In Britain, winter is the season not only for visits to the theatre, opera, concerts and ballet, but also for shopping or for sightseeing.
London, one of the busiest cities in the world, has plenty to offer during the winter months,
especially in the way of entertainment - and the shops act like a
magnet with their array of presents for the Christmas shopper, followed by
large scale bargains in the January sales. But it's not only London that offer value shopping, most of our suburban and provincial centres
have just as much to offer to the shopper.
Even if you're based in London, you don't have to spend all your time there - and
that goes for all the year round, too. Take a
train or coach and see what else Britain
has to offer; There are many
excursions, even in winter, and
among the great country houses which keep their
stately front doors open throughout the year are
Longleat and
WoburnAbbey.
Hire a car and
drive out into the beauty of the winter landscape, the scenery will be even beautiful and the people will have more time to chat to you at this time of the year.