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THE CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVAL AT ST.THOMAS'S CHURCH, SALISBURY
This annual festival has run for the past 18 years and is the informal start of Christmas celebrations in Salisbury. The church is filled...
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CARL HONORÉ ON SLOW TRAVEL
Award winning writer Carl Honoré is often referred to as the Godfather of Slow, with his 2004 best-selling book In Praise of Slow...
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CARL HONORÉ AND SLOW TRAVEL: IT'S THE JOURNEY NOT THE DESTINATION
Carl Honoré, widely referred to as the Godfather of Slow thanks to his seminal book, In Praise of Slow, has recently published a book for...
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MUDLARKING ON THE RIVER THAMES
Mudlarking is an old, very London specific form of amateur archaeology, where people can inspect the shores of the Thames in central...
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SOUTHWICK - THE D-DAY VILLAGE THAT TIME FORGOT
The village of Southwick, near Portsmouth on the south coast of Hampshire, has a long and varied history. Home to an 11th century priory,...
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BEAULIEU: SPIES, CARS AND A VICTORIAN MANOR IN THE NEW FOREST
Beaulieu Palace is a large country estate in Hampshire in the south of England. Surrounded by the New Forest and just a few miles from...
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WATCHING THE ANNUAL DROWNING OF THE HARNHAM WATER MEADOWS, SALISBURY
Twice a year the famous water meadows in Harnham are drowned, a centuries old technique to flood the meadows next to Salisbury Cathedral....
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CLIMB UP AT THE O2 FOR THE SLOW TRAVELLER
The O2 may be a glitzy centre of excessive consumption filled with chain shops and restaurants, but the Slow Traveller can put themselves...
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THE MUSEUM OF EAST ANGLIAN LIFE/THE FOOD MUSEUM
One of several outdoor museums around the UK, the Museum of East Anglian Life is a 75 acre site in Stowmarket, Suffolk, based around the...
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