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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THE IDEA IS SIMPLE: as summer stretches<br />
across the English countryside, take the<br />
world’s great operas out of air-conditioned<br />
opera houses and stage them in rural estates,<br />
either in the grounds or the house itself. Audiences will<br />
follow. The atmosphere is festive. People arrive with<br />
picnic hampers – the long dinner interval is an essential<br />
element of country house opera – and they tend to<br />
dress up.<br />
It all began at Glyndebourne before World War<br />
II, when John Christie opened up his Sussex mansion<br />
to fellow opera-lovers. The wealthy landowner never<br />
intended to establish an art form but that is what<br />
Country House Opera has become. As these festivals<br />
proliferate across England, there seems to be no<br />
diminishment of appetite for them. The season grows<br />
longer and festivals are getting more distinct identities.<br />
Each has its speciality.<br />
As well as hearing great operas well sung, the<br />
Country House phenomenon offers the chance to stay<br />
overnight in some lovely hotels or pubs nearby and<br />
make a whole weekend of your night at the opera.<br />
© GLYNDEBOURNE PRODUCTIONS / JAMES BELLORINI<br />
50 <strong>British</strong><strong>Travel</strong><strong>Journal</strong>.com
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