British Travel Journal | Summer 2020
As we went to print with our last issue never could we have imagined a world in which travel would be completely stopped in its tracks. Never again will we take for granted our freedom to visit our magnificent cityscapes, captivating coastlines and peaceful countryside. It has been a difficult year for the hospitality and travel sector, but as this issue of British Travel Journal shows many are beginning to reopen, delighted to welcome back visitors and guests once more. We speak to these resilient hoteliers, destination managers, and others in the UK tourism industry about how they have responded to COVID-19. Our Cultural Agenda takes on a new direction, exchanging theatre performances for outdoor art, sculptures and natural wonders. And, in a time when remote locations are being sought after, all you need to know about wild (and nearly wild) camping is covered in our Sustainable Travel series. If camping isn’t for you, help is at hand to find the perfect holiday home in our 10 of the Best Self-Catering Properties. If you’re dreaming of strolls along the shore, fresh sea air and gently lapping waves, then you will love our coastal specials; Revival of the Beach Hut, England’s Coast, Wild Swimming and Secret Islands. Enjoy a taste of Cornwall in our Interview with Rick Stein before heading to the beach workshop of wooden bellyboards in our Meet the Maker: Wave Rider article with Dick Pearce. Finally, thank you to all our subscribers for your support, keeping our spirits high with words of encouragement and understanding the unusual delay in receiving this issue. Together we continued to dream of the extraordinary places we can explore, staying inspired with online and digital features, and hopefully by the time of reading this issue our next great adventures will have become reality.Travel safely, and together we will continue to support our wonderful tourism industry.
As we went to print with our last issue never could we have imagined a world in which travel would be completely stopped in its tracks. Never again will we take for granted our freedom to visit our magnificent cityscapes, captivating coastlines and peaceful countryside. It has been a difficult year for the hospitality and travel sector, but as this issue of British Travel Journal shows many are beginning to reopen, delighted to welcome back visitors and guests once more. We speak to these resilient hoteliers, destination managers, and others in the UK tourism industry about how they have responded to COVID-19. Our Cultural Agenda takes on a new direction, exchanging theatre performances for outdoor art, sculptures and natural wonders. And, in a time when remote locations are being sought after, all you need to know about wild (and nearly wild) camping is covered in our Sustainable Travel series. If camping isn’t for you, help is at hand to find the perfect holiday home in our 10 of the Best Self-Catering Properties. If you’re dreaming of strolls along the shore, fresh sea air and gently lapping waves, then you will love our coastal specials; Revival of the Beach Hut, England’s Coast, Wild Swimming and Secret Islands. Enjoy a taste of Cornwall in our Interview with Rick Stein before heading to the beach workshop of wooden bellyboards in our Meet the Maker: Wave Rider article with Dick Pearce. Finally, thank you to all our subscribers for your support, keeping our spirits high with words of encouragement and understanding the unusual delay in receiving this issue. Together we continued to dream of the extraordinary places we can explore, staying inspired with online and digital features, and hopefully by the time of reading this issue our next great adventures will have become reality.Travel safely, and together we will continue to support our wonderful tourism industry.
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The Singing Ringing Tree<br />
Overlooking Burnley in Lancashire is this<br />
three metre tall wind powered, sound<br />
sculpture. Shaped into a windswept tree<br />
by 21 layers of galvanised steel pipes, the<br />
eerie discordant sound is created by the<br />
wind blowing through them. Designed by<br />
architects, Mike Tonkin and Anna Liu, the<br />
eco- artwork won the National Award for<br />
architectural excellence in 2007.<br />
visitlancashire.com<br />
Jupiter Artland<br />
For vibrant, thought-provoking art,<br />
wander through the 120 acre sculpture<br />
park outside Edinburgh. Anish Kapoor’s<br />
caged bottomless vortex and Marc<br />
Quinn’s tall vibrant orchid, known as<br />
Love Bomb, are among the stellar works.<br />
New for this year are reconstructions<br />
of works by performance art pioneer,<br />
Allan Kaprow including his melting ice<br />
sculpture; as well as the chance to stay<br />
overnight - in the house where artists live<br />
when working on projects.<br />
jupiterartland.org<br />
Maunsell Sea Forts<br />
Take a boat trip from Herne Bay into<br />
the Thames Estuary to see the Second<br />
World War memorial, the Maunsell sea<br />
forts, named after the civil engineer who<br />
designed them, Guy Maunsell. Built<br />
in 1942 to help protect London from<br />
German airstrikes and sea raids, each steel<br />
fort housed weapons and 265 soldiers.<br />
Abandoned in 1958, a few survive.<br />
maunsellseaforts.com<br />
The Dark Hedges<br />
If you are suffering withdrawal symptoms<br />
from cult television hit, Game of<br />
Thrones, head to the fabled Dark<br />
Hedges in Ballymoney, Northern Ireland<br />
- one of the most photographed natural<br />
phenomena and a popular attraction for<br />
tourists from across the world.<br />
For this avenue of gnarled trees was the<br />
setting for Westeros’s Kingsroad.<br />
Planted in the 18th century, this avenue<br />
was dubbed one of the world’s most<br />
beautiful streets by Architectural Digest.<br />
ccght.org/darkhedges/<br />
Step on set:<br />
The Dark<br />
Hedges'<br />
appearance as<br />
the 'Kingsroad'<br />
in Game<br />
of Thrones<br />
brought<br />
international<br />
fame - for<br />
more cinematic<br />
inspiration<br />
you might<br />
also enjoy our<br />
'Stepping on<br />
Set' article p88<br />
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