UK Events
Moby returns to Brighton Beach after 25 years
STAYS FROM £105 · Moby plays On The Beach 2026 at Brighton Beach on 26 July. His first Brighton show in a quarter-century — secure your tickets now.
Holly Hughes
Festival and UK-events specialist. Glastonbury eight times and counting. Knows every cheap hotel near every UK stadium, festival site and racecourse.
Bristol
Cheap holidays from Bristol Airport: best deals + destinations
GUIDE · Bristol is the South West's gateway and the budget-airline heavyweight — EasyJet's biggest base outside London, plus Ryanair, Jet2 and TUI. Quick airport-to-city Flyer bus, free long-stay parking deal
Portugal
Cheap holidays to Portugal 2026: Algarve, Lisbon, Porto, Madeira
GUIDE · Portugal punches well above its weight — Algarve beaches in summer, Lisbon and Porto for city breaks (cheaper than Spain), Madeira for hiking + winter sun, and the Azores for nobody-else-here black-sa
Inspiration
Krakow Christmas Market: under £200 all-in for a long weekend
CHRISTMAS · Rynek Główny — the largest medieval square in Europe — fills with wooden stalls, and Poland goes hard on Christmas food (pierogi, smoked oscypek cheese, hot mulled mead). Flights from £40, hotels from
Inspiration
Strasbourg Christmas Market: the original (since 1570) and still the best
CHRISTMAS · Calling itself 'Capitale de Noël' since 1992 — and rightly so. The 450-year-old market spreads across 12 squares in the old town. Vin chaud is mandatory; bredele biscuits will be eaten on the train ho
Inspiration
Cheap holidays from East Midlands Airport: best deals + destinations
GUIDE · East Midlands is the small-airport-with-big-deals secret — easyJet, Jet2 and Ryanair compete hard here, which keeps package prices low. 20-minute drive from Nottingham, Derby, Leicester. Often cheaper
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See Harry Potter platform 9¾ then ride a real Hogwarts Express — Scotland's Jacobite
INSPIRATION · King's Cross is fine for a selfie. But the actual train from the films runs from Fort William to Mallaig — 84 miles across the Glenfinnan Viaduct, twice a day, May to October. £55 return.
london
Watch the Wimbledon final on Henman Hill — the £8 ground pass that beats £4,000 Centre Court
INSPIRATION · Queue from 5am, pay £8, claim a spot on the hill, watch the men's final on the big screen with 30,000 strangers and free strawberries. Better atmosphere than the corporate boxes.
UK Events
Al Murray headlines Comedy at the Castle in Exeter
STAYS FROM £75 · Al Murray closes Comedy at the Castle at Powderham Castle, Exeter on 19 July 2026. Stand-up comedy in a historic Devon setting.
UK Events
The Enchanted Garden Ball returns to Shobrooke Park
STAYS FROM £105 · Step into magic at The Enchanted Garden Ball, Exeter's most immersive night out. 30 May at Shobrooke Park, Crediton. Tickets now.
UK Events
Moovin Festival 2026: Stockport's bass and funk weekend
STAYS FROM £105 · Three days of bass, funk, soul, reggae, house and d&b at Whitebottom Farm, Stockport. June 12–14, 2026. 18+
UK Events
Jason Byrne: 30 Years Byrning at Southport Comedy Festival
STAYS FROM £75 · Irish comedy legend Jason Byrne marks three decades of stand-up at Southport Comedy Festival. October 2026. Under Canvas at Victoria Park.