FIND YOUR YOUR ULTIMATE DESTINATION GUIDE TO ENGLAND, SCOTLAND & WALES FIND YOUR GREAT BRITAIN N BALMORAL CASTLE LOCH NESS SCOTLAND CAIRNGORMS NATIONAL PARK EDINBURGH GLASGOW GALLOWAY FOREST PARK ALNWICK CASTLE LEEDS LAKE DISCTRICT NATIONAL PARK YORK MANCHESTER LIVERPOOL SHERWOOD FOREST SNOWDOWNIA NATIONAL PARK LLYN LLYDAW WALES BREACON BEACONS WARWICK CASTLE CARDIFF COTSWOLDS TINTAGEL CASTLE LONDON STONEHENGE DOVER ENGLAND BRITAIN 002 2019 Travel Weekly Supplement FIND YOUR GREAT BRITAIN Editorial EDITOR-IN-CHIEF & PUBLISHER: DAN UGLOW Tel: 0412 895 840 [email protected] 04 EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTER: TARA HARRISON Tel: 0428 272 651 Contents [email protected] EDITOR: HUNTLEY MITCHELL Tel: 0400 195 993 [email protected] DEPUTY EDITOR: ALEXANDRA COULTON Tel: 0430 242 682 [email protected] CONTENT PRODUCER: CHRISTIAN FLEETWOOD Tel: 0400 808 925 [email protected] DESIGNER: EM DEUSIEN Tel: 0433 936 080 DESIGNER & PHOTOGRAPHER: ELLIOTT HIND Tel: 0418 246 615 Advertising HEAD OF COMMERCIAL STRATEGY & SALES: RUTH ARIMADO Tel: 0413 524 740 ACCOUNT MANAGER: HARRIET MORRIS Tel: 0413 736 040 COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR: DAVID HOVENDEN Tel: 0435 223 970 SUBSCRIPTIONS: VIVIAN LUO Tel: 0421 944 003 Australia: $132 incl GST; New Zealand: $160.80; Overseas: $249.60 All uncredited images courtesy of: VisitBritain 22 12 ON THE COVER: Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire Welcome to Find Your Great Britain, the 04 UNEXPECTED BRITAIN ultimate guide to selling the UK. In the following pages you will fi nd information on some of the 06 FIRST-TIMER’S GUIDE TO LONDON most popular, culturally signifi cant and naturally wonderful sites across the continent, at key must- 08 FIRST-TIMER’S GUIDE TO MANCHESTER visit locations in each country. 10 FIRST-TIMER’S GUIDE TO SCOTLAND After reading this guide, you will develop a good understanding of the unique culture and 12 FIRST-TIMER’S GUIDE TO WALES culinary identities of each nation, their traditions and must-do experiences. You will also gain a SELF-DRIVE BRITAIN valuable insight into some of the touring routes The Misfi ts Media 14 Level 4, 87 Foveaux St in the UK, covering England, Scotland and Surry Hills, NSW 2010, Australia Phone: 0412 895 840 16 SELF-DRIVE SCOTLAND Wales. By the end of this guide, you will be able ABN 13 601 560 909 to help your clients fi nd their GREAT Britain. ISSN 1833-5179 © Copyright The Misfi ts Media Company, 2014 17 SELF-DRIVE WALES So kick back, put the kettle on, pour yourself 20 EVENTS CALENDAR a cup of England Breakfast, and turn over a new leaf. 22 FUN FACTS Discover who puts the ‘Great’ in Great Britain. 2019 Travel Weekly Supplement 003 FIND YOUR GREAT BRITAIN UNEXPECTED BRITAIN WHILE YOUR CLIENTS MAY ALREADY HAVE AN IDEA OF WHAT TO EXPECT IN THE UK, HERE’S THE INSIDE TIP ON SOME HIDDEN GEMS WORDS: Tara Harrison Art Gardens Royals EXPECTED: EXPECTED: EXPECTED: The National Gallery on Trafalgar Square England’s gardens are a national treasure, The royals are as intriguing as ever, coming off is a hub for English art culture, backed by and among the most impressive in Europe. the back of cultural zeitgeists like The Crown, the National Portrait Gallery, as well as the Whether it’s a walled, secret garden-style The Queen and The Favourite, to name but a powerhouses of the Tate Modern, Tate Britain aff air, or the royal designs of Kensington few. The world’s fascination has been fuelled and the Victoria and Albert Museum. Palace, the gardens in England stand as as well by recent marriages and children. architecture in their own right. While everyone knows Buckingham Palace, UNEXPECTED: Sandringham is a royal Christmas retreat. The art is just as accessible outside of the walls UNEXPECTED of these institutions. England forged the career Futuristic and eccentric gardens abound in UNEXPECTED: of the world’s greatest street artist, Banksy. Britain. How about sculptures amid rolling The royals have their favourite and long- This paved the way for the recognition of street green hills? It awaits at Yorkshire Sculpture standing connections for the finest things, art as a phenomenon in its own right. Often Park, where world-class art is a surprising mostly based in London. For jewellery, it’s referred as the most democratic art form in discovery in the country. There’s also Alnwick Cleave & Company, which fashioned Megan the world, street art took root in Bristol – a Garden, in the northeast of Britain, and Jupiter Markle’s diamond engagement ring. Then city where clients can take self-guided tours of Artland in Scotland to explore. The black gates there’s Lock & Co. Hatters – the oldest Banksy’s best, including his twist on Vermeer’s are marked with a skull and crossbones and jeweller in the world. The Goring Hotel is Girl with a Pear Earing: the Girl with the a warning: “these plants can kill”. It is home the Queen’s choice for entertaining beyond Pierced Ear Drum. to a poison garden and the castle it adjoins Buckingham’s gates. was used for production on Harry Potter and Downton Abbey. 004 2019 Travel Weekly Supplement FIND YOUR GREAT BRITAIN SHOPPING Bicester Village (Oxfordshire): Whoever said retail shopping was dead has clearly never been to Bicester Village. One of the biggest attractions in the United Kingdom, the Village based out of Oxfordshire, just an hour from London, hosts more than six million visitors per year. This puts the high-brow retail strip among the most visited attractions in Britain, just behind the country’s most visited attraction – the British Museum. All the big hitters are here, with Gucci, Dior, Prada, D&G and McQueen, on off er for the folks, and Bonpoint and Jack Wills for the kids. Victoria Street and Grass Market Pubs Nature (Edinburgh): Victoria Street is among Edinburgh’s EXPECTED: EXPECTED: prettiest and most historic preserved After a ramble, the English country pub is a The green and pleasant hills of Britain are buildings from its Victorian past. Before welcoming hub of fresh ale and hearty comfort renowned, with the chocolate-box vistas Queen Victoria’s coronation in 1838, food. Country pubs come with a beer garden of cottages and ivy reaching into thatch it was known as Bow Street, and was of long tables and umbrellas (come sun, roofs. The place for this sort of scenery is built to replace one of the city’s main come rain), while the pub itself is preferably the Cotswolds, within easy reach of London. thoroughfares – the West Bow. The street thatch-roofed and always historic, dating The next most famous vista of England is is also rumoured to be the inspiration for many centuries back. The Old Ferry Boat in the Lake District, with its glassy lakes and Harry Potter’s Diagon Alley. Cambridgeshire is offi cially the oldest country moody, cloud-capped moors. inn from the 1400s. The area surrounding Victoria Street and UNEXPECTED: the Grass Market is home to a selection UNEXPECTED: Do not let your clients overlook the more of local and British designers, including The country comes to the city in London, dramatic aspects of the British landscape. The Godiva Boutique, and Calzeat – a family where pubs channel the rural aesthetic in Scottish highlands off er staggering peaks, business that sells local Scottish-woven the city with all manner of plants and ivy while the Brecon Beacons in Wales is home throws and high quality jacqaurd textiles. growing on pub walls. The ultimate example to the Black Mountain Range, which will of this is The Churchill Arms in Kensington, delight the adventurous client. Hiking through Royal Arcade (Cardiff ): with more than 100 florals on the exterior. Glencoe, regarded as the best of Scotland’s The Royal is Cardiff’s oldest arcade, No one does a drinking establishment like mountain valleys, is also an unexpected dating back to the 1800s, and is the British, with cosy nooks, fireplaces, adventure in Britain. listed as an Grade II Historic Listed wonky walls, and mismatched tables and building. The area has only recently chairs. The charm is iconic. been transformed into a shopping complex, offering independent Welsh products, as well as international high-end brands. 2019 Travel Weekly Supplement 005 FIND YOUR GREAT BRITAIN FIRST-TIMER’S GUIDE TO HOME TO SOME OF EUROPE’S TOP MARKETS AND RESTAURANTS, AND SOME OF THE MOST HISTORIC LONDON INSTITUTIONS, LONDON HAS PLENTY TO OFFER VISITORS WORDS: Tara Harrison CULTURE The bastion of world culture is arguably London, which is home to insititutions such as the Natural History Museum, the Tower of London, the Science Museum, Buckingham Palace, the London Eye, and The Shard. There are two places just outside the city centre that also deserve to be frequented. Greenwich, for its maritime history and sweeping vistas that feel like a country escape. It also boasts one of the best views back over the Thames and the city of London. Combine this with Hampstead Heath, to the city’s north, which is also rich with the culture of local Londoners. With more than 230 theatres in London, there’s no excuse to be bored for evening entertainment. You can go from seeing a new- release musical on the West End to seeing a several-hour performance of Shakespeare at the open-air Globe Theatre. Brick Lane, London Tower Bridge and the City of London 006 2019 Travel Weekly Supplement FIND YOUR GREAT BRITAIN MUST-DOS DINING The drink that starts the world. London has some of the best markets in London has some of the fi nest dining in the Europe, each with its own distinct personality, world. You’re truly spoilt for choice.