The weather may not be anything to write a postcard home about – but the West’s tourism industry enjoyed a twin boost yesterday. Key visitor attractions featured prominently in the first global TV adverts for a decade and new research showed up to 17 million Brits will holiday at home this year. VisitBritain, the national [...]
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Visiting Stonehenge ?
Posted in british history, Salisbury Guided Tours, sightseeing, sightseeing tours, stone circle, Stonehenge, stonehenge cusus, Stonehenge private tours, strange wiltshire, wessex, Wiltshire, world heritage on May 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
What was there before Stonehenge? Stonehenge is a multiphased monument ie built in phases over a long period of time. It was built between 3000 and 2000 BC, but is part of a much larger ceremonial landscape which dates back somewhere up to 10,500 years ago. The earliest monuments in the landscape are marked by [...]
Trace Your Family History
Posted in family history, History, sightseeing tours, trace your ancestors, UK ancestory, UK genealogy on February 16, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Buy The Telegraph on Saturday and get a free copy of Trace Your Family History, The Essential Step-by-Step Guide which will show you how to discover your family background in only 14 days. If you have ever put off researching your family history because you feel you do not have the time, then this guide [...]
Wiltshire film locations – picture perfect
Posted in bath tours, cotswolds tours, Salisbury Cathedral, sightseeing tours, Stonehenge, travel review, Wiltshire on January 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Filming in Wiltshire Wiltshire is a perfect loction for film and television productions. Working with South West Screen, VisitWiltshire and Wiltshire Council seek to encourage new productions and film making in the area, making it a very ‘film friendly’ part of England. Wiltshire is a favourite with filmmakers, taking centre stage in a whole range [...]
Salisbury, Wiltshire, The South of England. The city of the oldest clock in the world and neighbour of the most famous megaliths in the world.
Posted in Salisbury Cathedral, Salisbury Guided Tours, sightseeing, sightseeing tours, Stonehenge, Stonehenge private tours, wessex, Wiltshire on December 28, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Salisbury and Stonehenge are separated by some 20 minutes drive, so after having had visited the prehistoric megaliths, it would be simply unforgivable to not pop in on this medieval town (though it has the status of city), which is first of all famed by its 13th century gothic cathedral. The construction of Salisbury cathedral [...]
Wiltshire snow scenes……….
Posted in Avebury, christmas, Salisbury Cathedral, sightseeing tours, stone circle, Stonehenge, wessex, Wiltshire on December 20, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Had to share a few Wessex snowy pictures with you……… Stonehenge Tour Guide HisTOURies UK – The Best Tours in bad weather
HisTOURies UK TOURS – Histories UK or Historys UK
Posted in bath tours, England facts, Glastonbury, History, london tour operator, prehistory, sightseeing tours, UK Tourism updates on December 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Wanted to claryfy that we have not misspelt our tour company name. HisTOURies comes from two words ’history’ and ‘stories’ – clever eh? We operate guided historical (hisTOURical) sightseeing tours of Britain. Our expert guides (historians or hisTOURians) bring Britain’s rich history (hisTOURy) alive with tales’s and stoiries (sTOURys or sTOURies) of ancient England. ‘It [...]
Why is England a good place to visit at Christmas time?
Posted in british history, christmas, Christmas Tours, london tour operator, london tours, sightseeing tours, UK Tourism updates, wessex, Wiltshire on December 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Us Brits love Christmas. Our ancient streets come alive as thousands of shoppers and party-goers make their way past carol singers and chestnut vendors under a canopy of shimmering festive lights. The shops are overflowing with gifts, decorations and delicious food, and there are thousands of seasonal events from carol services to wild parties as the [...]
Can we trust tour reviews on TripAdvisor?
Posted in london tour operator, sightseeing tours, travel review, tripadvisor, UK Tourism updates on November 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
If websites like TripAdvisor are riddled with fake reviews, where will the traveller go for authentic advice ? Bravo TripAdvisor A report by the travel website, Travolution, this month, confirmed my suspicions that tour operators are being approached by companies promising to post positive reviews on websites in return for monthly fees or discounts on [...]
Cracks found under Bath’s famous Pulteney Bridge
Posted in bath tours, british history, England facts, History, sightseeing, sightseeing tours, world heritage on November 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Engineers are to carry out emergency repairs on an 18th Century bridge in Bath after cracks were found in a support. Subsidence was found in a basement built into the base of Pulteney Bridge. Bath and North East Somerset Council (Banes) said mortar from previous repair work had shifted but there was no danger of [...]
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