From a major exhibition on the Arts and Crafts movement to the opening of one of the world’s biggest tree-houses, there is a diverse range of things to see in Britain in 2005. Historical figures such as Sir Winston Churchill, Charlotte Brontë and Admiral Lord Nelson will be commemorated; while events range from the International Fleet Review to the World’s Biggest Liar competition. Here’s a month-by-month guide to some of the highlights.

There's nothing the British like more than to go and get lost. In grand gardens of stately homes and castles around Britain you'll find some of the world's oldest and largest hedge mazes. These elegant horticultural labyrinths have been playfully confusing visitors for hundreds of years.

An apparently normal family will arrive by open boat at a rented holiday cottage in Britain to find there is no hot water or electricity... and the only lighting is a box of candles. Amazingly, they’ll be delighted. Meanwhile a happy group will be settling down for a quiet weekend in disused arsenic mine... and a love-struck couple will be setting off for their romantic break in a railway station ticket office.

Travel Feature - Bristol, a maritime city in South West England, has successfully blended its unique history with modern living to create an energetic yet relaxing place which clearly feels good about itself.

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Many poets and writers rhapsodized about the Vienna coffeehouse, all searching for the essence of what has become the most Viennese of all Viennese institutions. With limited success – coffeehouses have acquired a certain mythical quality; in short, they are the stuff legends are made of.

Travel Feature: Known for its beaches and natural beauty, the island of Bornholm is Denmark's easternmost region. It lies in the Baltic Sea on the far side of Sweden's Skåne peninsula.

El Almendral, an exotic new farmhouse hotel located in the midst of one of the most beautiful rural regions of southeastern Spain, has opened for business.