WELCOME TO OUR AUTUMN NEWSLETTER 2024
Autumn gold takes on the winter blues…
It’s time to celebrate autumn in Britain. This year our trees are promising the most spectacular season. After the particularly damp spring and plenty of sunshine since, our woodlands and forests are set to give us a blazingly colourful finale to the year in the countryside.
They say beautiful autumn colours improve your mood; why not prepare for those dark, damp days ahead with a weekend in the woods. The Westonbirt National Arboretum, in Gloucestershire, has a treetop walkway to put you in amongst the colours. Faskally Woods, in Perthshire, is hosting its Enchanted Forest light and sound show. Bodnant Gardens, Colwyn Bay, shows off its Champion Trees in a stunning setting overlooking Snowdonia. and there’s the world famous Stourhead, in Wiltshire, where the trees’ incandescent colour is reflected in the lake. There are many more, see www.visitwoods.org.uk.
Seasonal rains boost Scotland’s stunning Braan Falls at The Hermitage, Perthshire, and the Falls of Dochart, in Loch Lomond. Then it’s rich green pines and golden woodland in Galloway Forest Park. After dark, colour gives way to blackness and stars in the Dark Sky Park. See www.visitscotland.com.
It’s England versus New England in the autumn spectacular stakes. The ethereal beauty of The Broads, the enhanced honeyed delights of the Cotswolds, the mystery and mists of Dartmoor and Exmoor, the inspirational Lake District, and the warm, rich Weald and Downland have a head start. See www.visitengland.com.
Wales is showing off its autumnal woodland. There’s the hidden gem on the Haford Estate, Ceredigon, with waterfalls, cascades and tunnels, and you can revel in the River Wye’s carnival of colour on a gentle canoe ride between Tintern and Chepstow. Visit www.visitwales.com.
It’s so easy to find first-rate places to stay and enjoy the British autumn. Use our website and brochure,
The Little Green Book, of bed and breakfast accommodation and self-catering cottages.
https://bedandbreakfastnationwide.com/bb-brochure/
All the B&Bs and cottages have been specially selected to ensure high quality. 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 the easiest way to get there.
Some more ideas…
September
- 30 Sept – 6 Oct – Warwick Words History Festival
October
- 3 – 6 Oct – Isle of Wight Literary Festival
- 4 – 13 Oct – Cheltenham Literary Festival
- 5 Oct – Brecon Beacons Food Festival
- 13 Oct – World Conker Championship
- 18 – 27 Oct – Biggar Little Festival
- 19 Oct – 2 Nov – Canterbury Festival
November
- 1 Nov – 23 Dec – Bristol Christmas Market
- 3 Nov – London to Brighton Veteran Car Run
- 5 Nov – Lewes Bonfire Celebrations
- 7 – 9 Nov – Light up Lancaster
- 8 – 10 Nov – Whitby Blues, Rhythm and Rock Festival
- 8 – 16 Nov – Baths Mozartfest
- 14 Nov – 22 Dec – York Christmas Festival
- 14 Nov – 23 Dec – Cardiff Christmas Market
- 14 Nov – 5 Jan – Christmas in Cambridge
- 15 Nov – 15 Dec – Exeter Cathedral Christmas Market
- 22 – 24 Nov – Huntingdon Christmas Market
- 22 Nov – 22 Dec – Leeds Christmas Market
- 28 Nov – 1 Dec – Worcester Victorian Christmas Fayre
- 28 Nov – 15 Dec – Bath Christmas Market
…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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