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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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

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

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Spot Red Squirrels

Red Squirrel. Photo: Eliot Smith

Go nuts for the native nutkin during Red Squirrel Week.

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