Travel podcasts for city break fans. All the historical and cultural background you need to enjoy your visit.
Episodes
Wednesday Apr 14, 2021
Wednesday Apr 14, 2021
Surely no two people left a greater mark on 'their' corner of London, than Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Hear their story and discover the places most connected with them: Kensington Palace, the Royal Albert Hall and a trio of world-class museums, namely the V and A, The Science Museum and the Natural History Museum.
https://www.hrp.org.uk/kensington-palace
https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk
https://www.royalalberthall.com
City Breaks: all the history and culture you'd research for yourself if you had the time!
Check our website to find more episodes from our London series or to browse our back catalogue of other cities which are well worth visiting: https://www.citybreakspodcast.co.uk
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Wednesday Apr 07, 2021
Wednesday Apr 07, 2021
Lots more city break inspiration this month and what a range we have on offer: everything from Glasgow to Tirana, from an old favourite - Seville - to a far less familiar gem, namely Pecs in southern Hungary, and not forgetting a tour of Japanese cities too. Surely there is something for everyone here.
Useful links
our website: https://www.citybreakspodcast.co.uk
to find us on twitter: @citybreakscast
to e-mail us: citybreaks@citybreakspodcast.co.uk
https://www.abfabtravels.com
https://besidestheobvious.net
https://brightnomad.net
Wednesday Mar 31, 2021
Wednesday Mar 31, 2021
In this episode it's all about London as a centre of entertainment. We're going along the Strand, round Covent Garden, popping into the Royal Opera House and the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, and then on down to Piccadilly and London's theatreland. Enjoy!
https://www.thesavoylondon.com
https://www.simpsonsinthestrand.co.uk
https://solt.co.uk (Society of London Theatre)
https://lwtheatres.co.uk/theatres/theatre-royal-drury-lane
City Breaks: all the history and culture you'd research for yourself if you had the time!
Check our website to find more episodes from our London series or to browse our back catalogue of other cities which are well worth visiting: https://www.citybreakspodcast.co.uk
We love to receive your comments and suggestions!
You can e mail us at citybreaks@citybreakspodcast.co.uk
And if you like what you hear, please do post comments or a review wherever you downloaded this episode. It helps others to find us.
Wednesday Mar 24, 2021
Wednesday Mar 24, 2021
A visit to Fleet Street, a focal point for writers, publishers and journalists since the Middle Ages. Hear some of their stories, find out which of their favourite watering holes still exist today and discover two places of interest which you can still visit: the home where Dr Johnson wrote his famous dictionary and St Bride's Church, known as the spiritual home of the media.
http://www.drjohnsonshouse.org
City Breaks: all the history and culture you'd research for yourself if you had the time!
Check our website to find more episodes from our London series or to browse our back catalogue of other cities which are well worth visiting: https://www.citybreakspodcast.co.uk
We love to receive your comments and suggestions!
You can e mail us at citybreaks@citybreakspodcast.co.uk
And if you like what you hear, please do post comments or a review wherever you downloaded this episode. It helps others to find us.
Wednesday Mar 17, 2021
Wednesday Mar 17, 2021
A wander round the Inns of Court, that most peaceful haven just off some of London's busiest streets. Explore the courtyards and gardens, learn about the ancient buildings where lawyers have been working for centuries and hear how trainee barristers let off steam in medieval times. Find out too what the young Charles Dickens thought about life as a solicitor's clerk here.
https://www.london-walking-tours.co.uk/inns-of-court-tour.htm
https://theroyalcourtsofjustice.com
City Breaks: all the history and culture you'd research for yourself if you had the time!
Check our website to find more episodes from our London series or to browse our back catalogue of other cities which are well worth visiting: https://www.citybreakspodcast.co.uk
We love to receive your comments and suggestions!
You can e mail us at citybreaks@citybreakspodcast.co.uk
And if you like what you hear, please do post comments or a review wherever you downloaded this episode. It helps others to find us.
Wednesday Mar 10, 2021
Wednesday Mar 10, 2021
What visit to London could miss out Buckingham Palace? Hear a little history, some trivia and some tales from the balcony. Then find out what to look out for on a visit, before popping next door (twice) to the Royal Mews to meet the horses and to the Queen's Gallery to hear about some of the royal treasures which won't fit into any of the palaces.
https://www.rct.uk/visit/the-state-rooms-buckingham-palace
https://www.rct.uk/visit/the-queens-gallery-buckingham-palace
https://www.rct.uk/visit/the-royal-mews-buckingham-palace
City Breaks: all the history and culture you'd research for yourself if you had the time!
Check our website to find more episodes from our London series or to browse our back catalogue of other cities which are well worth visiting: https://www.citybreakspodcast.co.uk
We love to receive your comments and suggestions!
You can e mail us at citybreaks@citybreakspodcast.co.uk
And if you like what you hear, please do post comments or a review wherever you downloaded this episode. It helps others to find us.
Wednesday Mar 03, 2021
Wednesday Mar 03, 2021
We're crossing continents this month. Three continents in fact, as we are bringing you city break inspiration from three more great travel websites and sharing a clutch of ideas from the US and Australia, as well as a selection from France, Germany and the Czech Republic. Do join us!
Useful links
our website: https://www.citybreakspodcast.co.uk
to find us on twitter: @citybreakscast
to e-mail us: citybreaks@citybreakspodcast.co.uk
https://www.hannahhendersontravel.com
https://bristolianabroad.com
https://www.justustwotravel.co.uk
Wednesday Feb 24, 2021
Wednesday Feb 24, 2021
This episode takes you on a stroll through the very heart of London from Parliament Square along Whitehall to Trafalgar Square. We pause at the Cabinet War Rooms, the underground maze from which Churchill directed operations in World War 2, then make three further visits: to the Banqueting House, scene of the only beheading of an English king, the National Gallery and the Portrait Gallery.
https://www.iwm.org.uk/visits/churchill-war-rooms
https://www.hrp.org.uk/banqueting-house
https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk
City Breaks: all the history and culture you'd research for yourself if you had the time!
Check our website to find more episodes from our London series or to browse our back catalogue of other cities which are well worth visiting: https://www.citybreakspodcast.co.uk
We love to receive your comments and suggestions!
You can e mail us at citybreaks@citybreakspodcast.co.uk
And if you like what you hear, please do post comments or a review wherever you downloaded this episode. It helps others to find us.
Wednesday Feb 17, 2021
Wednesday Feb 17, 2021
The building might be a stunning Victorian gothic pile, but the history of the Houses of Parliament goes much, much further back than that. Hear some of the highlights, together with snippets from the speeches which made the greatest impact, and find out too what to look out for on a visit. We'll be popping next door to Westminster Hall too, the scene of some of the country's most momentous occasions: coronation feasts, the trials of traitors and a king, and visits from a pope and an American president.
https://www.parliament.uk/visiting
https://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/building/palace/westminsterhall
City Breaks: all the history and culture you'd research for yourself if you had the time!
Check our website to find more episodes from our London series or to browse our back catalogue of other cities which are well worth visiting: https://www.citybreakspodcast.co.uk
We love to receive your comments and suggestions!
You can e mail us at citybreaks@citybreakspodcast.co.uk
And if you like what you hear, please do post comments or a review wherever you downloaded this episode. It helps others to find us.
Wednesday Feb 10, 2021
Wednesday Feb 10, 2021
A Christmas day coronation-and-riot in 1066, the weddings of Henry VIII and Queen Elizabeth II, Queen Victoria's coronation and Golden Jubilee, Westminster Abbey has seen them all. Hear the story of its beginning, and tales from across the centuries of just some of the most talked-about events which took place there. Find out too what you should look out for on a visit.
https://www.westminster-abbey.org/
https://www.visitlondon.com/
City Breaks: all the history and culture you'd research for yourself if you had the time!
Check our website to find more episodes from our London series or to browse our back catalogue of other cities which are well worth visiting: https://www.citybreakspodcast.co.uk
We love to receive your comments and suggestions!
You can e mail us at citybreaks@citybreakspodcast.co.uk
And if you like what you hear, please do post comments or a review wherever you downloaded this episode. It helps others to find us.