Motorists vie for scarce parking spots, truck drivers making their deliveries just park wherever they can, even if it means blocking one lane of the road; and motorhomes are everywhere, lots of them, some slow-moving and reducing traffic flow to a crawl. Welcome to the Lake District. The problem is that most of these roads were never built for toda...

The 18th century baroque Blenheim Palace, the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill, has formal Gardens and 2,000 acres of Capability Brown landscaped Parkland. Home to the Dukes of Marlborough since 1705, it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It houses portraits, furniture, sculpture and tapestries that comprise one of the most important and extensive...

101 Dalmatians, at the Regents Park Open Air Theatre, has been two years in the coming. Lockdown put paid to its planed premier during the Open Air's 2020 season, as it did for the first rescheduling in 2021. The musical, by Doulas Hodge (music and lyrics) and Johhny McKnight (book), is here now and playing until the 28 August 2022. (Images bt Mark...

The French region of Savoie Mont Blanc covers two-thirds of the French Alps. It takes in mountain resorts including Val d'Isère, Méribel, Morzine-Avoriaz and Chamonix along with Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc, Valloire and Le Grand Bornand. With 112 mountain resorts in total, Savoie Mont Blanc is gearing up to the summer season focussed on healthy living...

Dear Evan Hansen is a powerful musical drama for our social media age. On its 2016 Broadway opening, the production won six Tony Awards including Best Musical and Best Score, with the subsequent London production picking up three Olivier Awards, including for Best New Musical and Best Original Score. Though the timescales may vary, every theatrical...

The south-west English county of Devon takes in sandy beaches, fossil cliffs, small country and coastal towns and villages and national parks. Many visitors look to the cities of Plymouth or Exeter, head for the English Riviera resorts of Torquay, Paignton and Brixham or opt for Exmoor. Equally well worth a visit is the area of the county within th...