England

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Sunderland International Airshow

25/07/2017 by .
Sunderland International Airshow is one of Europe’s biggest free-to-visit air shows. The long-established event is held over a weekend each July. SF SunderlandAirshow 035

Sunderland International Airshow is one of Europe’s biggest free-to-visit air shows. The long-established event is held over a weekend each July.

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GWR First Class service  to Devon

26/04/2017 by .
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The GWR First Class Lounge at London Paddington is unseasonably quiet for a Thursday morning as we wait for our direct train to Newton Abbot in south Devon. More than enough time to take advantage of a cup of tea and some fresh fruit and pastries.

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Lewes Bonfire Night Parade

21/11/2016 by .
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Donald Trump is being pulled along by three Mexicans. A throng of burning crosses carve a path through the night. Flaming torch bearers chanting strange incantations pass by too close for comfort. Is this a scene from The Wicker Man? Have I stumbled onto a movie set or perhaps I’m simply hallucinating.  Such thoughts are not out of place, because this is the annual Lewes Bonfire Night Parade, it is very real and I am right in the middle of it.

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Malton Food Tour in North Yorkshire

06/09/2016 by .
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Stuart Forster heads to Malton in North Yorkshire to participate in the inaugural Malton Food Tour. A gentleman wearing a cream coloured Malton Cookery School apron greets me with a cheery smile at the entrance to the Talbot Hotel. “I hope you’re hungry,” says Tom Naylor-Leyland, welcoming me onto the first Malton Food Tour.

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Drayton Manor Theme Park. Too much fun for one family.

26/08/2016 by .
Drayton Manor Theme Park

Would all the excitement of Drayton Manor Theme Park  and Thomas Land prove to be far too much fun for one family day out?

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Paultons Park Family Fun

06/07/2016 by .
Paultons Park Family Fun

Would the lure of Peppa Pig World and the new Lost Kingdom Dinosaur theme park in Hampshire prove to be far too much fun for one family day out at Paultons Park? TripReporter sent the Wallace family of two adults and two kids to give us a thorough and exhausting testing. Here is their Paultons Park family fun diary

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24 hours in Newcastle

01/05/2016 by .
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In 2014, The Guardian readers voted Newcastle best city-break destination. I had 24 hours in Newcastle to find out why, but with so much to explore, would 24 hours in Newcastle be enough?

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Standon Calling Festival. A Fantastic Family Favourite.

21/08/2015 by .

Caledonian Sleeper. Glasgow to London.

28/04/2015 by .
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It’s all change for the Caledonian Sleeper that connects London Euston overnight with five Scottish termini:  Edinburgh, Glasgow for the lowland sleeper and Fort William, Aberdeen, Inverness for the Highland sleeper.

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LEGOLAND Windsor

14/10/2014 by .
Legoland Windsor

TripReporter destination reviews are always first-hand experiences. However, a seasoned travel professional is no match for the rigours of LEGOLAND Windsor, a child-friendly theme park, so we sent a much better-qualified team of experts to review it for us; a family of two adults and two children:

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