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Home - British Airways i360. Visitor Information. The Spike Heritage Centre What to wear and bring The Spike is an historic building and is dark and damp in places.

Visitor Information

In winter it can get quite chilly inside the building and therefore we recommend that visitors dress in appropriate warm clothing and practical shoes.There are currently no regular catering services available at the Spike but we can offer tea and coffee and, in fine weather, you are welcome to picnic in the Tramp Master’s Garden. The DNA Journey. Surrey Rail Map WEB. Mining in Cornwall. Road Trip: Cornwall, England. With its whitewashed seaside villages and greener-than-green countryside dotted with Celtic ruins, the Cornish peninsula is a hybrid of historical attractions and natural beauty.

Road Trip: Cornwall, England

From its subtropical gardens to its steep cliffs that cascade into the Atlantic, Cornwall has an island feel, and is, in fact, almost an island, nearly separated from the rest of Britain by the Tamar River. Overview While some of Cornwall's highways are two-laned (usually labeled "A" or "B") be prepared for narrow roads for most of the route. "If you run across an oncoming car, get used to backing up and making room on the road," says Traveler contributing editor Jim Richardson, who traces his family roots to Cornwall.

Climping - Where Countryside Meets Coast. Road Trip: Cornwall, England. Spedeworth Motorsports. The New Aldershot Raceway is situated at Pegasus Village, Rushmoor Arena, Rushmoor Road, Aldershot, Hants.

Spedeworth Motorsports

The track is a 350 metre tarmac oval with a steel plate barrier. Museum at Christmas. Museum at Christmas. Magna Carta 800th The River Relay. The first leg starts from Hurley Riverside Meadows at 09.00 on 13th June 2015.

Magna Carta 800th The River Relay

A detailed map of each day is available below. Magna Carta River Pageant/ Relay - Special Events in Runnymede - Visit Surrey. 13th and 14th June 2015 Thames Alive is organising a River Relay from Hurley Riverside to Runnymede Pleasure Ground over two days, 13th and 14th June, carrying a facsimile of the Magna Carta, created for the Windsor & Royal Borough Museum by young people in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead.

Magna Carta River Pageant/ Relay - Special Events in Runnymede - Visit Surrey

Tickets - The Brooklands Double Twelve Tickets - Brooklands Museum Shop. Product Description This year The Brooklands Double Twelve Motorsport Festival is taking place over the weekend of 13th and 14th June.

Tickets - The Brooklands Double Twelve Tickets - Brooklands Museum Shop

As with previous years, we are expected it to be the biggest motoring competition held at Brooklands since 1939. The event is being organised in association with the Vintage Sports-Car Club and held on the weekend closest to the Anniversary of its original opening date of 17th June 1907. With a trade village and family entertainment to complement the action, together with the Test Hill Challenge (vehicles up and down Test Hill, C5s, bicycles and running races), there will be plenty to see and do to make this a great weekend for enthusiasts and families alike. House & Gardens.

Home Page. 25 best gardens to visit in Surrey 2015 - Places - Surrey. 17:19 17 March 2015 Photos: Leigh Clapp Lavender edges the path at Bardsey Leigh Clapp Here in Surrey, we have a wealth of beautiful private gardens that open their gates to visitors each year, from tiny cottages with wafting wild flowers to ancient manor houses with stunning statuary.

25 best gardens to visit in Surrey 2015 - Places - Surrey

Here, Surrey Life’s gardening editor Leigh Clapp picks out 25 of the best * NB: Gardens are listed alphabetically and not in any order of preference. The Hurtwood and Pitch Hill. Color Obstacle Rush - About The Run. Welcome to Welford Park. Waterloo 2015 - Bicentenary Battle of Waterloo 2015. RaisingTheRuf. Urses : South East : Weatherbys Point-to-Point. Nymans. Art in the Garden The new luminescent sculpture at night Deuxième Regard : Second View by Lola Muance. 12 Jan - 27 Feb 2015. 10am - 4pm.

Nymans

Free event, normal admission applies. Free, Friday evenings from 23 January 5pm - 7pm to showcase the florescent brilliance of the sculptures. French company Lola Muance creates site specific sculptures made from a variety of materials. We're expecting to be very busy during evening openings so please check for updates on social media. Outdoor art installation for Nymans. Hogarth’s House. Hogarth's House in Chiswick, built around 1700, was the country home of the great painter, engraver and satirist William Hogarth (1697 - 1764) from 1749 until his death.

Hogarth’s House

Download the Hogarth's House 2014 Events Programme here. Please note a change of time for the Chiswick Walk on 11 SEP to 5pm (so the walk can end at Chiswick House). New temporary exhibition The Small Self Saturday 20th September 2014 until Sunday 11th January 2015 12.00 - 17.00 Tuesday to Sundays. The Hannah Peschar Sculpture Garden. A Festival of Mediaeval Mayhem. Lavender Fields - Lavender Fields Open Days. Tastecard - The UK's largest diners club - 2 for 1 or 50% off at thousands of restaurants nationwide. Horsham Riders Club. Busbridge Lakes. Napoleon re-enactment. RUDGWICK SHOW DIRECTION FIND US.

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River Wey & Navigations : Gunpowder Manufacture at the Chilworth Mills. A Complex Production Facility “I do not remember to have seen such Variety of Mills and Works upon so narrow a Brook, and in so little a Compass; there being Mills for Corn, Cloth, Brass, Iron, Powder etc.”

River Wey & Navigations : Gunpowder Manufacture at the Chilworth Mills

John Evelyn 1676. Weald & Downland Open Air Museum.