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Think Britain, Think Paull Your Personal Travel Advisor
Issue 331 | 3rd June 2020
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Welcome |
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This week’s edition will interest clients cruising or flying in/out of the UK in early June 2021. If they’re here on 6th June, they may want to visit Portsmouth as they host the 77th anniversary of the D Day Landings. Others might want to visit the floral spectacular in nearby Chichester Cathedral which runs concurrently.
Crimefest makes a terrific focal point for a Great Detectives tour while ‘Secret Garden’ fans will be pleased to visit the novel’s original source of inspiration.
Last week’s Britain Insider column on 9 award-winning attractions is worth a closer look.
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D Day 76th Anniversary 6th June |
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Portsmouth’s D-Day Museum is dedicated to the Allied Invasion in June 1944 and it dramatically tells many of the unique stories behind this epic event. Measuring 272 feet in length, the Overlord Tapestry (like the Bayeux Tapestry) pays tribute to the sacrifice and heroism of the men and women who fought for the freedom we enjoy today.
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The Chichester Cathedral Flower Festival |
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Scheduled for 3rd-5th June 2021, this great floral extravaganza makes a great partner for next year’s 77th anniversary of D-Day. With visits to Portsmouth’s Historic Dockyard and an award-winning English Afternoon Tea at the top of the Spinnaker Tower, this combination delivers an exciting experience within a longer 4-5 night tour of the English countryside.
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Crimefest 2021 |
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This annual event has become one of the biggest crime fiction events in Europe and it’s also one of the most popular dates in the international crime fiction calendar. Staged in Bristol, rub shoulders with people who like to read an occasional crime novel as well as other die-hard fanatics. Next year’s dates are 13th-16th May. |
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Great Detectives |
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To maximise the value of attending Crimefest2021, let’s wrap it up with a series of On Location visits used in the filming of Endeavour, Lewis and Inspector Morse, a Father Brown/Agatha Raisin Cotswolds tour, an encounter with Midsomer Murders and Sherlock Holmes in London. It can be shortened to run before or after a cruise.
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The Secret Garden |
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Frances Hodgson Burnett’s novel tells the story of Mary Lennox, a spoiled, contrary, solitary child raised in India but sent to live in her uncle’s home in Yorkshire after her parents' death. Discover the walled garden at Great Maytham Hall in Kent which inspired the fictional Misselthwaite Manor. Another gem taking part in the National Garden Scheme.
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And The Winners Are… |
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Visit England’s annual Visitor Attraction programme is designed to celebrate excellence among partners who offer the very best in high-quality experiences. I took a look at the recently published list of 2019 winners and wrote about 9 that I use in last week’s Britain Insider column for the Insider Travel Report. Take a look. You’ll be impressed. |
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