This is a gorgeous time of year to get outside and explore, (as is winter if you're dressed properly for it!)  and there's some lovely autumn news from those kind folk at English Heritage for anyone wanting to take out a membership!

Before I get on to the news, in case you didn't know about them, English Heritage care for over 400 historic places in England and Wales.  

The charity is guardian to some of our greatest buildings and monuments  - Stonehenge, Tintagel Castle, Osborne, Hadrian’s Wall and Dover Castle to name a few!  In fact, there are over 400 sites, and you can visit as many times as you like with an English Heritage Membership!

There are wonderful autumn colours to enjoy,
such as these at Brodsworth Hall and Gardens in Yorkshire.
See The Top 10 English Heritage gardens in autumn with English Heritage!

English Heritage members enjoy great benefits!

SPECIAL OFFERS ON! 

Enjoy 25% off gift and annual memberships** with English Heritage with the code AFFEH2526  - this is only limited and valid until Sunday 8th November 2026, so don't miss out!  

 
There are plenty of changing colours of both sky and landscape 
to see at Hadrian's Wall during the autumn period. 
See other places to see amazing colours here.

Give a gift membership here.

** Valid for new memberships only. Annual Direct Debit only.

The RHS has announced its RHS Flower Shows for 2027!

And – exciting news and a drum roll! – there’s its first-ever urban show in Bristol!

Now, key dates for you…

The RHS Malvern Spring Festival runs from the 6^th to 9^th May 2027

RHS Chelsea runs from the 18^th to 22^nd May 2027 (and tickets are now on sale).  

The RHS event in Bristol takes place from the 8^th to 11^th July 2027

And RHS Flower Show Tatton Park is back from the 21^st to 25^th July 2027.

Members get reduced rate tickets to RHS Flower Shows
and family friendly events - there's plenty to enjoy all year round
Join here! 

Two more things....A Special Offer and RHS Glow

There's a special offer on the RHS Gift Memberships at the moment, for a limited time only.  It's £59.99, with RHS Garden entry for 1 member + family guest or 2 children.  It's presented in a lovely pack, with a £5 RHS voucher, plant planner and 2 packets of seeds (UK only).   The recipient will need to activate the gift, and there's a free trowel for the recipient when activated by 31st January 2027!   You can also gift any of the RHS Membership plans to your family and friends! 

Membership benefits include....

• Unlimited entry to all five RHS Gardens (Hyde Hall, Harlow Carr, Bridgewater, Rosemoor and Wisley)
• Free entry to 240 RHS Partner Gardens (conditions apply)
• Reduced-rate tickets to RHS Flower Shows and events
• Award winning The Garden magazine every month - worth £81 a year!!
• Personalised gardening advice from RHS experts
• Gardening inspiration and seasonal tips stright into your inbox!

Find out about the RHS Membership offer here

(If you want to join to treat yourself, there's 25% off at the moment!)

And - don't forget that RHS Glow takes place at the end of this year, with RHS Wisley kicking off first.   RHS Glow takes place at all five RHS gardens - illuminated gardens, lovely festive food, great Christmas shopping plus some surprises, say the RHS! 

Find out more about the RHS Flower Shows in 2027 here.

Oklay, so this isn't a membership - but that time of year is rapidly approaching, and this Advent Calendar sells out FAST, so I wanted to let you know it's back!

Perfect for coffee lovers - an early Christmas gift?  - they can count down to the big day with the Rise Advent Calendar!  A free handwritten gift note included with every order, too.

RISE began back in 2020, in a South London flat - Ben and Alice just wanted better coffee at home and they wanted to bring delicious varieties of coffee to coffee lovers.  They are now the UK's number 1 voted coffee subscription!  And they give 1% of every sale back to the coffee-growing communities they work with.  They are so committed that they have a coffee club and their own RISE house coffee, which is a Ugandan coffee which supports farmers they met in 2023.

The RISE Coffee Advent Calendar - perfect for coffee lovers!

It's a chance to discover 24 carefully curated speciality coffees (17g a pouch, enough for 1 - 2 coffees a day).  The windows all have a unique ground coffee pouch, selected by Ben and Alice, who founded RISE coffee box. 

There are tasting notes so that you can learn as you sip, as RISE say;  daily QR codes unlock videos and stories from Alice and Ben.  The coffees are from Brazil, Colombia, Ethiopia, Costa Rica, Congo, Uganda, Guatemala and Kenya and others!  The coffee is generally medium to medium-dark roasted.  

This Advent Calendar sells out fast - it's £42.00 but you can buy 2 and save £8.40 or buy 3 and save £18.00.   

Find out more from RISE here.

By the way, they also do a coffee gift subscription if you prefer.  A free gift note is included and you're in control of your brew type, quantity and frequency.  Each bag is 200–250g, generally medium to medium-dark roasted.   There are 2 new coffees every 30 days from 2 independent roasters, split acorss however many bags you order and you get flexbility - you can pause, delay or cancel your box at any time.   You can even order a one-off box for £26.00  Find out all about it here.

Gift experience company Into the Blue have lots of experiences to choose from!   

The company began by selling flying experiences out of Biggin Hill in Kent, and they've been making memories since 1996.   Founder and Managing Director Jim Maitland went to Biggin Hill as a child with his father, who opened up Biggin Hill as a civilian airfield back in 1958.  Jim spent many happy hours there and joined his father to help him run the Biggin Hill Air Fair.  Realising lots of people who were at the shows would love to have a go themselves, he worked with his contacts and so Into the Blue was born!   Needless to say, they have lots of flying experiences - including flight simulators - and also adventure, creative, water, sports, food and drink, breaks, days out and at home experiences.  So there's lots to choose from!

What's more, they've got a special offer for you!

Enjoy 15% off*
The code below is valid on experiences up to £250.00.

Some products are excluded.

Use the code: 

ITB15FORME

There's a Friday Night Curry Discoverer Box Subscription
from £28.00 for three months.  Choose from 3, 6, 9 or 12 months.
There are easy to follow recipes to make authentic curry dishes, 
and each monthly box has 7 to 8 bags of spices and spice blends;  
they are measured out with recipe cards to create a meal for 4 people. 
Find out more here.

There's a Little Gin Subscription with Little Gin Box Box. 
Choose from 3 or 6 months, starting at £54.00 (that's the 3 month one).
You'll receive 2 x 50ml of carefully selected gins plus tasting notes every month
and 2 x Fever-Tree mixer cans included.  
Cheers!  

How about a Champagne & Sparkling wine experience?  Choose between a 
Champagne & Wine Tasting Evening or a Champagne & Fizz with Lunch from £49.00

How about a Chocolate Truffle Making Kit.
Hand make your own chocolate truffles - you choose
from dark or milk chocolate when redeeming the voucher.
Each kit makes 30-40 truffles (Malteser size). All for £29.00.  
Yummy! Find out more here.

There are lots of Gourmet Gifts and Subscriptions as well, 
just the thing for lovers of gin, rum, wine, spices, brownies, sweets,
charcuterie, and cocktails.  

Use ITB15FORME

 for 15% off* experiences up to £250.00.

(*Some products are excluded from this offer.)

Head over to Into the Blue