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A great space in the middle of Brighton, Very reasonable rates for room hire and lots of…read moreinteresting groups and classes going on all week including Yoga, Tai-Chi, Ninjitsu, kids dance classes, various support groups, pattern cutting classes, a Spanish families group and lots more. Email or phone to hire rooms or get details of classes/groups.

Plenty of events in Alton are here, the bar is a mecca for the alternative crowd and the cafe is…read moreopen for events with some fine burgers! The wrestling was a mad night but usually it is a mix of loud music, dance of all kinds and plenty of classes, They say you make your own entertainment, well it seems that the crowd here need no encouragement. fantastic!

Smaller than many of the 'great' houses in it's collection, Quebec House is a gem nonetheless…read more General Wolfe was born in this house and lived here till he was 10. The name of the house reflects his routing of French forces at Quebec. Th stables at Quebec House contain an excellent exhibition all about the General and his battles. The house itself makes for fascinating look/see as an example of Elizabethan architecture successively adapted by the Georgians and Edwardians. Because Quebec House is smaller and more 'domestic' in scale, it is all the more fascinating. The rooms are furnished and maintained in a style that would have been familiar to the younger Wolfe and access is fairly wide-ranging. There is no cafe and other services are basic at best. But as Westerham and other Wealden villages lie close to, that's not a problem. Recommended as a 1 hour stop on a trip to the Weald, or as a break from a walking itinerary.

The Warrior is a good exploration of the last era of sailing ships. It somewhat pales in comparison…read moreto the marquee standouts on the dockyard of the Victory and Mary Rose, but it's well worth a look if only to see the comparative changes across the centuries in military ships. It's easy to explore by making your own path through and doesn't take as long as those others.

Britain's first warship with an all-metal hull, the HMS Warrior (1860) is a beautifully…read morepreserved/restored premium attraction, a must-see for anyone even remotely interested in the history of ship-building, and the wars that these ships fought in. It is part of the tremendous "Portsmouth Historic Dockyard" experience (It also includes the HMS Victory, the HMS M.33 and the WWII submarine HMS Alliance, plus several museums) which offers at least a couple of days worth of exciting sight-seeing for adults as much as more the smaller fry. First things first: If you want to do all of the Portsmouth Harbour attractions in one day (better make it the full day, i.e. 10 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. in the summer and to 5 p.m. in the winter), make sure to book the "all attractions" ticket *ONLINE*, which will save you money: E.g. the single adult ticket costs UKP 32.00 on the door, but just 25.60 online. The HMS Warrior as an individual attraction alone costs UKP 18.00. While not as famous as Nelson's HMS Victory, the Warrior is a tremendously imposing ship physically, and full of exciting details to explore. The whole body of the ship is fitted with historic cannons, cabin furniture, hammocks, tables, plates used by the sailors of the time, etc etc. It really conveys convincingly how both the officers and, in particular, the rank and file on this ship lived and worked at the time. It's thrilling, sometimes disturbing to see tables with plates next to the cannons, next to the hammocks - eating, sleeping, fighting and dying in one and the same place. There are cabins for the officers, a map room. You can visit all the decks (be careful on those steep steps between the decks - it's almost inconceivable how sailors were supposed to run up and down those!) and photography is allowed everywhere in the ship. Since the lighting is much less low-key than on the HMS Victory you'll be able to make decent pictures even with smartphone and super zoom cameras. If you have any questions while you're exploring the vessel, there are several friendly guides on every deck who you can ask anything. Of course they're friendlier towards single ladies than to single guys. ;) Since HMS Warrior s only part of a large visitors' experience, if you're exhausted or hungry from your exploits there are several restaurants and cafés (sadly, no pub!) on the grounds of the dockyard nearby. Directly opposite of the Warrior you'll find the quay where the Harbour Cruise and the free boat ride to the HMS Alliance depart (included in the all attractions ticket). All in all this is a most exciting and intriguing tourist and historical attraction. Expect to spend 1-1.5 hours on the HMS Warrior alone.

I visited this place today and was a little concerned that the road or should I say track leading…read moreto the house was well lets say leaved you a little shaken and stirred!!! You will need a good 44 to get over those large pot holes

A mini Glyndebourne in the south, Grange Park brings professional opera to a derelect Grade 1…read morelisted building in the middle of Hampshire. Working in a similar manner to Glyndebourne, Grange park enables you to picnic outdoors before the opera and also in the long interval between acts. They offer a full dining service for those audience members who don't do picnics with full silver service. The venue is superb, after bumping down an unmade private drive for approximately a mile, you park in a large rough field over looking the imposing Grange (the venue for the theatre). The theatre itself is built within the building, so that nothing changes the original features of the house, i.e. the seating is built away from the walls on a structure built just for the theatre purposes. They have cleverly made the floor covered with glass over toy trains and cars which are to represent the monies sponsored to them by large firms in order to display company names in a subtle manner. Performances vary in quality, some are on a par with London opera companies, but sometimes the lack of a full theatre means that the productions are a little over ambitious and fail. They also stage movie nights. Price wise the Grange is very pricey, you are paying for a night which is very much a night to be seen at, rather part of the summer social season and a great alternative to Glyndebourne.

If you know about theatre and have good taste then this is the place to be. Advanced booking is a…read moremust as people in the know, know about it. The top West End shows come here before they go to the West End. The shows for the descerning come here, rather than the mass market popular culture. That is not to say that they do not do pantomimes and accessible productions for all ages, but they are defintely catering for the higher brow market. A while ago they went down hill a bit, but they got a new producer a few years ago and they are definitely back, with great shows, production values, actors and all that you could want for a place that does not fail to satisfy.

We are long time playgoers who have been fortunate enough to see wonderful theater here in San…read moreDiego and also in other cities around the globe. But it took a trip to Chichester this October to see the best play of our lives and our favorite performance ever- Sir Ian McKellen in a profound and stunning performance as King Lear. The festival grounds are beautiful and there were several nice options for pre theater snacks and refreshments. But what blew us away was the gorgeous, intimate stage (the Minerva) and the high caliber of every performance. We had wondered if an excursion to Chichester from London would be worth it, and it ended up being the highlight of our trip. We will definitely include Chichester on our next trip to London.

Going an event in the Basement is a bit like watching a performance in your living room if your…read moreliving room comprises a 25m x 8m exhibition, performance, rehearsal and production area, plus a 7.5m x 7m amphitheatre not to mention a fully stocked bar. The venue (formerly Brighton Fringe) opened for business in its present form in 2008 and regularly hosts concerts, live art and experimental theatre. I went along recently to see Marina Celeste (from Nouvelle Vague) who was performing as part of the Vive La France the Brighton French Music Festival. The event was free first come, first served and drew a good crowd of Francophiles who squatted on the wooden benches and scatter cushions in The Pit. I thought the intimate nature of the venue slightly cramped the style of the sylph-like chanteuse but she did manage to imbibe the sleazy numbers from The Dead Kennedys and The Buzzcocks with Gallic insouciance. Forthcoming events include a talk by legendary filmmaker Nic Roeg and a Valentine's Day special, billed as a cross between a wedding reception, a wake and a radio dedication show.