephen Spielberg who used the village as a backdrop for his adaptation of War Horse. With must see spots including St Andrew’s Church, which dates back to the 13th...

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Switch off 😌. With their chalky cliffs and crystal oceans,🌊 Old Harry Rocks in Dorset are the perfect spot for disconnecting and unplugging from everyday life. Found around 3 miles south of Poole and Bournemouth, Old Harry Rocks dates back 65 million years and offer unrivalled breath-taking views of the Jurassic coast. It is debated who the rocks are named after including Harry Paye, the infamous Poole pirate ☠️ or Earl Harold, a victim of a...