You're never far from a spectacular view on the Isle of Arran! ⛰️😍

📍 Glen Rosa, @VisitArran 📷 IG/hayandkyle #ScotlandIsCalling

'St Paul's, Evening Light' (2024) by Matthew Alexander
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Enter the London home of Charles Dickens. 🎩

Laid out as it could have looked in the 1830s, and comprising of many items which belonged to Charles Dickens himself, you'll be immersed in his literary world!

And for an added bonus, we're opening this bank holiday Monday too!

William Turner's Sunset

'You, O Lord, are a shield around me, my glory, and the one who lifts up my head'
Psalm 3: 3

Revolutionary War veteran Joseph Plumb Martin died #onthisday in 1850. In 1830, he published a memoir of his military service and shared the experiences of enlisted soldiers.

Take a closer look with our Timeline of the American Revolution: bit.ly/40JPIqa

The sun came back over the Forest, bringing the scent of May. All the streams of the Forest were tinkling happily to find themselves their own pretty shape again and the little pools lay dreaming of the life they had seen and the things they had done. ~A.A.Milne #MayDay2024

Sacrifices for the greater good 🌻 Jo Bonger, the wife of Vincent's brother Theo, did just that to contribute to Vincent's fame. She sold one of her two beloved 'Sunflower' paintings to the National Gallery in London to contribute to his international recognition.

This weekend's #ShakespeareSunday theme has been chosen by BardWars: BEGINNINGS and ENDINGS!

It is Beltane tomorrow, the beginning of Summer. The fire starts to burn just a little bit brighter. This morning, sunrise on Glastonbury Tor.

Walt Whitman is considered one of America's most influential poets. Whitman wrote 'O Captain! My Captain!' after President Lincoln's assassination, expressing his support for Lincoln and the Union cause.

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#NationalPoetryMonth

Some blue sky at last bringing on the final flush of the Hampton Court Tulip Festival ☀️ 🌷

Renoir, The Umbrellas

Don't forget to put your May flowers out. This old Irish custom involves gathering flowers on May Eve (or in some places on May day morning) and leaving them in front of the main threshold. It was believed to protect the house from harm or evil.

Did you know Scotland has some pubs or 'public houses' so old that they welcomed patrons as famous as Mary Queen of Scots? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Serving quality Scottish cuisine in many and world famous whisky in almost them all, let's toast to some of Scotland's most storied taverns 🍻

Hopper's Nighthawks

Guess no one told them to always pack a snack on your way out

'Strand, Westbound' by John Walsom
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Edinburgh Castle, cherry blossoms are a riot of colour ❤️ #EDINBURGH

I thought I'd start today with (yet!) another one that I haven't shown for a long time. This is 'Essex Landscape' by W S Mummery from 1930. It featured in our show Beecroft Art Gallery from 11/09/21-03/04/22. It is though that this was a view near the Iron Age fort near Loughton.