Silverstone has announced that Shaylor Group, the main building contractor for The Silverstone Experience, has gone into administration. The Silverstone Experience stresses that the project will still go ahead but this development will inevitably cause some delay to the public opening date. All those who have already booked tickets have been contacted directly and a [...]
An innovative conservation scheme has been unveiled by the National Trust for Scotland to protect Hill House in Helensburgh, which is considered to be the finest example of domestic architecture by Scottish architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh and a major landmark within the history of architecture. The Glasgow publisher Walter Blackie commissioned Mackintosh to design the house [...]
The Silverstone Experience will open its doors to the public on 9 July 2019, just days before the Formula 1 Rolex British Grand Prix 2019. The new visitor attraction offers motorsport fans an interactive 2.5 hour journey through the past, present and future of British motor racing. Sally Reynolds, CEO of the Silverstone Heritage Limited [...]
CTA members will have received a timely reminder from the Royal Horticultural Society about their forthcoming Sculpture Exhibition, in a personalised mailshot along with a complimentary packet of seeds! RHS Garden Wisley is launching an amazing new group booking opportunity between 30 May and 1 December 2019 with a Sculpture Exhibition including exhibits from Henry [...]
Devon-based CTA member Lifton Farm Shop has a new name and extended facilities and looks forward to welcoming more coach groups. Now re-named Strawberry Fields Farm Shop, the food destination is on the Devon and Cornwall border, just off the A30. “With a new name that takes us back to our roots, ‘Strawberry Fields’ is [...]
Located just 15 minutes from the M6 near Penrith in a stunning Lake District setting, Lowther Castle and Gardens has launched new tour experiences targeted specially for coach groups as well as providing exclusive access to a refurbished indoor Sculpture Gallery overlooking the ancient Gardens in April 2019. The Gothic ruins reveal themselves as visitors [...]
New guided group tour of Rothschild Walled Garden at Eythrope A new 2019 feature for coach groups visiting Waddesdon Estate is a guided tour of the private Rothschild walled garden at Eythrope. The four-acre garden, including glasshouses and an orchard, supplies vegetables, fruit, herbs and cut flowers for the Rothschild family as well as Waddesdon’s [...]
Over 20,000 more tulip bulbs have been planted at Hever Castle in preparation for its third Tulip Celebrations event from 24 to 30 April 2019. Bulb master and holder of 25 Chelsea gold medals, Johnny Walkers has helped to select the tulip varieties at Hever for 2019, with the aim of extending the flowering season [...]
