May Bank Holiday Ideas On A Budget

Take A Stroll Along The Thames Path

The two May Bank Holiday’s are only a few days away, and in preparation, we’ve put together 15 ways to enjoy the two weekend’s on a budget for all the family.

In the UK, May is blessed with two bank holiday weekends, and it seems a shame to spend those rare three day bank holiday weekends at home when there are so many fantastic places to escape to.

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Win Family Tickets To Crick Boat & Waterways Festival

Crick Boat Show

Discover the magic of the waterways and enjoy a great family day out. British Waterways is offering 50connect readers the chance to win four family tickets to Crick Boat & Waterways Festival (23 – 25 May).

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Watching The Whale Warriors

Passion, courage, danger, controversy. A new documentary series follows the men and women dedicated to wiping out Japanese whaling.

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Former Heart Attack Patient Bound For North Pole

We speak to 61-year-old Roger Davies who plans to stave off old age by hauling a sled across arctic terrain in temperatures of minus 40C in the ‘world’s toughest race’.

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Win Where To Go Wild Books

We have five copies of Where To Go Wild In Britain, a month-by-month guide to the UK’s best wildlife experiences to giveaway.

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Free Tickets To The Outdoors Show

Find out how you could get your hands on one of 250 pairs of tickets to the Ordinance Survey Outdoors Show at the NEC in Birmingham.

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Burgundy By Rail

If you want to escape from it all this spring and summer, the French region of Burgundy may be the perfect place to hide away.

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Wild Week & Autumnwatch

Do one thing for nature this autumn and welcome wildlife to your garden or community.

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National Arboretum Changes Colour

Photo: Westonbirt Arboretum

Leaf peepers can see it all at Westonbirt in the Cotswolds this autumn.

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