pub

Cliveden is England's most majestic country house. Every British monarch since George I has stayed there. Cliveden was also the scene of the Profumo affair, a sex and spy scandal that led to the collapse of the British government in 1964. 

Archdeacon Gary Harch will be working in the Irish Club Hotel in Toowoomba on Easter Sunday. "I enjoy a drink or two, and so do a lot of people; and I think some people will enjoy the more informal-style mass." The church is coming to the pub.

Andrew Moffat recently left his job as a bond trader at Deutsche Bank to set up Redemption Brewery Company in Tottenham. Steve Brown, Tom Madeiros and Colin Masters run Twickenham Fine Ales just north of Twickenham Green. London is brewing again.

With its dramatic landscapes and historical churches, the Dingle Peninsula is one of the wildest and most interesting parts of south-west Ireland. Birgit Roberts returned from a visit with images of windswept beaches, exotic lichens and sheep.

London is global, but it remains quintessentially British. The black cabs, the mother of all parliaments at Westminster, the red double-decker buses; the London Eye, just a decade old; Tower Bridge, a century old. Next: the Olympic Games in 2012.

The Dublin Horse Show is a highlight of the Irish summer and a celebration of the country's love affair with the horse. The city welcomes tens of thousands of visitors from all over the world to watch 1,400 horses competing for €500,000 in prize money.

Cobbler's Beach is ideal for getting that all-over tan. Obelisk Beach is famously sunny, but because Australia gets so much sunshine, it is advisable to use lots of sunscreen. It's extremely uncool to get sunburn or to arrive at the pub with a red face.