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Things to do and see coming up in July..... 

Unique things to do and see.....May 16-Sept 8 Regents Park Open Air Theatre (Regents Park)...June 7-July 26 Zoo Lates (London Zoo)....June 24-July 7 Wimbledon (Wimbledon)...July 9-14 Hampton Court Flower Show (Hampton Court Palace)...June 4-August 3 Opera in Holland Park (Holland Park)...

Arts....June 10- August 18 Summer Series (Royal Academy of Arts)... June 20-Sept 15 BP Portrait Award (National Portrait Gallery)....May 21-September 8 London Literature Festival (Southbank Centre)...

Lifestyle........May 29-July 15 Free Range Festival (Old Truman Brewery)......June 23-July 26 City of London Festival (Various locations)......

Charity......July 11 Great City Race (London City)....

Food/Drink....

Multi Cultural....July 26-28 + (Brompton Hall, Earl's Court)...

Music Festivals...July 12-14 Wireless Festival (Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park)...July 12-Sept 7 BBC Proms (Various venues)

Film........June 25-July 10 East End Film Festival (Various locations)...July 5-7 London Film and Comic Convention (Earl's Court)

Career.......

Sporting, Music, Comedy and Theatre Highlights.......along with great Shopping,Travel and Leisure deals......click on the tabs above to find out what is going on!

Music

Music 

London and the UK always has a lot going on the music front, here are some of the things to look out for this month and beyond.

June 1 Sounds of Change (Twickenham Stadium, featuring Beyonce, Rita Ora, Florence and the Machine plus many more) June 13-16 Isle of Wight (on sale from £185, Rock/Indie) June 14-16 Download (on sale £165-205, Rock/Hard Rock) June 26-30 Glastonbury (Sold out, resell tickets by ballot drawn April, Various) June 29-30 Hard Rock Calling (Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park) Jun 29-30  Kiss Beach (Kiss Festival, Great Yarnouth Beach) July 12-14 T in the Park (Scotland's best festival)  July 12-14 Wireless Festival (Olympic Park, London) July 18-21 Latitude (on sale early bird offer until 31 Dec  £75-£175, Music/ Arts cultural event) July 19-21 Love Box (on sale from £55, dance, rock, pop) July 25-28 Secret Garden Party (on sale from £165, independent party feel with music mix) July 25-28 Womad (on sale from £125, international music, dance and arts celebration of wide variety) July 26-27 Global Gathering (on sale £105, Uk's best dance festival with over 150 world class Dj's)..August 10 Homelanz (Aussie/Kiwi Music Festival, Boston Manor)  August 17-18 V Festival (on sale feb around £190, commercial Idie, Rock, Pop) August 23-25 Creamfields (on sale from £65-120, large Rave festival) August 23-25 Reading Festival (on sale £205 Rock, Indie, Alternative, Heavy Metal) August 23-25 Leeds Festival (on sale £205 Rock, Indie, Alternative, Heavy Metal)  August 24-25 South West Four (electronic music festival)  August 25-26 Nottinghill Carnival (Free, Carribean, Europe's largest street festival) August 31 Summer Sets on the Beach (Weston Super Mare Beach) September 5-8 Bestival (on sale at early bird prices until 31 Dec at £180, Indie./Dance)  September 29 SD2 Festival (Stanmer park, Brighton) TBC Rockness (tbc, various mix rock, indie, electronic, hip hop)  

Month                          London Music Concerts/Festivals

Jun 1                               Ellie Goulding (Twickenham Stadium)

Jun 1                               Green Day (Emirates Stadium)

Jun 1 + 3                        Barbara Streisand (The O2)

Jun 4+6                          Rod Stewart (The O2)

Jun 4-5                           Elvis Costello (Royal Albert Hall)

Jun 7-8                           Stone Roses (Finsbury Park)

Jun 7-8                           One Direction (Wembley Arena)

Jun 7                              Paloma Faith (The O2)

Jun 7                              Action Bronson (Koko)

Jun 7                              Miles Kane (Dingwalls)

Jun 9                              Capital FM Summertime Ball (Wembley Stadium)

Jun 11                            Tegan and Sara (Troxy)

Jun 12-13                      Kings of Leon (The O2)

Jun 13                            Jurassic 5 (O2 Academy Brixton)

Jun 13                            Nina Nesbitt (Barfly, Camden)

Jun 15                            Rihanna (Twickenham Stadium)

Jun 15                            Bruce Springsteen (Wembley Stadium)

Jun 15-16                       The Who (The O2)

Jun 17                            Neil Young and Crazy Horse (The O2)

Jun 18                            Pet Shop Boys (O2)

Jun 12-13                       Kings of Leon (The O2)

Jun 20                            Steve Winwood (O2 Shepherd's Bush)

Jun 20                            KT Tunstall (Islington Assembly Hall)

Jun 21                            Leonard Cohen (The O2)

Jun 22                            The Moody Blues (The O2)

Jun 22                            Killers (Wembley Stadium)

Jun 22                            Die Antwood (O2 Brixton Academy)

Jun 23                            Maroon 5 (The O2)

Jun 23                            The XX (Osterley Park and House, Isleworth)

Jun 24+28                      ZZ Top (Hammersmith Apollo)

Jun 24                            Xavier Rudd (koko)

Jun 27                            Bonnie Raitt (Royal Albert Hall)

Jun 27                            Nitin Sawhney (Roundhouse)

Jun 29-Jul 5                    Robbie Williams (Wembley Stadium June 29, 30, July 2 and 5)

Jun 30-Jul 5                    Michael Buble (The O2- Jun 30, Jul 1,3,4,5)

Jul 5                                Bon Jovi (Hyde Park)

Jul 6                                Rolling Stones (Hyde Park)

Jul 6                                Mumford and Sons (Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park)

Jul 8                                The Who (Wembley Stadium)

Jul 9                                Blondie (Kew Gardens)

Jul 9                                Frank Ocean (O2 Brixton Academy)

Jul 11                              Alex Clare (Somerset House, Summer Series)

Jul 12                              Band of Horses (Somerset House, Summer Series)

Jul 12                              Amanda Palmer (The Roundhouse)

Jul 12                              Elton John (Summertime Hyde Park)

Jul 13                              Lianne La Havas (Somerset House, Summer Series)

July 13                            Jay Z and Macklemore (Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park)

Jul 14                              Richard Hawley (Somerset House, Summer Series)

Jul 15                              First Aid Kit (Somerset House, Summer Series)

Jul 16                              Of Monsters and Men (Somerset House, Summer Series)

Jul 16                              Ben Harper/Charlie Musselwhite (O2 Shepherd's Bush)

Jul 17                              Tom Odell (Somerset House, Summer Series)

Jul 18                              Jessie Ware (Somerset House, Summer Series)

Jul 19                              Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros (Somerset House, Summer Series)

Jul 20                              Goldfrapp (Somerset House, Summer Series)

Jul 21                              Basement Jaxx (Somerset House, Summer Series)

Jul 24-26                        Atoms for Peace (Roundhouse)

Aug 16                           B52's (Indigo 2)

Aug 27                           David Byrne (The Roundhouse)

Sept 7-8                         Selena Gomez (Hammersmith Apollo) 

Sept 9                            Macklemore and Ryan Lewis (O2 Brixton Academy)

Sept 14                          Roger Waters (Wembley Stadium)

Sept 14                          Babyshambles (O2 Brixton Academy)

Sept 14                          Leonard Cohen (The O2)

Sept 17                          Wiley (O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire)

Sept 18-19                    Soundgarden (O2 Brixton Academy)            

Sept 20                          Level 42 (Indigo 2)

Sept 20                          The 1975 (O2 Shepherd's Bush)

Sept 24                          Fleetwood Mac (The O2)

Sept 26                          Wiz Khalifa (O2 Academy Brixton)

Sept 27                          Boyce Avenue (Islington Assembly)

Sept 27                          Swim Deep (Shepherd's Bush Empire)

Sept 29                         The Seekers (Royal Albert Hall) 

Oct 2                              Katie Melua (The Roundhouse)  

Oct 2                              Kids in Glass Houses (Electric Ballroom)

Oct 3                              Barry Gibb (The O2)

Oct 4                              Laura Mvula (O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire)

Oct 5                              So Solid Crew (The O2)

Oct 7                              Laura Mvula (O2 Academy Bristol)

Oct 8                              Bruno Mars (The O2) 

Oct 9                              Bruno Mars (The O2)

Oct 10                            Nina Nesbitt (Koko)

Oct 10                            Sleeping with Sirens (O2 Brixton Academy)

Oct 11                            Miles Kane (O2 Brixton Academy)

Oct 12                            Lawson (The Roundhouse)

Oct 13                            Petula Clark (Theatre Royal Drury Lane)

Oct 13                            Jesus Christ Superstar (The O2)

Oct 15                            Alison Moyet (Royal Festival Hall)

Oct 15                            Bastille (O2 Brixton Academy)

Oct 16                            Deep Purple (The Roundhouse)    

Oct 16                            Ellie Goulding (Hammersmith Apollo)           

Oct 17                            Deep Purple (The Roundhouse)

Oct 18                            Alter Bridge (Wembley Arena)

Oct 20                            John Mayer (The O2)

Oct 21-22                       Peter Gabriel (The O2)

Oct 22-23                      Tom Odell (O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire)

Oct 22                            Blue (Hammersmith Apollo)

Oct 23                             Bowling for Soup (The Forum)

Oct 23                            Nights on Broadway (The O2)

Oct 23-24                       Jake Bugg (O2 Academy Brixton)

Oct 24                            Everything Everything (The Forum)

Oct 25                            GooGoo Dolls (Hammersmith Apollo)

Oct 25                            Death Havana (The Roundhouse)

Oct 26                            John Mayer (Wembley Arena)

Oct 29-30                      Jessie J (The O2)

Oct 30                            War Paint (O2 Brixton Academy)

Oct 30                            The Pigeon Detectives (Koko)

Nov 2                              Wretch 32 (Shepherd's Bush Empire)

Nov 13                            The Darkness (Electric Ballroom)

Nov 13-14                      The National (Alexandra Palace)

Nov 14                            Gabrielle Alpin (O2 Shepherd's Bush)

Nov 14                            Texas (Hammersmith Apollo)

Nov 16-17                       Motorhead (O2 Brixton Academy)

Nov 17                            KT Tunstall (Royal Theatre Drury Lane)

Nov 20                            Reef (Koko)

Nov 21                            Sigur Ros (Wembley Arena)

Nov 24                            Nickelback (The O2)

Nov 25-26                      Imagine Dragons (O2 Brixton Academy)

Nov 26                            The Weeknd (The O2)

Nov 28                           Stereophonics (The O2)

Nov 28                           Disclosure (O2 Brixton Academy)

Nov 28                           Little Boots (Heaven)

Nov 30                           Simple Minds (The O2)

Dec 1                             Avenged Sevenfold (Wembley Arena)

Dec 2                             The Naked and Famous (Shepherd's Bush Empire)

Dec 4                             Five (Hammersmith Apollo)

Dec 7                             The Doors Alive (Islington Academy)

Dec 7                             Andre Rieu (Wembley Arena)

Dec 8-9                          Tenacious D (O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire)

Dec 10                           Black Sabbath (The O2)

Dec 11                           Wet Wet Wet (The O2)

Dec 14                           The Big Reunion (The O2)

Dec 14                           Black Veil Brides (The Roundhouse)

Dec 15                           Status Quo (The O2)

Dec 16-17                     Placebo (O2 Academy Brixton)

Dec 23                           Union J (Hammersmith Apollo)

 2014

Jan 11                            The 1975 (O2 Brixton Academy)

Jan 25                            Within Temptation (Wembley Arena)

Mar 11                            Australian Pink Floyd (The O2)

Mar 16                           Mike and the Mechanics (Hammersmith Apollo)

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Theatre/Comedy

What theatre and comedy shows are happening in London?

Popular ongoing Theatre shows. (Click on link for show and ticket information)

39 Steps (Criterion Theatre) Billy Elliot (Victoria Palace) The Bodyguard (Adelpi Theatre) Chariots of Fire (Gielgud Theatre) Jersey Boys (Prince Edward Theatre) Les Miserables (Queens Theatre) Let it Be (Prince of Wales Theatre) Loserville (Garrick Theatre) Mamma Mia (Novello Theatre) Matilda the Musical (Cambridge Theatre) The Mousetrap (St Martin’s Theatre) One Man Two Guvnors (Haymarket Theatre Royal) The Phantom of the Opera (Her Majesty’s Theatre) Rock of Ages (Shaftesbury Theatre) Shrek the Musical (Theatre Royal Drury Lane until 24/2/2013) Stomp (Ambassadors Theatre) The Lion King (Lyceum Theatre) The Woman in Black (Fortune Theatre) Thriller Live (Lyric Theatre) Top Hat (Aldwych Theatre) War Horse (New London Theatre) We Will Rock You (Dominion Theatre 23/3/2013) Wicked (Apollo Victoria Theatre) Yes, Prime Minister (Trafalgar Studio 1) Book of Mormon (Prince of Wales Theatre)

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New musicals coming to London in 2013

Once the Musical (Phoenix Theatre commencing 16th March 2013) Merrily we Roll Along (The Harold Pinter Theatre, commencing 23rd April 2013)

Headline Comedy Acts

June 8-9                         Eddie Izzard (The O2 Arena)

Sept 28                           Sean Lock (Hammersmith Apollo)

Oct 3+4                           Micky Flanagan (Wembley Arena)

Oct 16-19                        Micky Flanagan (The O2)

Oct 30-31                        Jason Manford (Hammersmith Apollo)

Nov 8-9                           Sarah Millican (Hammersmith Apollo)

Nov 15-16                       Jimmy Carr (Hammersmith Apollo)

Nov 21                            Ardal O'Hanlon (Richmond Theatre)

Nov 29-30                       Reginald D Hunter (Hammersmith Apollo)

Dec 13                             Ed Byrne (Hammersmith Apollo)

Mar 12-13                        Miranda Hart (The O2)

Apr 4-5                             Andrew Lawrence (Bloomsbury Theatre)

Apr 12-13                        Miranda Hart (The O2)

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Sport

Sport this month in London

Here is a run down of the major sport events in London during February, for sporting events in January and beyond scroll down to our planning ahead section.

Sport in London for the month of May

Major Highlights

May 11                  FA Cup Final, Football (Wembley Stadium)

May 11-12              London Sevens Rugby Union (Twickenham Stadium)

May 16                   McCoy's Premier League Darts (O2 Arena)

May 16-20              England vs New Zealand, Test Cricket (Lords)

 May 18                  League 2 Play off Final, Football (Wembley Stadium)

 May 19                  League 1 Play off Final, Football (Wembley Stadium)

 May 25                  UEFA Champions League Final, Football (Wembley Stadium)

May 25                   Aviva Premiership Final, Rugby Union (Twickenham Stadium)

 May 27                  Championship Play off Final, Football (Wembley Stadium) 

 May 31                  England vs New Zealand, One Day International (Lords)

Football in May

Premier League Football (May)

May 4                    Fulham v Reading;   QPR v Arsenal;  Tottenham v Southampton;   West Ham v Newcastle

May 12                  Arsenal v Wigan;   Fulham v Liverpool;   QPR v Newcastle

May 19                  Chelsea v Everton;   Tottenham v  Sunderland;   West Ham v Reading

FA Cup Football (May)

TBC 

European Champions League Football (May)

TBC

Europa Football League (May)

TBC

Premiership Rugby Union in May

May 4                   Harlequins v Northampton;  London Welsh v Worcester;   Saracens v Bath

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Sport in London for the month of June

June 1                   Epsom Derby (Epsom Downs Racecourse)

June 7-9                Polo in the Park, (Hurlingham Park, Fulham)

June 7                    Pakistan vs West Indies, Cricket ICC Trophy ODI (Oval) 

June 8                    Naked Bike Ride (London)

June 11                  India vs West Indies, Cricket ICC Trophy ODI (Oval)  

June 13                  England vs Sri Lanka, Cricket ICC Trophy ODI (Oval) 

June 17                  Australia vs Sri Lanka, Cricket ICC Trophy ODI (Oval) 

June 18-22             Royal Ascot Racing Carnival, Horse Racing (Ascot)

June 18-22             BNP Tennis Classic (Hurlingham Park, Fulham)

June 19                  1st Semi Final, Cricket ICC Trophy ODI (Oval) 

June 25                  England vs New Zealand, Twenty 20 Cricket (Oval)

June                       Queens Tennis Championship (Queens Club)

June 24-July 7        Wimbledon Tennis Championship (Wimbledon)

Jun 28-30               Formula 1 Grand Prix (Silverstone)

June 30                  London to Brighton Bike Ride

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Sport in London for the month of July 

July 3-7                  Henley Regatta (Rowing)

July 18-22              England vs Australia, Test Cricket: The Ashes (Lords)#

July 26-27              Athletics Diamond League (Crystal Palace)

July 27-28              The London Triathlon (London Docklands)

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Sport in London for the month of August  

Aug 3-4                  Ride London 

Aug 14                   England vs Scotland, Football International (Wembley Stadium)

Aug 21-25              England vs Australia, Test Cricket: The Ashes (Oval)

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Sport in London for the month of September

Sept (TBC)               Great River Race  (London Docklands to Ham, Surrey)

Sept 22                    Great Gorrilla Run (Fun Charity run across London)

Sept 6                      England vs Moldova, Football World Cup Play off (Wembley Stadium)

Sept 29                    NFL Pittsburgh Steelers vs Minnesota Vikings (Wembley Stadium)

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Sport in London for the month of October

Oct 11                     England vs Montenegro, Football World Cup Play off (Wembley Stadium)

Oct 15                     England vs Poland, Football World Cup Play off (Wembley Stadium)

Oct 27                     NFL: Sanfrancisco 49er's vs Jacksonville Jaguars (Wembley Stadium)

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Sport in London for the month of November

Nov 23                    Rugby League World Cup Semi Finals (Wembley Stadium)

Nov 30                    Rugby League World Cup Final (Old Trafford, Manchester)

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Shopping Sales

Here you will find a list of Sales and Discount offers currently happening online and in High Street shops.

 Whats Hot..................

Clothing Designer Discount Outlets

Brand Alley (Has amazing offers on designer clothes up to 80% off) Secret Sales (Incredible designer outlet from major brands discounts up to 70% off)....Achica (Offer great designer discounts)...Tucci (Offer great designer discounts)...Designer Discount (get access to more great designer sales)....Get the label (Up to 75% off designer labels)...Sarenza (Up to 50% off private sales)...

Clothing- Women's Fashion

Dorothy Perkins (Up to 20% off bank holiday sale)..Ann Summers (Up to 75% off Spank Holiday Sale)... .TM Lewin (Women's shirts 3 for £66) .....Evans Clothing (Has a up to 50% off Sale)..BHS (Up to 50% off across all departments)...M and M Direct (Half Price or Less Sale!)......Laura Ashley (Up to 60% off fashion)......Select Fashion (Bikini Tops and Bottoms from £2.50, Midi Dresses from £10)....My Tigthts (Up to 50% off Wolford)......

Clothing- Men's Fashion

High and Mighty (Save up to 50% off on selected items)... Savile Row (4 shirts for £100)...TM Lewin (5 Shirts for £100) ......M and M Direct (Half Price or less).....Burton Menswear (Has up to 50% off sale).....BHS (Up to 50% off across all departments)..TDF- To die for (has an up to 50% off mid season sale)...Jacomo (Has 20% off polos)...

Children Clothing & Toys 

Vertbaudet (25% off everything)...M and M Direct (Has up to 75% off)....Kiddicare (Has a sale on bed cots and push chairs)... BHS (Up to 50% off across all departments).....

Shoes

Sports Shoes (Save up to 80% off selected running shoes and football boots!)....Office (30% off selected styles)........BHS (Up to 50% off across all departments)...Sarenza (Has up to 60% off mid season sale)...

Gifts/Gadgets/Games etc

Play.com (Has a major price crash sale)..Presents 4 Men (30% off discount code using MADNESS5 until 31/5/13).....

Health and Beauty

Glasses Direct (has a 2 for 1 offer on glasses)..Cheap Smells (Clearance Sale up to 80% off)..Monster Supplements (Has of up to 50% off on selected items)...

Household

Oak Furniture Land (Has at least 50% off all furniture sale)....Easy Art (20% off all orders over £20)...Furniture Village (up to 50% off bed sale)....BHS (Up to 50% off across all departments).....Laura Ashley (Up to 30% off everything)...Homebase (Up to 20% off outdoor living and flooring)....Wickes (up to 25% off selected products)...House of Bath (Has a 15% off everything sale excluding electrical items)...Photobox (Has an up to 70% off sale)...All Posters (Has a 20% off sale using the code 20offmay promotional code)....

Groceries

Sainsbury's (Get £10 off your first online grocery shop when you spend £60 using the code L7DC-44PY-64J4 valid 28/4/2013-18/5/2013)...

Outdoor Activities/Sports

Sports Shoes (Save up to 80% off selected shoes)....Kit Bag (End of Season Sale up to 60% off).....Wiggle (up to 40% selected cycle gear sale)...Blacks (Has an up to 50% off sale)...Millets (Has an up to 50% off sale)...

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Leisure Deals

Here you will find a list of Leisure and Travel Discount Promotions and Sales currently on offer

 Whats Hot..................

London Leisure Offers (Attractions/Entertainment)

Deals on London Attractions: London offers more free entertainment than anywhere else in the world with most of London's museums and galleries being free to visit, for the key attractions you want to visit that will cost you money it is worth purchasing tickets online as you will pay less and be fast tracked in queues. It can also be worth purchasing tickets to attractions in bundles and if so doing a bit of pre planning on what you want to see. The best websites to plan your trip around are London Pass (You can purchase a pass for a set number of days that will give you fast track entry for over 55 attractions buy paying a fixed price), Attraction Tix (has discounts to a number of London attractions and is worth checking their price for the London Pass), The Dungeons or Sealife (You can get a discount of up to 40% by buying tickets in bundles for the London Dungeons, London Eye, Madam Tussauds and Sea Life London Aquarium) and Discount-London (which also has some good offers). Needing inspiration for something to do at good value for money try ticketmaster's great days out.

Hot London Attraction Deals: Parliament House Visits (Up to 25% off Parliament House visits on a saturday up until March 2013)    London Zoo (Parties of ten or more are eligible to a discount of 20% look at group page for more information, chilrden between 8-11 can sleep over at the Zoo and wake to the sound of the animals. Get a discount of 20% using the Promo code Bedbugs12, buy a mimimum 2 adults and 2 children or 1 adult and 3 children tickets and receive a 10% discount using the code 1234, Carer's taking a disabled person to zoo can recieve free entry using the promo code 1001- note add an adult ticket and the deduction will occur when checking out) 

Theatre Deals: Great deals can be found by heading to the ticket booths in Leicester Square, there are also a lot of great deals that can be found online. The first step when buying theatre tickets is to check out this Theatre Ticket Comparison website after that if you really want to hunt the best price for tickets try the following websites for their great offers Ticketmaster, Love Theatre, Ticket Tree, Discount Theatre, Theatre People, Discount-London and West End Theatre Breaks.

Movie Tickets: The easiest way to get value for money when buying movie tickets is getting an Orange sim card and being elegible for their 2 for 1 movie tickets on a Wednesday night. See Film First is a website that offers pre launch viewing to movies just before they are released to screen although you need to be quick to get access to ticket offers when emailed to you. keep a look out for deals on Deal specialist websites such as 

Dining Deals: Get a Taste Card which will enable you to dine out for half price for the entire year, Virgin Experience Days are currently offering the card with a 51% discount for only £39.00

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Travel Deals

This is our guide on where to find the best Travel Deals on offer

 Whats Hot..................

Travel Deals....find the best deal for you

The websites below should help you find the best deal that suits your travel requirements. The key is hunting around the different websites listed below.

Tips on Booking Cheap Flights

Flying within Europe: The best and easiest way to find value for money flights across Europe is to use comparison sites such as Skyscanner and Liligo. Both pick up both budget and mainstream airlines and link you to the airlines website.

The main airlines that fly from London Airports across Europe are Flybe, British Airways, Easy Jet, Ryan Air, Wizz Air. It can also be worth checking out holiday operators Thomas Cook and Monarch that charter their own planes to many holiday destinations across Europe as well as other locations internationally.

Flying Longhaul/Round the World: If the long haul flight you are looking for is fairly straight forward use comparison sites such as Skyscanner and Liligo to find the best deal and flight for you. If you are looking for a Round the World ticket , stop over or connecting flights than it can be worth using the services of a travel agent after you have checked prices using Skyscanner and Liligo. Students under 26 should use STA travel along with some other agents to compare. Travel agents that are usually very competitive price wise include Travel Pack, Trailfinders and Travel Bag.

Booking Cheap Train/Bus Travel

Booking UK Bus Travel: Megabus offers some great deals (E.g £1 ticket promotions) whilst National Express is the national carrier and can be worth comparing with train/plane travel to get the best deal.

Booking UK Train Travel: Compare train ticket prices on MY Train Ticket and The Trainline, always looking to buy in advance and if possible try travelling during off peak times to get the best deal. Train ticket pricing does not make much sense which means there are things worth trying to save money. Buying two single tickets as opposed to a return ticket can sometimes be cheaper. Splitting tickets  is another way of getting cheaper tickets, this where you have two tickets for the one journey. E.G London to Manchester you may have a ticket for London to Milton-Keynes than Milton Keynes to Manchester even though it is the same journey. Touring UK by Train: Ranger and Rover are tickets you can purchase that allow unlimited travel over a set region of the UK, for more information try this website Railrover. 

Booking Europe Bus Travel: Eurolines is the easiest way to find pricing for individual journeys across Europe other than researching each individual countries National bus services. Busabout offer excellent value for money with their hop on- hop off bus service to popular European destinations designed for travellers looking to explore various European countries. 

Booking Europe Train Travel: Rail Europe is the place to find rail passes for travel across individual countries and Europe. For trips from London on the Eurostar try both My Train Ticket and The Trainline to find the best deal.

Getting the best value for money when booking Accommodation

Hostels: Hostel Bookers, Hostel World and Hostelz are three websites that all have a large database of Hostels, compare prices to make sure you get the best deal.

Private Rooms/Bed and Breakfasts: This can be a cheap way of finding a great place to stay with a more homely feel. Try Air BnB and 9Flats.

Hotels: It can be worth hunting the different websites for the accommodation you seek. Hotel Info and Trip Advisor are always worth looking at for the customers ratings of places which they have stayed. Other popular websites worth looking at in general include , Lastminute, Hotels, Late Rooms and Expedia.

UK Hotels: Further to using the websites listed above Top Rooms and Hotel Shop are good sources when specifically looking for UK Hotels and accommodation. Budget hotel chains that can be worth looking at are Premier Inn, Travelodge and EasyHotel.

Letted Holiday Homes/Villas: To find a holiday home or Villas to rent out try the following websites Holiday Lettings,  Villa's to Go, Pure Holiday Homes and Premier Holidays. 

Booking Beach Holidays: Last Minute,  EBookers, Expedia are a good to start with when looking at booking a beach holiday while the following holiday companies are always worth looking at Monarch Holidays, Low Cost Holidays,Virgin Holidays, Directline,  Thomas Cook,  Thomsons, First Choice and On the Beach are all good resources when searching for holidays.

Discounted Luxury Holidays/Breaks: Secret Escapes is a free to join travel members club that offers some amazing discounted deals on luxury/boutique holidays. Well worth registering with.

Booking City Breaks: Last Minute, Directline,  EBookers, Expedia are all good websites for finding value for money flight/hotel packages for City breaks while Shortbreaks offers value for money Eurostar/Hotel packages to Paris, Lille, Bruges, Antwerp and Brussels.

Booking Skiing Holidays: For appealing Ski offers hunt around on the following websites Directline, Last Minute, Ski France, Expedia, Crystal Holidays. 

Booking Travel/Adventure Holidays: Radical Travel (Busabout- hop on hop off bus around Europe as well as tours through Ireland and Scotland), Contiki (Is a well established tour company offering various tours through Europe and the rest of the world.) Trailfinders, Intrepid Travel, Sta Travel, G Adventures, Do Something Different all offer adventure travel experiences that will inspire.

Booking Golfing Holidays:  Your Golf Travel is a company that specialises in organising golf trips. 2fore1 Golf will get you discounted green fees across many courses in the UK and Europe. 

Findingother Great Travel Deals: Try all the websites listed above to source the best deal or if open to where you travel try group buying websites: Groupon, Living Social, Wowcher, Mighty Deals, and Go Groopie  Also try Cashback websites: Quidco, Top Cashback and also check to see if you can reduce the cost of any travel you are looking to book by using a discount/promotion code by trying Voucher Codes.

Travel Essentials/Car Rental

Booking Car Hire: Use a car rental comparision website to help find the best deal such as  Car Rentals,Liligo, Ebookers and Expedia are all good resources to use. If you are travelling within the UK and don't own a car you may find it more cost effective to use Zip Car which is a member run service and gives you the convenience of access to a car without the excessive costs in insurance, maintenaince, registeration and parking costs that occur when owning a car. 

Booking Airport Transfers/Car Parking: London - Stanstead, Luton, Gatwick: EasyBus offers journeys for as little as £2 to Earls Court. London to Heathrow is usally best catching the underground tube as it is afr cheaper than the Paddington fast train. Car Parking at London Airports: This can be expensive and it is worth hunting car park operators to find the best deal, here are some companies worth looking at Airport Parking and Hotels, Air Parks, Holiday Extras, BCP and Sky Park Secure.      Airport Transfers It can often be cheaper to pre organise Airport Transfers rather than paying when you get there although make sure you do your owni research with your destination. The following companies provide Airport transfers Click Transfers, City Discovery, Holiday Extras, Holiday Transfers, Holiday Taxis. and Shuttle Direct.

Organising Travel Insurance: There are so many companies it can be hard work getting the best deal which is unlikely to be what is being offered by the agent or website you have purchased a product from. The easiest way of sourcing travel insurance is using a comparison website such as Uswitch or Compare the Market.

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UK/Europe Events

What is worth travelling outside London for ? Here are some interesting events happening across the UK and Europe. This month and in the future

Here are some exciting things happening during December

Events worth planning for

UK events during March

Mar 12-15          Cheltenham Festival - Horse racing carnival (Cheltenham, England)

Mar 24               International Pooh Sticks (Little Whittenham, Oxfordhsire, England)

Europe events during March

Mar 15-19          Las Fallas (Valencia, Spain) 

Mar 14-18          St Patricks Day festival (Dublin, Ireland)

Mar 22- Apr 7     Budapest Spring Festival (Budapest, Hungary)

UK events during April

Apr 6               Grand National, Horse Racing (Aintree, Liverpool)

Apr 21              London Marathon (London, England)

Europe events during April

Apr 1-6             Snowbombing Music/Ski Festival (Mayrhofen, Austria)

Apr 1                Irish Grand National, Horse Racing (Fairyhouse race track, Ireland)

Apr 7                Paris Marathon (Paris, France)

Apr 16-21         La Feria de Abril - Seville Fair (Seville, Spain)

April 30             Queens Day Celebrations (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

April 30             Walpurgis Day (Helsinki, Finland)

UK events during May

May 1-6            Cheltenham International Jazz Festival (Cheltenham, Gloucestershire)

May 23-26        Wentworth Open, Golf Tournament (Wentworth, Surrey)

May 27             Cheese Rolling (Cooper's Hill, Gloucestershire)

Europe events during May

May 4-26                     Giro Italy, Cycling (Italy, various)

May 4                           Rhine in Flames Festival from Linz to Bonn. Germany

May10-Jun 16              Vienna Festival (Vienna, Austria)

May 12-Jun 2               Prague Music Festival (Prague, Czech Republic) 

May 15                          UEFA Europa League Final (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

May 22-26                     Primavera Sound (Barcelona, Spain)

May 23-26                     Monaco Grand Prix (Monaco)

May 30-Jun 3                The Cat Laughs Comedy Festival (Kilkenny, Ireland)

UK events during June

June 13-16                    Isle of Wight Festival (Newport, Isle of Wight)

June 14-16                    Download Festival (Donnington Park, Derby)

June 21                         Stonehenge Summer Solstice (Stonehenge)

June 26-30                    Glastonbury Festival (Somerset)

Europe events during June

May10-Jun 16              Vienna Festival (Vienna, Austria)

May 12-Jun 2               Prague Music Festival (Prague, Czech Republic) 

June 3 (TBC)                Battle of Lemecon, Procession of Golden Chariot (Mons, Belgium)

June 7-9                       Rock Im Ring (Nurburing Race Track, Germany)

June 7-9                       Rock Im Rock (Nurnberg, Germany)

June 13-15                   Hultsfred Festival (Sweden)

June 14-16                   Landgraaf Pink Pop Festival (Netherlands)

June 14-16                   Barcelona Sonar (Spain)

June 21-23                   Hurricane Festival (Eichenring, Scheesel, Germany)

June 24                        Calcio Storico/Festival of St John (Florence, Italy)

June 24-26                   In Music Festival (Zagreb, Croatia)

June 27-30                   Open Air St Gallen (Sitterobel, Switzerland)

Jun 29-Jul 7                  Roskilde (Denmark)- (Music festival with big acts)

June 30-July 6               Kirkpinar Oiled Wrestling (Turkey)- sporting event in Erdrine dating back to 1357!

UK events during July

Jul 12-14th                 T in the Park (Balado, Scotland)- (incredible line up check link) 

Jul 13-14                    Bognor Birdman, Bognor Regis, West Sussex

Jul 18-21                    Lattitude Festival (Southwold, Suffolk)-(Art, music, fashion, comedy etc) 

Jul 18-21                    British Open, Golf (Muirfield, Scotland)

Jul 19-21                    Love Box (London)

Jul 25-28                    The Secret Garden Party (Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire) 

Jul 25-28                    Cambridge Folk Festival (Cambridge)  

Jul 26-27                    Global Gathering (Stratford Upon Avon)-(electronic music) 

Jul 25-28                     Womad (Charlton Park, Wiltshire)- (Diverse world music festival) 

Europe events during July

Jun 29-Jul 7                 Roskilde (Denmark)- (Music festival with big acts)

June 30-July 6             Kirkpinar Oiled Wrestling (Turkey)- sporting event in Erdrine dating back to 1357!

Jul 2                             Palio di Siena (Sienna, Tuscany, Italy)

Jul 3-6                          Open'er Festival (Gydinia, Poland)- Rock Music Festival

Jul 4-7                          Rockwerter (Belgium)- Rock Music Festival

Jul 4-7                          Eurockeenes (Belfort, France)- Rock Music Festival, the French Glastonbury

Jul 5-7                          Zurich Festival (Switzerland) – mixture of opera, dance, theatre and arts.

Jul 1-31                        Del Grec, Barcelona Summer Festival (Spain)-Partying, music, theatre, dance, circus

Jul 3-6                          Ollesummer (Estonia) Beer and Music Festival in Tallinn

Jul 6-14                        San Fermin Pampalona Running of the Bulls 

Jul 5-6                         Wife Carrying World Championship (Finland)

Jul 7-9                          Rock am Ring (Nurburing Race Track, Germany)

Jul 7-9                          Rock am Park (Nuremburg, Germany)

Jul 10-14                      Novi Sad Exit Festival (Petrovardian Fortress, Novi Sad, Serbia)

Jul 14                           Bastille Day, Paris (France)

Jul 18-21                      Fib (Benicassim, Valencia, Spain)

Jul 19-21                      Melt Festival (Berlin, Germany)

Jul 26-28                      Tomorrowland (Boom, Belgium)

Jul 29                           Fiesta of Near Death Experience, Galacia (As Neves, Spain)

Jul 29-Aug 4                Galway Racing Carnival (Ireland) an amazing racing carnival that is Irelands version of Ascot

UK events during August

Aug 2-26                        Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Scotland

Aug 9 – 1 Sept               Edinburgh International Festival, Scotland

Aug 17-18                      V Festival (Chelmsford and Weston Park, England)

Aug 23 – 25                   Creamfields Festival, Cheshire, UK    

Aug 23-25                      Reading Festival, Reading, UK   

Aug 23-25                      Leeds Festival, Leeds, UK   

Aug 24-25                      South West Four (London)

Europe events during August 

July 29-Aug 4            Galway Racing Carnival, Galway, Ireland

Aug 5-12                  Sziget (Budapest, Hungary)- Rock Music festival

Aug 6-10                  Oya (Oslo, Norway)- Rock Music Festival

Aug 12-18                    Fleadh Cheoil Festival (Derry). Irish Cultural & Folk Festival

Aug 15-17                     Kleine Brogel, Pukkelpop Music Festival. Belgium  

Aug 16-18                     Biddinghuizen, Lowlands Festival. Holland

Aug 16-20                      Rose of Tralee International Festival (Tralee, Ireland)

Aug 16                          Palio di Siena (Sienna, Tuscany, Italy)

Aug 16 - Sept 1             Helsinki Festival. Finland   

Aug 28                           La Tomatina, Bunol (30km’s from Valencia), Spain  

Aug 30-Oct 6                 Matchmaking Festival (Lisdoonvarna, Ireland)

Aug 30-Sept 1               Electric Picnic (Stradbally Hall, Ireland)

UK events during September

Aug 9- Sept 1         Edinburgh International Festival (Edinburgh, Scotland)

Aug 30-Sept 1        Electric Picnic (Stradbally Hall, Ireland)

Sept 7                     Braemar Highland Games (Braemar, Scotland)

Sept 5-8                  Bestival (Robin Hill Country Park, Isle of Wight)

Sept 21                  Egremont Crab Fair Festival (Egremont, Cumbria)

Sept 29                   World Stone Skimming Championships (Argyll, Scotland)

Sept 21-22 (TBC)   Great British Cheese Festival, Cardiff Castle (Cardiff, Wales)

Sept (TBC)              UK Air Guitar Championships (Brighton)

Sept 21 (TBC)         World Custard Pie Throwing Championship (Maidstone, Kent)

Europe events during September

July 19- Sept 1                 Salzburg Festival (Salzburg, Austria)

Aug 16- Sept 1                 Helsinki Festival (Helsinki, Finland)

Aug 30-Oct 6                    Matchmaking Festival (Lisdoonvarna, Ireland)

Sept 8 (TBC)                    Hurling All Ireland Final (Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland)

Sept 26-28                       Reeperbahn Festival (Hamburg, Germany)

Sept 21-Oct 6                   Oktoberfest  (Munich, Germany)

Sept 22 (TBC)                  Gaelic Football All Ireland Final (Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland)

Sept 27-Oct 1(TBC)          Paris-Deuville Vintage Car Rally (Paris-Deuville, France)

Sept 27-Oct 13                  Stuttgart Beer Festival, Cannstatter Volkfest (Stuttgart, Germany)

Sept 27-29                         Galway International Oyster Festival (Galway, Ireland)

Sept 29                              Berlin Marathon (Berlin, Germany)

 UK events during October

OCT 4                       Light Night Festival (Leeds)

 TBC                          Rugby League Super League Final (Old Trafford)

OCT 13                     World Conker Championships (Oundle, Northamptonshire)

OCT 20                     Weymouth Beach Motorcross (Weymouth)

 TBC                          Super Sonic Festival (Birmingham)

TBC                           World Crazy Golf Championship (Hastings) 

Europe events during October

Sept 21-Oct 6           Oktoberfest  (Munich, Germany)

 Aug 30-Oct 6              Matchmaking Festival (Lisdoonvarna, Ireland)

Oct 5-6                        Prix de L'Arc de Tromphe, Horse racing (Paris, France)

Oct 5 (TBC)                 Tubingen Annual Rubber Duck Race (Tubingen, Germany)

Oct 5                            Nuit Blanche (Paris, France) 

 Oct 7-13                       Darts World Grand Prix (Dublin, Ireland)

 Sept 27-Oct 13          Stuttgart Beer Festival, Cannstatter Volkfest (Stuttgart, Germany)

 Oct 23-Nov 3               Wexford Opera Festival  (Wexford, Ireland)

 Oct 28-Nov 3                Salon Du Chocolat  (Paris, France)

UK events during November

Oct 23-Nov 3               Wexford Opera Festival  (Wexford, Ireland)

TBC                             World's Biggest Liar (Stanton Bridge Inn, Holmrook, Cumbria)

Nov 5                           Tar Barrels (Ottery St Mary, Devon)

Nov 5                            Lewes Bonfire Night (Lewes, East Sussex)

 Nov 15-17                    The Cheltenham Open, Horse Racing (Cheltenham)

 Nov 28- Dec 1               Hard Rock Hell Festival  (Pwyllheli, Gwynedd, Wales)

 Europe events during November

 Oct 23-Nov 3               Wexford Opera Festival  (Wexford, Ireland) 

 Oct 28- Nov 3              Salon Du Chocolat  (Paris, France)

 Nov 9                           Rabechilbi Turnip Festival (Richterswil, Swizterland)

 Nov 9-10 (TBC)           Gioco Dell'Oca (Mirano, Italy)

 Nov 11                         Y'pres Last Post (Y'pres, Belgium) 

 Nov 17 (TBC)                 La Fugarena (Terra Del Sole, Italy)

 Nov 17-21 (TBC)          Canabis Cup (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

 Nov 21                          Venice La Salute (Venice, Italy)

Selected Xmas Markets

Cologne, Germany (Nov 26-Dec 23)  Hamburg, Germany (Nov 26-Dec 23)  Heidelberg, Germany (Nov 26- Dec 22) Dortmund, Germany (Nov 22- Dec 23) Lille, France (Nov 21- Dec 30) Maastricht, Netherlands (Nov 30- Dec 31) Basel, Swizterland (Nov 22-Dec 23)

 UK events during December

Dec 7-11              Clothes Show Live (Birmingham, NEC)

Dec 21                  Burning the Clocks (Brighton)

Dec 31-Jan 1        Hogmanay New Years Party (Edinburgh, Scotland) 

Europe events during December

Dec 1                    Santa Claus World Championship (Samnaun, Switzerland)

Dec 5                    St Nicholas Eve (Prague Czech Republic)

Dec 8-10               Turkey Festival (Licques, France)

Dec 6-9                 Festival of Lights (Lyon, France)

Dec 7-9                 Excalade (Geneva)

UK events during January

Jan 5                    Haxey Hood  (Haxey, England)

Jan 11-13             Whittlesea Straw bear Festival (Whittlesey, Peterborough, England)    

Jan 29                  Up Helly AA (Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland)

Europe events during January

Jan 1                    Hotschrennen (Klosters, Switzerland)- 

Jan 2-6                 Festa nazionale Della Befana (Urbania, Italy) 

Jan 24-25             Fiesta de la Vaca: Cow Festival (San Pablo De Los Montes, Spain)

UK events during February

Feb 12-13             Royal Shrovetide Football (Ashbourne, Derby)

Feb 16-24             Jorvik Viking Festival (Coppergate, York)

Europe events during in February 

Feb 2-12            Venice Carnival (Venice Italy)

Feb 6-13            Sitges Carnival (Barcelona, Spain)- Gay

Feb 7-11            Cologne Carnival (Cologne, Germany)

Feb 7-11            Dusseldorf Carnival (Dusseldorf, Germany)

Feb 9-12            Ivrea carnival - Orange throwing (Ivrea, Italy)

Feb 10-12          Binche Carnival (Binche, Belgium)

Feb 15- Mar 6    Nice Carnival (Nice, France)