Rev your engine all the way down to Eastbourne’s classic car spectacular, where driving fanatics will delight in over 900 vintage and classic cars, motorbikes and buses on display. Live music will provide the perfect soundtrack as you peruse the wheels on show. Little motorheads might not have their licences yet but can still get in on the action with vintage bus rides and fairground rides.
Don’t eat breakfast before heading to this celebration of South Devon’s famously flavoursome brown crab – you’ll need your appetite. From softshell sandwiches to posh pastries, they’ll be plenty of crab-themed fodder to get your claws into. No food festival would be complete without tasters and top-notch chefs such as Mitch Tonks, Matt Tebbutt and Jack Stein will be on hand serving them up as part of a programme of live cookery demonstrations. Make sure to have a tipple before you leave too, this is the home of Salcombe Gin after all.
The return of warm weather calls for chilled drinks and what better way to celebrate than with a vino tour around our capital city? Go on one with London Wine Week, a free seven day festival dedicated to the fermented grape. Start at Flat Iron Square – as the hub of the event, it’ll be transformed into an alfresco garden filled with pop-up wine bars before commencing your crawl through a list 125 bars strong.
Warmer weather spells the return of country walks and the quintessential British picnic. Whatever else you fill your hamper with, make sure you include these Chorizo & Cheddar Sausage Rolls from Simon Rimmer and Tim Lovejoy’s The Sunday Brunch Cookbook. With a flaky pastry crust and a cheesy, slighty spicy centre, these beat a sandwich any day.