In 1840 Anne, the seventh Duchess of Bedford, started requesting tea, bread and cake at 4pm to stave off hunger until dinner and soon after afternoon tea became a much-loved, quintessentially British tradition. National Afternoon Tea Week (11th-17th August 2014) celebrates this great heritage with a week of activities, themed menus and offers in hotels, restaurants and tearooms across the UK in August.
Carfest - the Chris Evans inspired fund-raisers for BBC Children in Need, where Ferraris, Maseratis and Mustangs top the on-track bill, comes to you in the form of two fun-filled festivals packed with family entertainment. As the sun sets on Goodwood Festival of Speed, British Grand Prix and Glastonbury 2014, the spotlight switches to August's two award-winning CarFest extravaganzas.
The organisers of the world's biggest equestrian Christmas party, Olympia, The London International Horse Show, have announced a dazzling new line up of displays for this year's show, which takes place on 16th - 22nd December 2014. The headline acts include the unique Ukrainian Cossack Stunt Riders and the magnificent Mounted Branch of the Metropolitan Police - both of whom haven't performed at Olympia for four years.
Every year thousands of performers take to hundreds of stages all over Edinburgh to present shows for every taste. From big names in the world of entertainment to unknown artists looking to build their careers, the festival caters for everyone and includes theatre, comedy, dance, physical theatre, circus, cabaret, children's shows, musicals, opera, music, spoken word, exhibitions and events. The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the largest arts festival in the world and takes place every August for three weeks in Edinburgh, Scotland's capital city.
On the first day of summer Master Park in Oxted was transformed for a one day event, bringing Urban Street Food to Surrey - and giving residents and visitors a good chance to support some very local businesses throughout the day. If year one is the marker for things to come then roll on summer 2015.
The summer's top music, food and family festival, Jamie Oliver & Alex James present The Big Feastival returns to The Cotswolds with its best line-up yet from 29th - 31st August 2014. The Big Feastival this year boast three days of family fun. New to the festival this year, Jamie and Alex will be getting the festivities started early with an additional day of music, food and family fun on Friday 29th August.
