England – Helen on her Holidays https://www.helenonherholidays.com/category/uk/england/ 2020-07-27T20:55:28 en-GB hourly 1 Eleventy Visiting writer Elizabeth Gaskell’s house in Manchester https://www.helenonherholidays.com/elizabeth-gaskells-house/ 2020-07-27T20:55:28 https://www.helenonherholidays.com/elizabeth-gaskells-house/ How to visit Victorian writer Elizabeth Gaskell’s house in Manchester. Advice on how to get to the house at 84 Plymouth Grove, what to see and events.

]]> Things to do in Saltaire, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Yorkshire https://www.helenonherholidays.com/salts-mill-saltaire/ 2020-06-28T23:12:00 https://www.helenonherholidays.com/salts-mill-saltaire/ Salts Mill and Saltaire is one of my favourite places to visit. The old mill and the village that surrounds it combines all my favourite things – history, impressive architecture, quirky shops and cute cafes.

]]> Visiting Haworth and the Brontë Parsonage, home of the Brontë sisters https://www.helenonherholidays.com/haworth-bronte-country/ 2020-05-17T15:21:11 https://www.helenonherholidays.com/haworth-bronte-country/ Visit Haworth and walk in the footsteps of the Brontë sisters. See where Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë wrote their most famous books and experience a charming Yorkshire town.

]]> Quirky things to do in London: 21 of London’s most unusual attractions https://www.helenonherholidays.com/quirky-things-to-do-in-london/ 2020-04-17T22:20:23 https://www.helenonherholidays.com/quirky-things-to-do-in-london/ From the world’s tallest slide to making lollipops with your face on them, you’ll love this list of the best quirky and unusual things to do in London.

]]> One day in Manchester: Christmas edition https://www.helenonherholidays.com/one-day-manchester-christmas/ 2018-11-21T21:59:45 https://www.helenonherholidays.com/one-day-manchester-christmas/ If you’re planning a visit to Manchester, it’s particularly fun to visit in November and December when the city is bursting with festive spirit. Here are my recommendations for one fabulous day in Manchester at … Read more

]]> Orbit Slide review: London’s most terrifying attraction https://www.helenonherholidays.com/orbit-slide-london-olympic-park/ 2017-06-24T22:35:59 https://www.helenonherholidays.com/orbit-slide-london-olympic-park/ What to expect on a visit to one of the quirkiest and most terrifying things to do on a trip to London – the ArcelorMittal Orbit Slide at the Olympic Park in east London.

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