Visits & Trips

Visits & Trips

Discover incredible places in England. Choose from exciting cities, historic towns and stunning countryside. “Visits & Trips” is a set of ideas for your trips in England.

Great news! Our hometown of Southampton is one step closer to becoming UK City of Culture 2025. The south coast city of 250,000 is competing with three other locations for this prestigious title. Internationally known for its cruise ship port, from which the Titanic sailed in 1912, Southampton has plenty 
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Introducing Fiona Let me introduce you to our latest recruit here at the Lewis School; the lovely, bubbly marketing intern Fiona. Fiona rocked up here on her first day of work with a selection of tasty Chinese treats for us to try. This, alongside her infectious smile, instantly made her 
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What comes to mind when you think of the city of Salisbury? For those of you from outside the UK, it would be understandable if your answer were ‘nothing’. British people might recall the 2018 Novichok scandal. After all, the poisoning of the ex-Russian spy and his daughter in this 
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Aromas and songs welcoming us… As we step through into the cathedral courtyard, we are hit by the warm aromas of mulled wine and roasting chestnuts. The sounds of traditional Christmas songs are interspersed by the shrieks of laughter of the children spinning circles on the ice rink. My eyes 
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A fascinating wander through time Isn’t it strange that we rarely visit museums in the city we live in? For some reason, we only let our interest in culture or history out to air when we’re visiting particularly exotic cities. I, myself, would happily explore the Louvre in Paris or 
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The artist who’s adding a bit of light and laughter to the streets of Southampton Have you ever had that disconcerting feeling that you’re being watched? A shiver down the spine. A flash of intuition. Someone walking on your grave. A few days ago, I had exactly this feeling. I 
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Three reasons why you’ll love England’s hidden gem Do you dream of a life that is vibrant, exciting and full of endless possibilities? I certainly used to. I moved from city to city both at home and abroad searching for that life. Cardiff, Innsbruck, Catania. I looked high and low, 
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Tate Modern Museum is Britain’s national gallery of international modern art. It is part of the Tate group together with Tate Britain, Tate Liverpool and Tate St Ives . There is no admission charge for access to the collection displays, which take up the majority of the gallery space, while 
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Home to the royals at Windsor Castle Windsor is situated on the south bank of the River Thames opposite Eton and lies to the west of London. The modern town is dominated by Windsor Castle, standing on the outcrop of chalk on which William I the Conqueror (reigned 1066–87) built 
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The University of Oxford Home to one of the world’s most elite academic institutions. The University of Oxford is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. It is thought that it began in the 12th century and by the middle of the 13th century, there was an established University in 
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