WELCOME TO OUR SPRING NEWSLETTER 2024
Here comes the sun…
There’s music in the air as Mother Nature raises her baton and leads her Springtime Symphony. Trees stretch and yawn. Snowdrops vie with the morning frosts. Birds house hunt. Hedgerows rub the sleep from their eyes. Lambs wobble into the world. Daffodils floodlight the green fantasia.
Spring in the British countryside is truly fantastic. Every day the sun is warmer. Every day there’s change for the better. The welcome mat is out. Let’s go for it!
The best way to enjoy the sights and sounds of spring is rambling the woodlands, meadows, beaches, moors and marshes. Let’s pull on our boots and go…
- to the Lake District, where Brigsteer Woods take you above the Lyth Valley and Morecambe Bay through carpets of daffodils, succeeded by wild garlic and bluebells.
- on to East Anglia and the river walks and byways of Constable Country. The settings for Constable’s works, virtually unchanged since they were first painted, make for classic rambles through stunning English countryside.
- to Dumfries and Galloway, and an exciting walk from Rockcliffe to Kippford through ancient woodlands bursting with bluebells to The Muckle, the ultimate hilltop picnic spot. Then stroll Highland’s Coillie Mhor – the Great Wood – with its ancient trees, carpets of wild flowers and pine martens, badgers and visiting otters.
- in Wales, Cefn Bryn calls you to the Gower Peninsula. This sandstone ridge sets off prehistoric sites and summit ponds buzzing with dragon flies.Amazing views highlight a fabulous walk. Part of the Offa’s Dyke Walk makes for a shorter stroll along Monmouth’s Hatterall Ridge. It’s an energetic circular walk in the Vale of Ewyas taking in the ruins of the 12th century Llanthony Priory.
Consider exploring and visiting some of these things. While you travel it is easy to find first-rate places to stay and enjoy all this, along with the best of the great British way of life by using our website and brochure of B&Bs and self-catering accommodation – The Little Green Book.
All the B&Bs and cottages have been specially selected to ensure that they provide high quality accommodation. They range from country cottages to town houses, manor houses to farm houses – all offering a warm welcome and good value. The hosts are all keen to promote their part of the country and suggest fun days out and how best to get there.
Some more ideas…
March
- 1 March St David’s Day
- 1 – 2 West Cornwall Spring Flower Show
- 8 – 10 Petersfield Antiques Fair
- 9 – 17 Crickhowell Walking Festival
- 17 St Patrick’s Day
- 12 – 15 The Cheltenham Festival
- 27 – 31 York Chocolate Festival
- 28 Countrytastic, Three Counties Showground Malvern
- 30 Oxford vs Cambridge Boat Race
April
- 5 – 7 Morpeth Northumbrian Gathering
- 11 – 13 The Randox Grand National Festival
- 15 – 28 Celebration of Spring, Hever Castle
- 20 – 21 Bishop Auckland Food Festival
- 22 April – 6 May – Tulip Festival, Pashley Manor Gardens
- 26 – 28 Whitby Goth Weekend
- 27 – 28 The East Anglian Game & Country Fair
May
- 1 – 5 The Royal Windsor Horse Show
- 1 – 6 Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival
- 1 – 6 Cheltenham Jazz Festival
- 3 – 4 Toby’s Garden Festival, Powderham Castle
- 3 – 5 The QIPCO Guineas Festival
- 3 May – 2 June – Brighton Fringe Festival
- 8 – 12 Badminton Horse Trials
- 9 – 12 RHS Malvern Spring Festival
- 10 – 26 Norfolk and Norwich Festival
- 16 May – 26 August – Glyndebourne Festival
- 17 – 19 Keswick Mountain Festival
- 23 May – 2 June – Hay Festival
- 30 May – 1 June – Royal Bath and West Show
…plenty more in our Days Out Diary
For details on how to receive our brochure, The Little Green Book click here
Happy travelling!
Sue Opperman and the Team at :
Bed and Breakfast Nationwide
PO Box 10894
Frinton-On-Sea
Essex
CO13 3AN
Tel: +44 (0) 1255 672377
office@bbnationwide.co.uk
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