The world’s most famous flower show is a celebration of the highest quality horticulture and is a feast for your imagination, bursting with inspiration for you to take home.  Nothing compares to the show gardens, each one created by some of the worlds leading garden designers. Their ideas will provide you with endless inspiration.

Easter Eggs

Harrods

The ultimate Easter collection, with a dedicated chocolate department.  Easter eggs of all sizes from miniature to giant, egg hunt gift sets including signposts and Easter bunny toys.

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Fortnum and Mason

Easter Eggs are stylish, delicious and exceptional in every way, using only their best chocolate and filled with sweets that can be found in the Food Hall. This year the colourful and quirky boxes were designed by Lulu Guinness.

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L’artisan du chocolat

Luxury handmade chocolates, chocolate truffles and the unashamedly kitsch collection of quirky Easter eggs made of the finest chocolate produced from ground beans, all available at the Selfridges concession.

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Family Events

London Eye

The capital’s most iconic landmark, the London Eye, is celebrating Easter by bringing an Enchanted Easter Garden to life. This will be no ordinary garden of course; its plants and flowers will be laden with delicious sweets and chocolates, with rhymes and riddles that lead you along a mini treat trail through the garden.

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Easter Chocolate festival at the Southbank Centre

Dozens of stalls showcase truffles, bonbons and bars, as well as chocolate cakes and pastries, a wide range of hot chocolates and chocolate-making kits.

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Easter Egg Hunts

Easter Eggstravaganza at Willows Farm Village

A Choc-o-bloc programme of farmyard fun, adventure play and egg-citing Easter events! Visit the Easter Garden to take part in our Easter Egg Hunt and join in the Bunny hunts around the farm with chocolate treats for all children who take part.

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National Trust Easter Trails Supported by Cadbury

Fenton House; follow the garden trail to win a chocolate prize

Ham House & Garden (Surrey); time well spent! Exciting garden trail and activities for children with chocolate prizes

Red House; try our family trail and win an egg – learn all about William Morris and Red House in a fun way! Meet Mr. Scarecrow, Kath’s Cooking Corner, Egg and Spoon races, The Wishing Tree, Tea, coffee and hot cross buns, outdoor games available all day. Easter bonnets – win a prize for the best! Face painting on Sunday and Monday.

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Traditionally, Mothering Sunday was a day when children who had gone to work as domestic servants were given a day off to visit their mother and family.  Today it is still a time for people to think about their mothers by sending a Mother’s Day card, give flowers or chocolates, organise a special outing or arrange a day of pampering.

Mothers Day Cards

Traditional, contemporary, personalised or hand made, find the perfect card here.

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Flowers

Made to order, delivered or cheap and cheerful, all types of flowers to brighten her day.

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Chocolate

The perfect gift! From handmade to hand delivered, a vast array of choice and flavours.

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Jewellery

For an extra special gift choose from trinkets to gemstones.

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Restaurants

The perfect day out, choose from brunch in a charming cafe, light lunch at a bistro or an evening meal at one of London’s finest restaurants.

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Health Spas

For the ultimate treat, send Mum off for for a well deserved pamper.

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Theatre

Enjoy a special night out to the theatre.

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Afternoon Tea at the Ritz

Make your Mother’s Day extra memorable by treating her to a Special Mother’s Day Afternoon Tea in The Palm Court at the Ritz Hotel.

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Parkex is Europe’s largest dedicated parking event and is the perfect showcase for the future of parking.

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Discover contemporary Indian art at this free Saatchi Gallery exhibition in London.

The Empire Strikes Back features 26 emerging and established Indian artists, most of whom have never been shown before in the UK.

India’s contemporary art market is expanding rapidly, with thriving art galleries in Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore.

Against this backdrop, Indian artists are making a wide range of work. The issues explored in the Saatchi Gallery exhibition include:

• The Raj and its legacy
• Gandhi and Nehru
• Urban expansion
• India’s slums
• Issues around migration

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Dinosaurs Unleashed, Parklife Oxford Street, 28 January 2010 – April 30 2010

Something is stirring on London’s Oxford Street… this is your chance to get up close and personal with the largest and most fearsome creatures the Earth has ever seen.

Dinosaurs Unleashed is the UK’s largest animatronic, life-sized dinosaur experience with 24 full-size dinosaurs. It’s a prehistoric adventure on a truly epic scale.

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Art Trolley Half-term, Tate Britain, 15 – 19 February 2010

For children of all ages, children can let their imaginations run wild with a wealth of art props from paints, straws, crayons to felt.  Art work can also be photographed and displayed in the Art Trolley Gallery.

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Imagine 2010, Southbank Centre, 6 February – 2 March 2010

Imagine, the UK’s brightest children’s festival, fills Southbank Centre with wonderful readings, storytelling and poetry featuring some of today’s leading children’s writers, as well as comedy, visual arts, magic and music. Free performances and workshops run throughout the festival in The Bibliomancer’s Dream – a magical library of books on The Clore Ballroom floor in Royal Festival Hall.

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Animal Magic Weekend, London Wetland Centre, 13 – 14 February 2010

Wrap up warm and come and join us for a magical weekend of farmyard fun!   Don’t miss the popular animal demonstrations, including rabbit and guinea pig handling and pony grooming.  Meet the lovable donkey. 12 noon – 4pm (in the courtyard).  A great day out whatever the weather.

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London Zoo

During the week of half term at London Zoo, visitors have the chance to take advantage of the daily activities that reveal the everyday lives of some of the exotic animals that live in the zoo. Head to the penguin pool at 2pm to watch the black and white birds gobble up their daily allocation of fish, and listen to the keepers as they explain what special care and attention the penguins need.

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The world-famous Imperial Ice Stars, who have won international critical acclaim with their innovative portrayals of The Sleeping Beauty on Ice and Swan Lake on Ice are set to thrill once more with a stunning new interpretation of Cinderella on Ice within the magical setting of the Royal Albert Hall.

Cinderella on Ice has been conceived and choreographed by the award-winning team of Tony Mercer, widely regarded as the world’s leading creator of contemporary theatre on ice, and Evgeny Platov, dual Olympic gold medallist and four-time world champion.

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London Fashion Weekend is the capital’s essential fashion and shopping event.  Shop from over 100 designers selling a range of samples, one-off designs, current and past seasons collections at up to 70% off RRP.  Have a sneak preview of the exclusive designer discounts on offer from our designers at Fashion Weekend this season.

Plus, experience the buzz of London Fashion Week in the official British Fashion Council catwalk venue as we round up the key looks for Spring/Summer 2010 and when it’s time to take a break from shopping your way around the amazing designer discounts; get beauty tips and haircare advice from Elizabeth Arden and TONI&GUY or simply relax with a champagne cocktail!

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An evening of food and fun to discover how good your taste buds are. Could you use smell alone to detect the hidden ingredients in a specially created menu? Can you beat the expert tasters and the machine?

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Paul Delaroche was one of the most celebrated artists of his time. His large history paintings received wide acclaim at the Paris annual exhibition, then dominated by the conflicting influences of Neo-classicism and Romanticism.

Such was Delaroche’s success that it often exceeded that of his contemporaries, Ingres and Delacroix. His paintings combine Ingres’s highly finished style with Delacroix’s historical themes to great effect, resembling stage productions where dramatic scenes are being acted.

The monumental Execution of Lady Jane Grey, Delaroche’s most famous painting, is arguably the best example of this new genre. Depicting the moment before the execution of the young queen in 1554, after a reign of just nine days, it is poignant in subject matter and uncanny in its intense realism.

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The winning and commended images from the 2009 competition are now on show in a stunning new exhibition space at the Natural History Museum.

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The Deutsche Börse Photography Prize rewards a living photographer, of any nationality, who has made the most significant contribution, in exhibition or publication format, to the medium of photography over the previous year.

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The Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2009 presents the very best in contemporary portrait photography, showcasing the work of some of the most talented emerging young photographers , alongside that of established professionals, photography students and gifted amateurs.

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Radical, experimental and avant-garde, Henry Moore (1898–1986) was one of Britain’s greatest artists. This stunning exhibition takes a fresh look at his work and legacy, presenting over 150 stone sculptures, wood carvings, bronzes and drawings.

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The Landlord & Buy-to-Let Show, the largest and longest established free to attend private rented sector show, comes to Olympia Conference Centre from the 5-6 March.

The Landlord & Buy-to-Let Show has a proven track record in attracting thousands of serious landlords and letting professionals and is the UK’s premier source of free training and advice and the most comprehensive exhibition of landlord focused products and services.

So if you’re a landlord looking for the best advice and great deals, or you have a great landlord focused product or service you would like to promote, don’t miss out: this really is the place to be.

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Publishing Expo is the key UK event dedicated to the publishing industry.

Publishing Expo combines a showcase of suppliers demonstrating exciting new products with a free education programme incorporating seminars, workshops and demonstrations, all offering the latest up to date information.  The event attracts thousands of publishing professionals involved in producing magazines, newspapers, brochures, newsletters, directories and catalogues – covering print, digital, electronic and online.

Technology for Marketing and Advertising (TFM&A) has leading industry thinking in a free education programme, up-to-the-minute industry knowledge and demonstrations of clever technologies and solutions from industry suppliers and countless networking opportunities.

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As the UK’s leading event for event organisers; Confex brings together people who organise any kind of event with a colourful array of venues, destinations and event support services both in the UK and across the world.

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The hottest, sexiest, beat bashing Carnival in the world starts in Brasil on February 12th. If you are in London but want to be part of it, don’t worry… Come to Guanabara and it will feel like you’ve just landed in Rio or Bahia.

Here’s what we’ve lined up for the insanity and debauchery that is Carnival:
6th Feb – CARNIVAL WARM UP! With DJ Limão and TRIBO live
8th Feb – RIO JAZZ (Bossa Nova) & London School of Samba
12th Feb –CARNIVAL LAUNCH PARTY with DJ Limão and LONDON SCHOOL OF SAMBA 13th Feb –BAL MASQUÉ with DJ Franco Ze Carioca and RITMOS DA CIDADE Live
14th Feb –VALENTINE’S FORRÓNAVAL with Zeu Azevedo and Forrodaki band
15th Feb –COUNTRYNAVAL with PÉ NA ESTRADA
16th Feb –BAHIA CARNIVAL MADNESS with TRIBO
17th Feb –CARNAVAL DE GAFIEIRA (DANCEHALL CARNIVAL) with CHICO CHAGAS & GAFIEIRA BRASIL

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The capital’s Chinese New Year celebrations are set to transform central London.  Visitors to Trafalgar Square, Leicester Square and London Chinatown will be able to welcome in the year of the Tiger in spectacular style, with Chinese arts and entertainment from international and home-grown artists, and food, firecrackers and fireworks.

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The London convention brings together universities and colleges within the UCAS scheme to inform and guide prospective students. The event plays a vital part in helping applicants decide about what and where to study within higher education in the UK.

Other exhibitors include further education colleges, Connexions, GAP Year organisations, student support services, professional bodies, student travel firms, student finance and lots more.

The convention also has an extensive seminar programme covering topics such as  ‘Grants and Loans’, ‘Taking a year out’, ‘How to fill in your UCAS Form’ and ‘Studying outside of London’.

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Ecobuild is the world’s biggest event for sustainable design, construction and the built environment – the most comprehensive product showcase anywhere and the definitive source of information for the sector.

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This exhibition brings together these three remarkable artists for the first time; Mat Collishaw, Tracey Emin & Paula Rego.  Each artist is internationally known for responses to pain and anguish associated with aspects of childhood, motherhood, abortion and loss.

Now exhibiting together in the unique and intimate surroundings of the Foundling Museum, the artists have engaged in a dramatic visual dialogue relating to the story and themes of the Museum, which memorialises Britain’s first home for abandoned children.

Chris Ofili’s intensely coloured and intricately ornamented paintings are on show at Tate Britain in a major survey of the artist’s career that brings together over 45 paintings, as well as pencil drawings and watercolours from the mid 1990s to today. One of the most acclaimed British painters of his generation, Ofili won the Turner Prize in 1998 and represented Great Britain at the 50th Venice Biennale in 2003.

With Martyn Ware’s 3D Audioscape, sound can literally be controlled in all kinds of three-dimensional paramaters. From left to right, front to back, over and under- think of it as an audio version of Avatar. Artists from Warp Records and Ninja Tune will clash in this sound encounter with mind bending visuals to match.

The Red Bull Music Academy has long had a love affair with sound and its mysterious signal paths, inviting pioneers such as Alex Rosner, the inventor of the audio mixer, sound system architect George Stavropoulos, or synthesis mavericks Bob Moog, Don Buchla, and Tom Oberheim, to name but a few. This night will build on this tradition, showcasing cutting-edge technology and exuberant human creativity at the same time. Drowned in sound.

At the centre of the Tropical Extravaganza festival at Kew Gardens will be the Princess of Wales Conservatory brimming with thousands of orchids and tropical plants. Explore the diversity of colours, shapes and sizes found in exotic plants and why they have evolved such spectacular forms.

Escape the cold winter chill and delve into a steamy tropical atmosphere filled with colour and incredible diversity. The many displays will include arches adorned with Oncidium orchids and bromeliads including Guzmania and Vriesea and a Vanda tunnel where you can immerse yourself in colour.

Rising from the pond at the heart of the Princess of Wales Conservatory will be a sculptural island display covered with hundreds of varieties of exotic orchids including beautiful slipper orchids (Paphiopedilum).

The Moscow State Circus returns to the UK with this once in a life time opportunity to see this award winning show LEGENDA. Many of the critically acclaimed acts are pushing the boundary of human physical ingenuity to its limits.

Tate Modern presents the first major exhibition in the UK devoted to the Dutch artist and pivotal figure of the European avant-garde, Theo van Doesburg.  This is a unique and exciting chance for van Doesburg’s work to be seen for the first time in the UK. This follows in the footsteps of a series of exhibitions looking at different aspects of Modernism, conceived by Vicente Todolí, Director of Tate Modern.

New work by William Eggleston, one of the most influential photographers of the last half-century. Hailed as the father of colour photography, his ability to find beauty in the banal has changed the way we look at the world. His colour prints monumentalise the everyday: the parking lots, diners, motel rooms and lives of the people of his native environment.