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Walking festivals offer wonderful, sociable ways to discover far-flung locations and those closer to your doorstep. They’ll motivate you to get out and walk, whether it’s for a stroll through a vineya

Anyone who’s read Helen Macdonald’s remarkable memoir H is for Hawk – about grief, nature and training a goshawk – will be aware of its powerful impact. The book has now been turned into a film starri

To 31 January 2026 An annual display of JMW Turner watercolours that were left to the nation by the art collector Henry Vaughan in 1900; the watercolours are only ever shown during January, when natur

It’s time to start planning for an already busy-looking 2026 on the classic scene

1 January 2026 Brooklands New Year’s Day Classic Gathering The UK’s biggest New Year’s Day gathering, featuring hundreds of classics, music and good grub. brooklandsmuseum.com 1 January Vintage Stony

Long-awaited returns, new albums and tours, festival headliners, fresh faces… here are just 26 reasons to be cheerful in 2026.