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How much spare time do we really have? We have the minimum of 20 days annual leave. We have 8 bank holidays, 104 weekend days, 233 evenings and hundreds of spare hours in our busy schedules... but only if you make them spare. Click on the links below to discover some truly unique ways to enjoy England...

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Robin Hood

England in 60 minutes

England in a day

England in a weekend

England in a week

England in 60 minutes

Visit an English folk legend
and investigate the Royal Society

Surf's up
Take a surfing lesson in Scarborough

Immerse yourself in Victoriana and tackle a holy climbing wall

Cross the great divide
Journey over the Clifton Suspension Bridge

Up in the clouds
Take a walk in Salcey's treetops

Here be monsters
Discover Norfolk's Dragon Hall

Spa break for two
Relax with a break at a health spa

Take a tour of Shakespeare's Globe and afternoon tea in London

England in a day

Visit the real Gormenghast
at Arundel Castle in West Sussex

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Festival England From dance weekenders to literature fests

Release your speed demon
at Silverstone Racetrack

Take time out in Greenwich
Straddle the Meridian line

Experience a dark and distubring past
in England's oldest inn

Revisit the Profumo affair at Cliveden
and take a walk under the Mersey

First SuperBus ticket giveaway
for First Great Western customers

England in a weekend

Watch the FIFA World Cup 2010 or find a place to escape from it all

20% off a weekend stay at Park Inn Hotels

Discover the best places to stay from our England Awards for Excellence 2010

Robin Hood
Visit Nottinghamshire and explore Robin Hood country 

Up to 20% off weekend breaks at Radisson Blu Hotels & Resorts

Room with a view?
Stay in South Foreland lighthouse’s East Cottage

Between the sun and the sea
Take a kitesurf in Hunstanton

Wind in the willows
Cast a fishing line from your own balcony

England in a week

Half term ideas
Keeping the kids busy over the school holidays

Discover the stories behind
England's Myths & Legends

Under the stars
Camping and caravanning in England

Get back to nature in Blackberry Wood and mix it up at The Great Escape in Brighton

One, two cha-cha-cha
Get your dancing shoes on

Eyes on the skies over Bristol and surf and turf on the Isle Of Wight

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A little bit of festival comfort

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