Monthly Archives: July 2011

Southern Cathedrals Festival

by Dominic Posted on 13 July 2011

One of the shorter and lesser-known summer classical music festivals in England is actually one of its best. The Southern Cathedrals Festival takes place in suceeding years at Chichester, Salisbury and, starting tomorrow for 2011, in Winchester. Its emphasis is … Continue reading →

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Highclere Castle

by Dominic Posted on 7 July 2011

Highclere Castle is enjoying a tourism boom at the moment, thanks to its starring role in the ITV costume drama Downton Abbey. For me, however, it will always be Totleigh Towers, Totleigh-in-the-Wold, Glos. This was the seat of

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Center Parcs Longleat

by Dominic Posted on 4 July 2011

To the Lions and the Loins of Longleat – pace the safari park and the Marquess of Bath’s famously exotic lovelife – one must now add the Lodges, thanks to the arrival of Center Parcs on the estate. Obviously popular … Continue reading →

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Monthly Archives: July 2011

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