JANUARY

London Boat Show
Excel in London's Docklands

Hotels in the Docklands

24 & 25th January 2009

Arden Grange Aviemore Sled Dog Rally Aviemore

Hotels in the Aviemore area
 

Hotels in Bath

6 June 2008 - Vodafone Ladies Day
7 June 2008 - Vodafone Derby Day
Vodafone Derby (Epsom)

Tickets 01372 470047

Hotels in this area

Npower Test Series

Old Trafford Manchester

The Old Trafford Lodge Hotel
 

16 - 20 June 2009
Royal Ascot - this famous meeting is being held once again at home in Berkshire.
Hotels Ascot

Saturday 13 June 2009
Trooping the Colour, honours the sovereign's official birthday ( born 21 April) - Horse Guards Parade.   Each year, the Queen and other members of the Royal Family attend the Trooping the Colour ceremony. The Queen attends the ceremony to take the salute from thousands of guardsmen who parade the Queen's colour (or flag). This dates back to the earliest times of armed conflict, when each leader needed his own colours to stand out in the smoke and dust of battle. The flag was trooped in front of the soldiers every day to make sure that every man could recognise those of his own regiment.

Hotels London general

24, 25 June 2009

Lincolnshire Show

Hotels in Lincoln
 

25 - 28 June 2009

The Royal Highland Show - Edinburgh. The highlight of the Scottish showing year.

Tickets can be obtained in advance by calling 0131-335 6236

Hotels Edinburgh

19 - 21 June 2009

2009 F1 SANTANDER BRITISH GRAND PRIX

Silverstone

Hotels middle England

22 June - 5 July 2009
The 2008 Wimbledon Championships

Hotels London general

1 - 5 July 2009
Henley Royal Regatta
Henley-on-Thames

Hotels London general

Date to be fixed for 2009
Cheltenham Music Festival
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Ticket hotline 01242 227979

Hotels Cheltenham

7 to 10 July 2009
Royal International Agricultural Show  
Stoneleigh, Warwickshire - Showcasing the best of British food, farming and country living, the Royal opens a window on the countryside, enabling visitors to see the country’s finest display of livestock, country shopping and agri-business companies

Hotels this area

7-12 July 2009
Hampton Court Palace Flower Show
East Molesey, Surrey
Hotels London general

July
Foster's British Grand Prix
Silverstone

Hotels middle England

7 - 12 July 2009
International Musical Eisteddfod
Llangollen, Clwyd

Hotels Llangollen

14 - 16 July 2009
Great Yorkshire Agricultural Show
Harrogate, North Yorkshire

Hotels Harrogate

1 - 31st July 2009

Keswick Convention  A huge Christian event held over three weeks in the lovely Lake District-

Hotels Lakes

9 July to 12 July 2009

Barclays Scottish Open

Loch Lomond Golf Club

Hotel at Luss loch Lomond

Saturday 18 -  Friday 24 July 2009

Clan Gathering

St Andrews

Hotels in the St Andrews area

18 - 21st July

The Tall Ships' Races 2009 - Liverpool
The fleet will be berthed in Liverpool from 18 to 21 July.

Hotels in Liverpool    Information page for North West England

Dates to be confirmed for 2009

Open Golf Championship

Carnoustie

Carnoustie Links Hotel

31 July - 2 August 2009

EDF Energy Bristol Harbour Festival - live music, street performances, music stages,  dance stage, street theatre and water displays, and all sorts of live entertainments. Also a Saturday Night Fireworks presentation.

Hotels in Bristol

28 July - 1 August 2009
Glorious Goodwood - The famous July races, described by King Edward VII as 'a garden party with racing tacked on' are world renowned... the five-day Festival Meeting is a riot of colour, fashion, famous faces and spectacular hats...
Goodwood Racecourse

Hotels at Chichester

Hotels at Arundel

Hotels at Worthing

1- 8 Aug 2009
Skandia Cowes Week Sailing Regatta  
The Solent

Hotels south England

Hotels Shanklin

Hotels Sandown

7- 31 August 2009
Edinburgh Fringe Festival

Hotels Edinburgh

6 - 9 August 2009

Bristol International Balloon Festival  It's an amazing spectacle, especially the night glow and there is plenty else to see and do.

Hotels in Bristol

Hotels Edinburgh

14 Aug - 6 September 2009
The 2008 Edinburgh International Festival

Hotels Edinburgh

Last weekend in August

Notting Hill Carnival

Hotels London general

27 - 30 August 2009

Johnnie Walker Championship

Gleneagles Hotel

Hotels in Kirkcaldy
 

For Edinburgh general events visit our Edinburgh Tour page

SEPTEMBER

Great Yorkshire Showground
Tickets: 0870 758 3333

Hotels Harrogate

Hotels Birmingham

7 to 11 October 2009

Alfred Dunhill Links Championship

St Andrews, Carnoustie & Kingsbarns

Carnoustie Links Hotel

Hotels in St Andrews

Macdonald Rusacks Hotel St Andrews
 

Masses of attractions including white knuckle rides, family rides children's
rides, games stalls, sideshows, a crafts marquee, market stalls.
Nottingham Goose Fair
Nottingham

Hotels Nottingham

31Oct - 2 November 2008
London to Brighton Veteran Car Run
from Hyde Park Corner, London

Hotels Brighton

Hotels London general

NOVEMBER

Bonfire night

31Oct - 2 November 2008
London to Brighton Veteran Car Run
from Hyde Park Corner, London

Hotels Brighton

Hotels London general

Craft & Hobby Fair

NEC Birmingham

Hotels Birmingham

Edinburgh Christmas Continental Market

Around 23th November to 24th December

10am to 8pm. East Princes Street Gardens

Hotels Edinburgh

DECEMBER 2008

Friday 5th and Saturday 6th December 2008.

Royal Bath & West Show

The Royal Smithfield Christmas Fair 2008 will be held at The Showground, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 6QN

Hotels in the west country

Edinburgh Christmas Continental Market

23rd November to 23rd December (check site for date)

10am to 8pm. East Princes Street Gardens

Hotels Edinburgh

Useful sites:

RHS Flower Shows   - Dates for flower show events with RHS

British Motor Racing Circuits - All the circuits - Oulton Park, Silverstone, Brands Hatch, Goodwood, Mallory Park and more

Aeroflight - web site listing UK air shows

Heritagecities - web site with information for what's on in six cities in the UK

English Heritage  -  celebrate our English heritage - places and events in England

RSPB   -   'The RSPB is the UK charity working to secure a healthy environment for birds and wildlife, helping to create a better world for us all..'

National Trust

Historic Houses Association

Treefest Scotland - All about trees, love them and hug them - events for all.

The Booth Want to know what's happening at theatres in the north of Scotland - buy tickets on-line, save queuing.

Highland Games in Scotland. Toss the caber, tug-o-war -it's all fun.

Attraction Bank  for lots of different attractions throughout the UK.

Sheffield Events Listings  comedy night, bonfire night - see what else is on in Sheffield

Hotels in the UK Hotel chains and groups in the UK

Odds and sods:

NEC -  bags of events held in Birmingham - it is at the hub of the UK motorway network, enabling visitors to travel directly from the M6, M1, M40 and M42. The M6 Toll offers reliably shorter journey times through the West Midlands. It runs between Junctions 4 and 11 of the M6, and there is easy access to The NEC from Junction T1 of the toll road. The NEC has its own on-site car parks while the city-centre venues are served by a car park at The NIA and others in the immediate vicinity