British Travel Journal | Spring 2020
Eco-friendly tourism is at the top of our 2020 travel agenda. We have introduced a new Sustainable Travel series, kicking off this issue with ideas for Environmental Volunteering, in an eco-conscious quest of our own, we have discovered a supplier of recyclable paper wraps for sending our magazines in the mail. Next issue we will be featuring the UK’s finest eco-friendly holiday homes so, if you know of any hidden gems you are happy to share, please get in touch. Back to this issue - our 10 of The Best Charity Challenges, are sure to inspire. From cycling across Britain to skydiving from 15,000 feet, you can raise some vital charity donations while pushing yourself to your limits. The World Pilot Gig Championships is a seaside spectacle like no other on The Isles of Scilly this May, and we go Behind-the-Scenes ahead of The Cheltenham Festival, this March. Other destinations we uncover this season include the beautiful Lake District, spending a wonderful 48 Hours in St Mawes and the Roseland, an adventure packed weekend on The Isle of Man, and, arguably with the best views in London, our In the Capital series this season takes us to discover the highlights of leafy Greenwich. As always I hope this issue helps to inspire your travel experiences, and the spring season brings you many magical moments spent savouring the glorious British Isles - wherever you choose to visit.
Eco-friendly tourism is at the top of our 2020 travel agenda. We have introduced a new Sustainable Travel series, kicking off this issue with ideas for Environmental Volunteering, in an eco-conscious quest of our own, we have discovered a supplier of recyclable paper wraps for sending our magazines in the mail. Next issue we will be featuring the UK’s finest eco-friendly holiday homes so, if you know of any hidden gems you are happy to share, please get in touch. Back to this issue - our 10 of The Best Charity Challenges, are sure to inspire. From cycling across Britain to skydiving from 15,000 feet, you can raise some vital charity donations while pushing yourself to your limits. The World Pilot Gig Championships is a seaside spectacle like no other on The Isles of Scilly this May, and we go Behind-the-Scenes ahead of The Cheltenham Festival, this March. Other destinations we uncover this season include the beautiful Lake District, spending a wonderful 48 Hours in St Mawes and the Roseland, an adventure packed weekend on The Isle of Man, and, arguably with the best views in London, our In the Capital series this season takes us to discover the highlights of leafy Greenwich. As always I hope this issue helps to inspire your travel experiences, and the spring season brings you many magical moments spent savouring the glorious British Isles - wherever you choose to visit.
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RHS Flower Show Cardiff<br />
17 APRIL <strong>2020</strong> – 19 APRIL <strong>2020</strong><br />
The gardening season blossoms in April<br />
as Bute Park behind Cardiff Castle<br />
hosts this year’s 15th Royal Horticultural<br />
Society’s Flower Show Cardiff. There<br />
are top <strong>British</strong> nurseries, live floristry<br />
demonstrations and more. Top tip: visit<br />
the park’s arboretum with its Siberian elm,<br />
Gingko biloba and other exotic trees.<br />
rhs.org.uk<br />
Chiddingstone Castle Literary<br />
Festival<br />
07 MAY <strong>2020</strong> – 10 MAY <strong>2020</strong><br />
Chiddingstone Castle’s literary festival in<br />
Kent is fast making its mark. Five this year,<br />
intimate talks and workshops are given<br />
by seminal authors including War Horse’s<br />
Michael Morpurgo, Joanna Trollope<br />
and former Vogue editor, Alexandra<br />
Shulman. The bonus: exploring the 19th<br />
century house with its ancient Egyptian to<br />
Japanese lacquer collections.<br />
chiddingstonecastle.org.uk/<br />
literary_festival<br />
The Great Escape<br />
13 MAY <strong>2020</strong> – 16 MAY <strong>2020</strong><br />
Discover hot new music from around the<br />
world at Brighton’s Great Escape Festival.<br />
Ones to watch include Nigeria’s Odunsi<br />
(The Engine) with his alté (which stands<br />
for alternative) mix of R&B, funk and<br />
Afrobeat to the Manchester rapper, Aitch.<br />
greatescapefestival.com<br />
WHAT WE’RE LISTENING TO<br />
Future Nostalgia by Dua Lipa<br />
3 APRIL<br />
It’s been worth the three year wait<br />
for Dua Lipa’s second album, Future<br />
Nostalgia, releasing on 3 April. Don’t<br />
Start Now set the pop pace, whilst<br />
Physical adds pulsating electro beats.<br />
Our pick: Break My Heart with its<br />
melodic nod to INXS’s Need You<br />
Tonight. Hear her live from London to<br />
Glasgow from 26 May to 15 June.<br />
dualipa.com; ticketmaster.co.uk<br />
W H A T W E ’ R E W A T C H I N G<br />
No Time To Die<br />
02 APRIL <strong>2020</strong><br />
James Bond is back. And so is Daniel<br />
Craig – maybe for the last time as the<br />
suave spy. In his 25th outing, Bond is<br />
recruited by the CIA to rescue a scientist<br />
and finds himself on the trail of a villain<br />
(played by Rami Malek) armed with<br />
dangerous technology. Billie Eilish,<br />
the 18 year old big winner at this year’s<br />
Grammys, warbles the theme tune.<br />
007.com<br />
WHERE WE’RE DISCOVERING<br />
Borough Market Kitchen<br />
Sample this season’s freshest produce at<br />
Borough Market Kitchen’s long tables.<br />
Choose from daily changing tortillas to<br />
tahini pie at its various stalls. For heartier<br />
fare, try Stoney Street by 26 Grains<br />
restaurant with dinner dishes including<br />
braised venison with wild mushrooms.<br />
boroughmarket.org.uk<br />
ABOVE: NO TIME TO DIE James Bond (Daniel<br />
Craig) and Dr. Madeleine Swann (Léa Seydoux)<br />
drive through Matera, Italy; Paloma (Ana De<br />
Armas) in Cuba; James Bond (Daniel Craig)<br />
in discussion with Dr. Madeleine Swann (Léa<br />
Seydoux)<br />
IMAGE TOP LEFT-RIGHT:<br />
RHS FLOWER SHOW CARDIFF ©<br />
RHS / JASON INGRAM; DUA LIPA,<br />
PHOTO BY HUGO COMTE.<br />
ABOVE AND BELOW: BOROUGH<br />
MARKET KITCHEN<br />
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