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	Exeter to host second Christmas Market The beautiful Cathedral City of Exeter is to host its second Christmas Market from 21 November – 19 December 2013. For 29 days, Exeter’s picturesque Cathedral Green in the very heart of the city will be transformed in to a Christmas shopper’s haven, comprising up to 70 festive wooden chalets selling everything needed for a perfect Christmas celebration.  Read more
	New Deadly Challenge for Longleat Visitors Longleat Safari & Adventure Park invites visitors to face the ultimate test of their mental and physical abilities when they try out the brand-new Deadly Challenge attraction which opens this week.  Read more
	New reasons to take a cycling break in Bath Following the long-awaited opening of the Two Tunnels cycle track and a popular event, Bike Bath, taking place next month, where better to enjoy a cycling break than the World Heritage City of Bath? With canal paths, countryside routes and tracks linking into the National Cycle Network, and welcoming accommodation offering a comfortable stay, there couldn’t be a better time to visit Bath.  Read more
	Top live music festivals in Cornwall Cornwall has pumped up the volume and is cultivating quite a name for itself in the world of outdoor music. This summer top names are lining up to perform on beaches, in unique theatres under the stars and on fields with mesmerising views.  Read more
	Eden Project's SkyWire, to re-open May 18th The Eden Project’s SkyWire, England’s longest zip wire, is re-opening on Saturday May 18 and will now offer thrill-seekers the opportunity to fly headfirst at up to 60mph – nearly twice as fast as before.  Read more
	Longleat Tigers put Signage to the test Devising indestructible new signage which can survive the rigours of daily life in a safari park was always going to be a tall order. However the big cat keepers at Longleat were so confident they were up to the challenge they decided to put the new signs to the ultimate test - with the help of their trio of tigers.  Read more
	Salisbury Cathedral groups event a success Salisbury Cathedral hosted two special ‘Secret Salisbury Cathedral’ days for groups at the end of April. This was a first for the Cathedral, offering pre-booked visitors the opportunity to see ‘behind the scenes’ in areas normally closed to the public and meeting specialist staff including masons, vergers and organists.  Read more

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	Sculpture Exhibition at Salisbury Cathedral Salisbury Cathedral is the iconic location for the first major retrospective exhibition by Helaine Blumenfeld OBE, one of Britain’s leading contemporary sculptors working in marble and bronze. Messenger of the Spirit, running from 12 April – 8 September, brings together twenty of the extraordinarily beautiful pieces Blumenfeld has created throughout a career spanning more than four decades and includes four new site-specific pieces: Esprit 2013, Mysteries, The Space Within and Flight.  Read more
	It's summer at the Bishop's Palace The weather is brightening up and the summer is peeking round the corner. The new Community Garden is now open to the public and with more garden developments opening later in the summer, it really is all happening over the drawbridge! This May there is definitely a medieval theme to our events and activities and you don’t have to wait for half term for the fun to start.  Read more
	Sculpture exhibition at Salisbury Cathedral Major sculpture exhibition at Salisbury Cathedral by Helaine Blumenfeld includes four new pieces Salisbury Cathedral is the iconic location for the first major retrospective exhibition by Helaine Blumenfeld OBE, one of Britain’s leading contemporary sculptors working in marble and bronze.  Read more
	Longleat to stage Fishing & Country Show Longleat is to host its inaugural Fishing and Country Show on June 14th and 15th. The Wiltshire Estate has been working for some time with key elements of the UK Tackle Trade after identifying what they see as a major gap in the existing UK show calendar. The new show is being developed with the internationally-respected fisherman Chris Ogborne.  Read more

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