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Presenting VisitBritain's look at the biggest topics and trends across Britain right now! You can also discover new hotel openings and refurbishments in the Accommodation Update, and the latest restaurant launches in the Taste Update – all designed to whet the media’s appetite!

View from Crowd as pink confetti shoots into the crowd at Isle Of Wight Festival 2018

Look Ahead To 2024’s Culture and Music Festivals

Wednesday 02 August 2023

We’ve pulled together the latest memorandum of literary, music and...

Coastal town of Craster, Northumberland with yellow gorse in the foreground

Explore Northumberland’s coast, castles and Roman heritage

Thursday 15 June 2023

Transport yourself back to the Kingdom of Northumbria, once the largest kingdom in the British...

See Monster. Illustration by NEWSUBSTANCE. Commission for UNBOXED: Creativity in the UK. Credit UNBOXED

Discover top art and design along Britain’s coast

Friday 19 August 2022

Land on Britain’s shores for thrilling art installations bursting with immersive aquatic giants...

A woman reading an information board on the clifftop by the coast

Live, Work and Play in Brilliant Bournemouth

Thursday 04 August 2022

Calling all 18 to 30-year-olds: a new Youth Mobility Scheme Working Holiday Programme has been...

The Edinburgh Festival and Edinburgh fringe festival. A street performer drawing a crowd in a summer performance. A living statue, man in silver on a bicycle in costume. Lothian, Scotland. Credit VisitBritain/Andrew Pickett

Looking ahead to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Wednesday 15 June 2022

An epic celebration of arts and culture, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe turns 75 this August....

Night time in City Park square, Bradford

Introducing Bradford: UK City of Culture 2025

Wednesday 01 June 2022

Bradford will be the UK City of Culture 2025, with more than 1,000 events and performances...

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Australia and the UK preview largest ever cultural exchange between the two nations

Thursday 24 June 2021

A major new cultural exchange between Australia and the United Kingdom (UK) has been previewed...

Group of people paddle boarding on the River Thames, Richmond, London, England.

The Culture of the Thames

Wednesday 31 March 2021

From world-famous boat races and regal palaces to large-scale art installations, the shores of...

Medieval architecture next to the modern Coventry Cathedral

Introducing Coventry

Wednesday 31 March 2021

From striking medieval architecture to experimental theatre, Coventry offers an unexpected taste...

Coventry City Culture

Celebrating Coventry City of Culture 2021

Wednesday 31 March 2021

Modern and wonderfully diverse, yet packed with history, Coventry City of Culture 2021 will...