The official residences of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II have an exciting programme of exhibitions throughout 2005, exploring different aspects of The Royal Collection. The Queen’s Gallery at Buckingham Palace will display 51 examples of the finest Dutch 17th century paintings.

Following the success of the 2004 Hadrian's Wall Path National Trail summer passport, the Countryside Agency has launched a Walking Around Hadrian's Wall Country winter passport.

Glasgow's Burrell Collection will be staging the city's first major Chinese exhibition, exploring and celebrating 4000 years of Chinese history and culture through Sir William Burrell's world-class collection of Chinese art.

After last year's great success of the Summer Solstice party - more than 30,000 visitors flocked to Innsbruck's old town – this lively event will take place again this year. Start is at 3pm.

The 2005 IIHF World Championship will take place in Vienna and Innsbruck from April 30 to May 15. 16 national teams, their officials and enthusiastic supporters will come to Austria to celebrate a first-class ice hockey event – the 2005 IIHF World Championship!

Lorraine Kelly, Sir Steve Redgrave, Gordon Ramsay and Blazin' Squad are all leading a campaign which aims to get 20,000 families across the UK fit and active.

Heat up your mid-winter blahs at the Fourth Annual Food and Fun Festival in Reykjavik. This week-long festival of special promotions at restaurants and bars brings to light achievements of chefs and brew masters, as well as manufacturers of Icelandic gourmet products such as caviar, shrimp, lamb and cheese.

A new brochure from Suffolk describes why the county should be first choice when it comes to short breaks. Choose Suffolk welcomes visitors to pretty villages, castles and windmills, wide open skies, peaceful countryside and heritage coast - all of which are to be found within its borders.