This locality offers some totally unspoilt Cotswolds scenery: medieval buildings, timber frame houses, and warm, honey-coloured local stone create some of Britain's most picturesque villages and towns. You will also find a good choice of welcoming pubs, offering great food, accomodation and an excuse to linger a while after a good walk. Here you will also find arguably the finest stately home in the country: Blenheim Palace, birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill.
2009 marks the 250th anniversary of Scottish poet Robert Burns' birth. Burns was a poet and a lyricist and is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland.
The Burns Supper was started a few years after his death by a group of his friends; they held the supper to honour and remember Burns. The tradition caught on and the ritual of Burns Supper is now held all around the world.
His life and work will be celebrated throughout the year at many Burns-related events.
