Britain 101

British events

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Britain has a wealth of events, activities sports including classic National sporting events and spectator sports such as football, cricket, rugby, golf and tennis. The football season runs from August to May, and most football matches are played at weekends. Generally major football clubs sell tickets in advance, though for some clubs such as Arsenal and Liverpool, Manchester United games will be sold out months in advance, sou you need to buy tickets very early.

Main cricket is played strictly between April and September and tennis tournaments are held in England, although rugby, is popular in Wales. There are golf courses large and small everywhere in Britain, some famous because of national and worldwide golf tournaments.

If boating is your thing, the best known rowing and sailing regattas take place in England.

For gamblers and those who enjoy a bet or two, horseracing and motor racing are extremely popular throughout Britain, especially with the chance of making a quick fortune through the bookies (bookmakers) although we can now use online casinos for a quick fix.

Non Sporting events such as the Chelsea Flower Show, Ideal Home Exhibition, Crufts Dog Show etc generally advise early booking of tickets..

Burns night. 25th January.

A tribute to poet Rabbie Burns.

If you get the opportunity to attend a burns night celebration - go for it. Generally a gentlemen's night to tradition has it that ladies serve the men, and the men individually recite poems to the ladies as a tribute, and the ladies respond with their poem.

Lashings of Haggis, with mask potato and turnips (tatty n' neeps).Plenty of whisky to toast everyone and everything!

Oxford & Cambridge Boat Race

From Putney to Mortlake, great fun, probablt too cold to take a picnic but get a viewing spot early to beat the crowds. All vantage points, pubs, restaurants and bridges are take very quickly.