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In first season of The Great British Sewing Bee, Claudia Winkleman hosts and May Martin of Denman College (the Women's Institute) and Savile Row's Patrick Grant judge the contestants. The first season of the BBC reality television series, The Great British Sewing Bee, was filmed…

Garmin devices track the number of steps you walk each day and automatically calculate a goal for the next day. This is how it works. On a day where you exceed your step goal, if your current goal is less than 7,500, then 25% of…

Visitors to the UK may be confused by the different uses of the terms "afternoon tea", "dinner", "high tea", "supper" and several other ways to describe a meal taken in the afternoon or evening. Let me explain. Not only is tea an excellent drink, loved…

There is a queue in operation at the entrance to St Paul's Cathedral. Since this is one of the UK's top tourist attractions, you may be expecting a long delay. In fact the line at St Paul's is normally at most 20 minutes. Since reopening…

Hampton Court Palace, one of five historical palaces maintained by Historic Royal Palaces reopened to the public on 20th May 2021, with the exception of the maze. Tickets can be booked (in advance) at: https://www.hrp.org.uk/hampton-court-palace/visit/tickets-and-prices/ with prices from £25.30 for an adult and child (5-15…

England is well-known as a tea drinking nation. The UK is world's third heaviest tea drinking country at 1.94 kg per capita (behind Turkey & Ireland). This compares to just 0.23 kg per capita in the US (#35 in the world). Tea has been drunk…

When you visit the UK, a few simple tips give you comfort, convenience and save you money. Citizens of many countries, including US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, do not require a visa to visit the UK for pleasure or short business trips. The UK…

Over 3m bottles of wine are produced by over 500 wineries in England each year, with English wine growing in popularity, quality and quantity. Most vineyards are in the southern counties of Hampshire, Surrey, Sussex and Kent and there are over 2,023 hectares (5,000 acres)…

Guy Fawkes Night (Bonfire Night), 5th November One of the biggest nights of the year in Britain is Guy Fawkes Night, otherwise called Bonfire Night or Fireworks Night. The annual event, observed on 5th November since 1605, commemorates the arrest of the Roman Catholic Guy…

The phrase "spend a penny" in British English means to urinate. For example, before leaving the house, someone might say "please wait, I need to spend a penny", or asking a child before a long journey, "do you need to spend a penny?". The origin…