We were excited to see news of the first crop circles in Wiltshire, home to Histouries UK. We have already been taking private groups to see them and have a great relationship with local farmers allowing us to enter the fields when other can’t. Many locals have reported strange lights in the skies and hearing [...]
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Wiltshire Crop Circle Tours
Posted in british history, Funny, Stonehenge, Stonehenge private tours, UK Tourism updates, Wiltshire, Wiltshire Crop Circles on May 13, 2010 | 2 Comments »
First UK Crop Circle – Wiltshire 2010
Posted in Funny, Salisbury Cathedral, Stonehenge, Stonehenge private tours, UK Tourism updates, Wiltshire, Wiltshire Crop Circles on May 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The cuckoo traditionally marks the beginning of spring and right on cue to mark the first day of summer a crop circle has been spotted. The first to be seen of that seasonal staple it is made up of curious swirls and has been ‘discovered’ in a field of oil seed rape in Wiltshire close [...]
Wiltshire Crop Circle – 1st for 2010
Posted in England facts, Funny, sightseeing tours, Stonehenge, Stonehenge private tours, UK Tourism updates, Wiltshire, Wiltshire Crop Circles on May 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
One of our guides has just reported a crop circle report, the very first in Britain! One is next to Old Sarum Castle, the other is directly oppisite Stonehenge Stone Circle. We will post more details the next 254 hours but here are some pics……………… Needless to say we are currently taking clients to these [...]
Stonehenge in Australia ?
Posted in british history, Funny, History, Stonehenge, tagged Stonehenge on April 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A town in Australia is hoping to boost local tourism by building a life-sized replica of Stonehenge. (Clonehenge) The controversial plan aims to recreate the 4000 year-old Wiltshire monument on Twilight Beach in Esperance. More than 100 stones are to be erected on a hillside overlooking the beach, 740km southeast of Perth. The largest stone [...]
Celebrate St. George’s Day!
Posted in british history, England facts, Funny, History, UK Tourism updates, tagged 2010, April 23rd, brityish tours, sain george, uk events on April 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
England lags far behind the rest of Europe in the number of bank holidays we get. A bank holiday on Saint Georges Day would be a great opportunity for all the English (regardless of colour or religion) to recognise what binds us together – instead of concentrating on our differences. Everything from football to fish [...]
St Georges Day – April 23rd 2010
Posted in british history, England facts, Funny, History, UK Tourism updates, tagged dragon, england, pagan, patriotic, saint george and the dragon, st george on April 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
As St Georges Day approaches I thought we would explore the history this week and ’10 Ways to celebrate St Georges Day’ A History of St. George Who was St George? What is myth and what is fact? Did he really slay the Dragon? Why is he such a popular Saint, celebrated in so many [...]
Election Fever hits Britain – Some light relief………
Posted in british history, England facts, Funny on April 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Gordon Brown is my shepherd, I shall not work. He leadeth me beside still factories. He restoreth my faith in the Conservative Party. He guideth me in the path of unemployment. Yea, though I wait for my dole, I own the bank that refuses me. Brown has anointed my income taxes, my expenses runneth over [...]
ENGLAND MY ENGLAND
Posted in british history, England facts, Funny, History, UK Tourism updates, tagged british, british tours, england, europe, goverment, queen and country, st george, union jack on April 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Goodbye to my England, So long my old friend Your days are numbered, being brought to an end To be Scottish, Irish or Welsh that’s fine But don’t say your English, that’s way out of line. The French and the Germans may call themselves such So may Norwegians, the Swedes and the Dutch You can [...]
Would-be citizens to learn British history – Britishness test!
Posted in Funny, History, UK Tourism updates, tagged british history on March 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Would-be citizens to learn British History Immigrants who want British citizenship will have to learn about the history of the United Kingdom but will not be tested on the subject, it was revealed today. The Home Secretary’s expert on citizenship, Professor Sir Bernard Crick, said he had written a 38-page potted history of the British [...]
How and Why Was Stonehenge Built?
Posted in Funny, Stonehenge, tagged History, Stonehenge on March 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
From the grassy deserted plains of southern England rises a circle of standing stones, some of them up to 24 feet tall. For centuries they have towered over visitors, offering tantalizing hints about their prehistoric past. For centuries, everyone who has stood before them has wondered the same thing: Who built this mysterious rock monument? [...]
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