If medieval buildings aren't your cup of tea, every year the Lavenham Rare Breeds Motor Show exhibits over 250 rare and exotic motor cars. This years event takes place on the August 27 Bank Holiday Monday. The holiday takes place at the Museum site near Chalfont St. Giles, Buckinghamshire, and participants are housed in single ensuite accommodation at nearby Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College. The event will take place on Saturday, July 28 from 1830-2030 on the parterre overlooking the Vale of Aylesbury below the famous mansion. The informal event allows visitors to taste Rothschild and Waddesdon wines, munch canapes and listen to light music in an incomparable setting.
Early booking is recommended.
The Tate Britain Gallery in London will house a special display marking the 150th anniversary of the death of artist JMW Turner. The display, to run from March 5 - July.15, will recreate Turner's own London gallery, house and library. The paintings on display are those that Turner himself chose to showcase in the personal gallery at his London home. If you're travelling with children, you owe it to your sanity to consider a visit to the Dinosaur Museum in Dorchester, Dorset. The Dinosaur Museum is located at Icen Way, Dorchester, Dorset.