Bringing a little colour to your life each day - with six things that delight, inform and entertain.
The village of Strathpeffer, north of Inverness, became one of Europe’s most popular health resorts between 1870 and 1939. Though the spa fad has passed, Strathpeffer has been left with some charming Victoria holiday architecture
The Deadly Nightshade is found mainly on chalky soils, in scrub and woodland. Its shiny black berries are highly poisonous to humans, though some mammals and birds can eat them.
Every ten years since 1801 details of people living in the United Kingdom are collected by the government in order to gather demographic information, calculate resource allocation and monitor changes in the nation’s population.
Sir Billy Butlin did not invent the British holiday camp, but it was Butlin who turned holiday camps into a multi-million pound industry and an important aspect of British culture from the 1930's through to today, but now a shadow of their scale and appeal from the heyday of the 1950's and 1960's. The Butlin's Redcoats also became famous and launched many a showbusiness career.
Devil's Dyke is a beauty spot on the South Downs behind Brighton. It is still popular today with sightseers, paragliders and walkers, but was once an Edwardian pleasure park with cable cars, cliff railway, and funfair.
The Royal Pavilion, also known as the Brighton Pavilion, is a Grade I listed extravagant former royal residence in Brighton Beginning in 1787, it was built in three stages as a seaside retreat for George, Prince of Wales, who became the Prince Regent in 1811, and King George IV from 1820.
Six things to delight and entertain you every day.