Everybody loves a good weekend away - a chance to break from everyday routine and do something different. You might be looking for something cheap and cheerful, an action-packed weekend of fun or even something romantic to treat the other half. And just because you might only have 2 days to play with, there's still an amazing choice of things to do for
weekend breaks in England.
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Alfred Hitchcock was both gourmand and glutton. His physical girth reveals the extent that he loved his food. He has been quoted as saying whilst he abstained from eating eggs, he could willingly consume an English breakfast three times a day.
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Over a quarter of us here in England are influenced in our choice of
holiday destinations by reading about them in a novel or seeing them as
film or TV locations and England is no exception to a worldwide trend.
The global phenomenon of The Da Vinci Code released in 2006 produced
a massive hike in visitor numbers both to the places mentioned in the
original novel and to the locations used in the movie starring Tom
Hanks and Audrey Tautou.
Listed below are my
top ten favourite movies filmed in England with the locations at which
they were filmed – let me know if you agree and if not, I’d love to
hear about your favourites.
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The Star over London Airship ride was definitely an experience of a lifetime - how many people can say they have flown in a "Zeppelin ", or even know someone who has?
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The only time I’ve ever been to a comedy club was when my Dad took to the stage at Jongleurs in Watford. Yes, my Dad, a self-employed lorry driver had a mid-life crisis, divorced my Mum, met a backpacker half his age, emigrated to Australia and started a career as a stand-up comedian...
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Iron Man, Hellboy II: The Golden Army, X-Files 2, The Mummy , The Dark Knight , Wanted, Pixar’s ground-breaking animation continuing to amaze in the upcoming Wall-E and of course *deep excited breath* Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull – its all a bit much for this film fanatic! I'm very excited about 2008 summer movie releases… it looks like it could be one of the best summers for cinema in several years.
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We’ve recently added a retired greyhound to our family of four, which gives us the perfect excuse to spend more time enjoying the countryside. Subsequently we’ve had more picnics in the last three months than we’ve had in a long time!
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Are you constantly looking for new and different experiences? Well here is one to try - Sphereing or Zorbing as its technically known (or as I call it the mad hamster ball!)
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What's your favourite English seaside destination? We'd love to know! Comment on this blog and tell us where you like to go for sun, sand and a swim!
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Check out some of the photographs that enjoyengland.com users have posted on our England in Bloom page. Upload a photo yourself and you could win a Virgin hot air balloon flight for two.
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