GTW’s Emma Parkes and Tracey Carroll enjoy a nostalgic, steam-driven dining experience VICTORIA STATION ON a sunny Tuesday lunchtime was a hive of activity as Emma Parkes and I eagerly awaited the arrival of the 1940s Mayflower for our first ever steam train journey,”...

GTW’s Emma Parkes mixes with the racing legends on a visit to the hugely group-friendly Silverstone Interactive Museum. I TOOK A TRIP down memory lane – a fast lane at that – at Silverstone Interactive Museum, which sits right next to the famous racetrack on a...

GTW’s Emma Parkes heads to the south of France, where a week’s R&R comes in the highly decadent form of the wonderful St Jean Retreats We all daydream of escaping the rat race and sloping off with a group of like-minded friends for a few days’ R&R, but earlier...

GTW’s Harley Denham and Karen Newton explore what’s great for groups and families at the medieval Grimsthorpe Castle While there's been a 'castle; at Grimsthorpe for around 800 years, today it’s more of a large country pile than a traditional turreted affair, having...

GTW’s editor Helen took her family for a sweet trip down memory lane at the famous Cadbury World attraction in Bournville. ‘I can’t believe I’ve never been here before!’ came the cry as she wandered in and was handed a bundle of chocolate bars. “It’s great fun – and...

[The zoo’s had a recent elephant baby boom] It’s been a wild summer for GTW’s marketing exec Emily, who trekked to Chester Zoo on a mission to track down the attraction’s stars of the small screen. “I’ve always wanted to go after watching the TV series The Secret Life...

GTW’s marketing subscriptions manager Emma enjoyed a day of sun, bets and champers (lots of champers!) last month at Newmarket Races in Suffolk. “We had a fabulous day at The Moët and Chandon July Festival: a lovely day out with friends surrounded by horses,...

As Sherborne celebrates an important milestone this year, GTW’s Lorraine Jackson explores all this Dorset town has to offer This year marks the 400th anniversary of the death of Sir Walter Raleigh, and his influence is felt strongly in the small market town of...

A perfume workshop is a fun way to get together with friends while creating your own, unique fragrance, as Sue Parslow discovers A perfume workshop makes the ideal quirky pre-Christmas get-together, but it’s not just for the girls – the guys can make manly fragrances...