United Kingdom Archives - Helen on her Holidays

27th July 202028th July 2020 By helen

Visiting writer Elizabeth Gaskell’s house in Manchester

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.

28th June 202015th July 2020 By helen

Salts Mill and Saltaire, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Yorkshire, England

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, home of the Bronte sisters

17th May 202017th October 2020 By helen

Visiting Haworth and Bronte country, home of the Bronte sisters

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.

17th April 202020th April 2020 By helen

Quirky things to do in London: 15 of London’s most unusual attractions

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.

24th June 201716th March 2019 By helen

Orbit Slide review: London’s most terrifying attraction

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.

Tag: United Kingdom

Visiting writer Elizabeth Gaskell’s house in Manchester

Salts Mill and Saltaire, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Yorkshire, England

Visiting Haworth and Bronte country, home of the Bronte sisters

Quirky things to do in London: 15 of London’s most unusual attractions

Orbit Slide review: London’s most terrifying attraction