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Hotel of the month:
Stafford Hotel (The), London
Stafford Hotel (The), London

Inn of the month:
Lygon Arms Hotel, Gloucestershire
Lygon Arms Hotel, Gloucestershire

Self-Catering of the month:
Staying Cool, Greater Manchester
Staying Cool, Greater Manchester

B and B of the month:
Cransley, Dorset
Cransley, Dorset

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On this day:
first official census is held in Britain - 1801, Alexander Graham Bell makes 1st telephone call - 1876, First electric trams begin running in London - 1883, 1st Crufts Dog Show - 1886 - More dates from British history

Brit Quote:
Any fool can write a novel but it takes real genius to sell it. - James G Ballard

Born today:
John Playfair - 1748, Dugald MacColl - 1859, Dame Eva Turner - 1892

Died today:
St John Ogilvie - 1615, Sir Wyville Thomson - 1882, William Bragg - 1942, Laurence Binyon - 1943, Frank O'Connor - 1966, Ray Milland - 1986

Destination of the Month
Cheltenham:
March is the month to catch Cheltenham at both of its bests: genteel and elegant Regency survival, home and inspiration to Gustav Holst in the ...More

Hero of the week - 3/3/10
Michael Foot: With the death of Michael Foot a whole era of British politics has closed. Conviction, erudition and sheer intellectual weight ...More

Where we've been
Strand Palace Hotel
Strand Palace Hotel
I reckon we got deal of the century in this large and impressive art deco hotel. Its been refurbished quite recently and still enjoys that fresh feeling and the reasonable ...More

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Events this month include
Somerset: A Five Year Old Could do That: Trying to Make Sense of Modern Art Bath: Mid-Somerset Competitive Festival Warwickshire: Warwickshire Antiques, Collectables, 20th Century and Art Deco Show Nottinghamshire: Clumber Park Duathlon Lancashire: Easter Sunday Funday and Farmers Market/Craft Fair Gloucestershire: National Hunt Festival Dorset: Spring Bulbs & Daffodils Weekend, More events

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