UK – Helen on her Holidays https://www.helenonherholidays.com/category/uk/ 2021-07-13T22:23:46 en-GB hourly 1 Eleventy Visiting the John Rylands Library, an amazing hidden gem in Manchester https://www.helenonherholidays.com/john-rylands-library-manchester/ 2021-07-13T22:23:46 https://www.helenonherholidays.com/john-rylands-library-manchester/ How to visit Manchester’s beautiful John Rylands Library. Read how the library came to be built, who John Rylands was and tips on what to see when you visit.

]]> Visiting the East Lancashire Panopticons: art, scenery and history on a day trip from Manchester https://www.helenonherholidays.com/lancashire-panopticons/ 2021-05-22T11:15:02 https://www.helenonherholidays.com/lancashire-panopticons/ Find out why the Lancashire Panopticons are worth a trip, how to get there and how to get the most out of your visit to these fabulous landmarks.

]]> Wycoller Hall and Country Park: A dreamy day out in Lancashire https://www.helenonherholidays.com/visit-wycoller/ 2020-10-17T18:11:23 https://www.helenonherholidays.com/visit-wycoller/ Visiting Wycoller village is a great day out in East Lancashire. See the ruined hall which inspired Jane Eyre, enjoy the views from the Atom Panopticon art installation and go hunting for fairies.

]]> 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.

]]> Wicker Man locations and red kites: a weekend in Galloway, Scotland https://www.helenonherholidays.com/galloway-weekend/ 2016-06-18T22:22:43 https://www.helenonherholidays.com/galloway-weekend/ Whether it’s an #EUtour trip or just an event, I like a trip with a mission. So for the late May bank holiday, we set off to Dumfries and Galloway in southern Scotland to search … Read more

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