Ferne Arfin

Photo: Frauke Scholz/Getty Images One of the fastest ways to cross the English Channel is via Eurotunnel. It's also relatively cheap when you consider you can bring anything and however many people that fit in your car — from €83 or £69. Whether you cross the Eurotunnel for a short excursion or as one leg of a European touring vacation, you just drive aboard LeShuttle, and, hey presto, 35 minutes later you're in another country.

by Ferne Arfin 16 May 2025 In the heart of the City of London, Britain’s historic  financial centre, a cluster of ancient, modern and mid-20th century buildings wraps around a large public space that offers treats for art lovers and hides a Roman secret. If you are a visitor perhaps you’ve heard of the Guildhall while reading about The City of London – often called The Square Mile – in a guidebook or on website. Maybe you’ve seen pictures of the glorious medieval building at its centre.

Ferne Arfin 23 May 2025 The RSC’s raucous adaptation of the Roald Dahl story is a delightful school holiday treat The Royal Shakespeare Company’s blockbuster show, Matilda the Musical, now in its fourteenth year at London’s Cambridge Theatre, is a family treat that will burn off lots of  juvenile energy during this summer’s school holidays.