If you're looking for some really inspired reasons for travelling to the UK next year, take a close look at some of the festivals and events that can become the foundations for a customised tour in June.

The mix 'n' match selection includes Flower Shows at Blenheim Palace and Woburn Abbey over the same weekend, the Olimpick Games and Longborough Opera Festival in the Cotswolds, Charles Dickens and Jane Austen Festivals (costume hire available), Rose Week at award-winning Pashley Manor, the Henley Royal Regatta, Royal Ascot, the International Antiques and Collectors Fair at Ardingly, opera at Glyndebourne and the Chichester Cathedral Flower Festival.

For Manchester flight arrivals, there are the York Mystery Plays, Well Dressings in Derbyshire, the Arley Hall Flower Show, the 12th century castles and Great Little Trains in North Wales and across the Irish Sea, Bloom, Ireland's largest gardening and food event.

And there's still much more to come as festivals and events finalise their 2022 plans, making June a must-visit month for GB-bound travel.

Unleash your imagination, get the little grey cells buzzing and let the Read More link guide you to some of the early summer possibilities on this side of the pond.