Hartlebury Castle
– situated 10 miles from Worcester
Situated in a park to the west of the village of Hartlebury and sign-posted in the village. Hartlebury Castle is home to the Bishops of Worcester and to the county museum,
this magnificent building is an embattled structure of red sandstone and surrounds a quadrangular court.

Nothing remains of the medieval exterior of Hartlebury Castle, for the original fortress was sieged, looted and ruined by Roundhead troops in 1646. The pr… (View original article)

WALES’ most prestigious classical musical festival has launched its programme for 2017 and it will culminate with a grand finale in Harlech.

This year’s Gregynog Music Festival promises to be the most ambitious yet, taking Pageantry as its overarching theme, presenting musical performances, dance productions, historical exhibitions and fascinating talks at a host of venues from 16 June to 2 July.

The crowning glory of the festival will be a five-day extravaganza throughout Ha… (View original article)

Castle Sinclair Girnigoe features in the campaign.

CASTLE Sinclair Girnigoe and Latheronwheel Harbour are set to feature in a new eBook and film to help boost the tourist industry in the Highlands.

VisitScotland have chosen these locations as part of its Discover Your Hidden Highlands campaign aiming to encourage people to visit the area this spring.

The film, which has already been viewed almost 83,000 times on You Tube, featured the two locations… (View original article)

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MALTA — what a wonderful destination. The four days we stayed there were really well spent.

Malta is so vibrant, it seems the island is always celebrating something. We were there during one of the religious festivals — we never quite worked out which one — but it involved bedecking the streets with the most lavish drapes, religious effigies and a barrage of fireworks that continued from 8am until 12pm the whole time we were there.

The people were just … (View original article)

Is the duration of stay the only parameter that separates visitors and residents?

Three months is just long enough to begin thinking of a place as home. Especially when you’re given a tiny flat that’s all yours for the duration and in which you can cook, watch TV and mark out a place for yoga. Three months is just long enough to begin to settle even as it’s time to distribute all the things that are left over, to urgently mail books back home, return what’s borrowed and fi… (View original article)

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TOKYO — A theme park modeled on Japan’s Warring States period plans to turn a full-sized replica of a famous castle into a hotel aimed at well-off foreign visitors, seeking to revive its own fortunes by appealing to consumers of unique experiences.

The operator of Ise Azuchi Momoyama Culture Village in Mie Prefecture plans to open the park’s centerpiece — a reproduction of Azuchi Castle, originally built in the 16th century for warlord Oda Nobunaga — for overnight stays in April … (View original article)