Dan Snow
Hampshire History Trust has announced the second event in its 2026 Midweek Musings lecture series: Adventures to the Southern Hemisphere. Join highly sought-after speaker and Honorary Professor at the University of Winchester Ed Rochead and BAFTA award-winning broadcaster, TV presenter and historian Dan Snow for a night of remarkable journeys, bold exploration and unforgettable history. […]
Steam enthusiasts and families alike will have the chance to make unforgettable memories with the world’s most famous steam locomotive, Flying Scotsman, when it comes to The Watercress Line in Hampshire this March. A thrilling programme of experiences will run throughout the event, giving visitors the chance to encounter a piece of living history and […]
The Winter Woodland Lights event at the Hawk Conservancy Trust is a wonderful spectacle to start the year. Already established as a popular mood-enhancing event, ‘Winter Woodland Lights’ owl flying displays have been reimagined for their fifth year. The event is an immersive illuminated wildlife experience, perfect for the whole family. Organisers at the bird […]
The first A Palace House Christmas is now open for visits to Beaulieu with a 14ft pantomime dame, fantastical mummer creatures, life-size Pollock theatre and theatrical installations to tell the magical story of pantomime. The new event was opened by Lord Montagu and Charlotte Lloyd Webber, who created the festive masterpiece with Adrian Lillie and […]
It’s a case of ‘in with the old and in with the new’ this Christmas at the award-winning festive light attraction, Light Up Sir Harold Hillier Gardens. For not only has Hampshire’s largest festive light trail been completely reimagined this year, with a new route and new themed zones, but it is delighted to welcome […]
The National Motor Museum is holding the first public start-up of Sunbeam 1000hp to hear the World Land Speed Record breaker roar for the first time in 90 years, after the rebuild of its rear engine. It will take place on Sunday 7 September. The much-anticipated start-up follows years of work to strip, clean and […]
Turning misfortune on its head, live music fan Aidan Newman, 22, from Lymington, used a short period of ill health to conceive, organise and now publicise a new grass roots music festival in the town. Knees Upp Lymington will take place on Vicars Hill, Undershore Road on Friday 12 and Saturday 13 September, in aid […]
It’s back – Portsmouth International Kite Festival is again bringing an explosion of colour to Southsea Common over two days on Saturday and Sunday, 26-27 July 2025. A huge range of kites of all shapes and sizes will be on display, with the top flyers in action to delight the crowds. The festival takes place […]
The Emirates Great Britain Sail Grand Prix | Portsmouth (July 19 – 20), saw the Emirates GBR Team battle on home waters, boosted by the home crowd. It was an unforgettable weekend of high-speed, close-to-shore racing and world-class entertainment for around 20,000 ticketed fans across the two days of action. Set on the waters of […]
The D-Day Story is hosting a day of activities to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. On Sunday 11 May there will be something for everyone as the museum marks Victory in Europe Day (VE Day) which is on 8 May. 2025 is 80 years since the end of […]
