Stay Near Heathrow

Guy Fawkes was a member of a Roman Catholic group who planned to blow up parliament to dissolve the regime. As a result we celebrate the 5th November as Bon Fire Night. Many Places through huge firework displays and Theme Parks often have special nights.

Children often dress up a “guy” and will ask for a penny for the guy. It is traditional to give them some money.

Much has been done to celebrate this day including having verses written. The most popular perhaps being:-

“Remember, remember the fifth of November,
The gunpowder, treason and plot,
I see no reason
Why gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot.”

Happy Halloween!

Today is Halloween and although in the Uk we do not celebrate it anywhere like they do in the USA, we do have our features. Check out our Theme Parks and Bars for Halloween Festivities.

If you are a Monty Pyton fan then you should go to watch Spamalot. Spamalot is lovingly ripped off from the classic film comedy Monty Pyton and the Holy Grail and is a new musical directed by Mike Nichols. And honestly, it has nothing to do with Spam!!

It is side grippingly funny, that even when I went (and was not in a particularly good mood) left with my sides aching from the silliness! This was a year ago and I still smile when I think about it. I would happily watch again.

The Phantom of the Opera is one of the best Musicals ever. If you have not seen it, then you must make a point of going. If you only ever watch one show on Broadway / in the West End, then it really should be The Phantom of the Opera.

It is known for being the World’s most haunting Love Story. (Don’t take your girlfriend there if you don’t want her to fill up with wedding ideas – Just Kidding!)

It is an Andrew Lloyd Webber production which opened today 23 years ago and is still going strong, which goes to show just how good it is. It is currently playing at Her Majesty’s Theatre, Haymarket, London – SW1Y 4QL.

It won’t be on forever, so book your tickets now!

The thing with travelling is that we take lots of photographs and never get round to printing them! So, if you ever needed a reason to get your photos printed.. here is a code to get a fiver off your photos!

If you spend £20 or more on gifts and prints, you can get £5 off your order. This is over and above the 50 free prints you can also claim!

1. Click on the link
2. Order you photos
3. Enter the offer code SAVE5 at the checkout

Simple as 1, 2, 3! No need to call Owen for PC Support!!

Note – The offer excludes Kids collection and Photo Fashion and is valid until midnight 31st December 2008. Standard Photobox terms and conditions apply.

Hamleys is known for the finest toys in the world. It is the most renowned toyshop in the world. People from all over the world come to see it. The best known is the huge multi storey store in Oxford Street. So if you are trying to vere away from buying silver baby gifts, then Hamleys is the place to shop!

The best bit, is despite their fame and reputation, they have not over inflated their prices, so you can shop to your heart’s content. However you do need to bear in mind that you have to carry it all back home! But we have a trick up our sleeves. Hamleys will deliver their products to you! Not only will they just deliver, they won’t even charge you for delivery if you spend more than £75 which is easy to do if shopping for the kids (and I am including yourself!!).

So go for the fun of it, but order online and save your hand the ache of carrying all those toys back home!!

Although transport around London is quite reasonable, sometimes is pays to rent a car. So far I have been quite pleased using National. You can pick up a car from Heathrow airport which means it is very conveniently located or from most other airports too.

You can also save money by booking online. Just click on the link for great online savings.

The only thing I will advise you is that it is often more expensive if you collect from one airport and leave the car at another. Mind you it can be convenient as is most likely still cheaper than a taxi!!

Just thought that I would mention Yell as being a good place to help you look up places of interest in any area you may be in, in the UK, Heathrow included!

You can search by name, area or what you are after eg car rental!

All our current available accommodation has been recently refurbished. This means that which ever apartment you stay in during your stay with us will have been recently renovated.

We will be posting up some new pictures of our accommodation, so you know exactly what to expect. We are sure that it will please everyone who stays with us.

Joseph and his amazing technicolour dream coat is showing in London West End. Joseph is an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical and is now staring Lee winner of the role for Joseph on BBC.

Personally I think Lee is the next best thing to Jason Donovan but as I cannot have Donovan, then Lee is a must!