Imber Bus day is confirmed for this August

If you fancy spending an exceptionally surreal day taking trips through a military firing range in some old buses, prepare to reserve a date in August.

Tickets Alert: Tours of Longford Castle, near Salisbury

Tickets have gone on sale to visit a castle near Salisbury that's still a privately owned family home.

Imber Bus 2023: Thousands turn up to visit an empty village in a fleet of old buses

On Saturday, several thousand people took the chance to take a trip in a random assortment of buses to an empty village where no one lives, because, well, why not?

Imberbus day confirmed for this August

If you fancy spending an exceptionally surreal day taking trips through a military firing range in some old buses, then get ready to reserve a date in August.

Tickets Alert: Tours of Longford Castle, near Salisbury

During the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, an unusually shaped castle was built on the banks of the River Avon not far from Salisbury, and 450 years later, it’s still a private home that a few years ago, started opening to the public, but only for guided tours.

The surreal experience that is Imberbus returns in August

If you fancy spending an exceptionally surreal day taking trips through a military firing range in some old buses, then get ready to reserve a date in August.

A day trip to – Salisbury

An ancient cathedral city on the river Avon and a convenient stopping off point for Stonehenge visitors has plenty of other things to keep people busy for a day trip.

A day trip to – Longford Castle, Salisbury

During the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, an unusually shaped castle was built on the banks of the River Avon, and 450 years later, it's still a private home that's only open to the public for a few days each year.

Tickets Alert: Tours of Longford Castle

Not in London, but worth flagging up as the Longford Castle is a private estate that's only open for a few tours each year.

Day trips from London – Avebury Stone circle

There's a part of England's green and pleasant land that's rich in ancient stone works, and at one place, you can find a pub inside a giant stone circle.

A thatched roof for a megalithic stone

Had I just seen a rather posh looking bus shelter with a pile of rubbish in the middle, or something actually interesting? We were near Avebury, in the land of random lumps of stone, so it was plausible, but then again, to considerable embarrassment, it could be nothing.

A look at the improvements to Stonehenge

Work on the new visitor centre and removal of the old road that ran next to Stoneehenge in Wiltshire is progressing, and as we were in the area at the weekend, it seemed worth stopping for a look.