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Must-See Movies

Predeparture planning is no chore if it includes a trip to the cinema or a night on the sofa with a DVD and a bowl of popcorn. Our parameters for a 'British' film? Anything about Britain. Anything which gives a taste of history, scenery or peculiar cultural traits.

  • Brief Encounter (1945) Director: David Lean
  • Passport to Pimlico (1949) Director: Henry Cornelius
  • Braveheart (1995) Director: Mel Gibson
  • Sense & Sensibility (1996) Director: Ang Lee
  • Brassed Off (1996) Director: Mark Herman
  • Trainspotting (1996) Director: Danny Boil
  • The Full Monty (1997) Director: Pater Cattaneo
  • East is East (1999) Director: Damien O'Donnell
  • Shakespeare in Love (1999) Director: John Madden
  • Billy Elliot (2000) Director: Stephen Daldry

Rave Reads

Travel broadens the mind. Especially if you read before you go. For a taste of life in Britain, try a few of these novels - from past classics to contemporary milestones.

  • Pride & Prejudice (1813) Jane Austen
  • Kidnapped! (1886) Robert Louis Stevenson
  • The Trumpet Major (1895) Thomas Hardy
  • The Rainbow (1915) DH Lawrence
  • How Green Was My Valley (1939) Richard Llewellyn
  • The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1962) Muriel Spark
  • Waterland (1983) Graham Swift
  • Trainspotting (1993) Irvine Welsh
  • High Fidelity (1995) Nick Hornby
  • White Teeth (2000) Zadie Smith

Fave Festivals

For entertainment or sheer fun to weave your travels around, here's a list of our 10 favourite festivals.

  • Jorvik Viking Festival - York, February
  • Brighton Arts Festival - Brighton, May
  • Bath International Music Festival - Bath, May
  • Glastonbury Festival - Somerset, June
  • Mardi Gras Pride in the Park Gay & Lesbian Festival - London, June/July
  • Edinburgh International Arts Festival - Edinburgh, August
  • International Eisteddfod - Llangollen, July
  • T in the Park - Kinross, July
  • Reading Festival - Reading, August
  • Notting Hill Carnival - London, August

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