I really enjoyed my time at University Of Bedfordshire. My experience there really grew me up…read more Learned alot from good and bad experiences and meet some fantasic people, some of whom will be forever in my life. There are some really good lecturers who I learned a great deal from in my subject, Information Systems. Great night life, theres something on everynight in Luton Lol. Overall good experience and im glad I choose to get my degree there.

Ever since my literary agent sister Debbi Michiko Florence posted pictures from her experience at…read morethe inaugural Harlaxton Kidlit Retreat hosted by our friend best-selling young adult author Kristy Boyce, I was very eager to take part in a retreat at Harlaxton College! For 6 days, I got to stay at Harlaxton Manor. There's a whole Wikipedia page for anyone interested in going down the rabbit hole of the manor's history. To make a long story short, it was built by a nobleman named Gregory Gregory (yes, that is really his name!), and is currently owned by University of Evansville. I loved exploring the manor, admiring the architecture, and getting good laughs over seeing my boyfriend's name everywhere I go. It was such a joy to write in such gorgeous surroundings every day, and switch up my location. I could write in the haunted library, the gardens, conservatory, ballrooms, wherever I wanted! I felt like I was in the castle from Beauty and the Beast. All my novels feature a castle in some shape or form, so it was a treat to be able to immerse myself in the experiencing of staying in one for a writing retreat. I liked pretending this was my home for nearly a week. Every day, on top of our writing time, we had optional activities and excursions that we could take part in. The staff was amazing and went above and beyond to ensure that we had such memorable and wonderful experiences! These included: Afternoon Tea Playing croquet Garden tour Pub tour (we visited 3 pubs and had dinner in one called Chequers Inn), Visiting Belvoir Castle (pronounced "Beaver," because the British hate the French lol) Attending Kristy's reading and signing of her book Hot British Boyfriend. Fun fact, the fictional school Emberton in her book is inspired by Harlaxton! Banquet to end the retreat I completed revising an updated outline for a new novel, and sent it back to my agent before the end of the retreat. Mission accomplished! Harlaxton felt so magical. I'm honestly a city girl, but I loved living in the manor in the English countryside so much, it actually felt jarring once I was back in a city like York and London. Not complaining. Kristy did such a phenomenal job creating a memorable writing retreat experience! It's going to be hard to top a retreat where I get to write in a fairytale castle!

Amazing study abroad experience. Went to harlaxton with my school as a summer study abroad program…read moreand was so grateful to get to stay at this beautiful manor. The dorm rooms were really nice. There were rec rooms, vending machines, a pay phone for local calls (like takeout or a cab). There's a laundry room, gym, and bike rental. The town close to it is small, friendly and charming. If you want to stay close to the manor there are beautiful gardens on the ground and trails next to it. The bluebell trail is only open a few weeks out of the summer and is just breathtaking. The living facilities are amazing and the staff is great. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are provided everyday and a bistro (aka a bar) is open at night mon-Friday. There is also a gift shop. Besides being used as a university you can also have your wedding at this manor. I hear the bridal suite is beautiful. Tours are also given.

Fabulous environment Great people…read more Lovely parks Wonderful gardens Great place Hope to return soon

Fantastic university and obviously I'm saying that because I went here.... however I have also…read moresince attended King's (because everyone needs two degrees and a lot of debt) and came to the conclusion that I was right all along: UCL is pretty splendid. (King's seemed less friendly and far less compact.) Everything's within a fairly small radius right in the centre of London, the union is good, the halls are authentically awful and thereby breed fantastic friendships based on 35 people sharing a single 2m square kitchen for a year. Even as a non-student, hanging out in the quad is a nice place to be. At Christmas they have carols and things and it's all very wintry and beautiful. Number 2 in the world this year or something, so can't be bad.

Cambridge is one of a handful of ancient English Universities. It's nestled in the SE of Britain in…read morethe hamlet of Cambridge, among fields, lakes, rivers. Unlike Oxford with tons of shops and brand eats, Cambridge is uniquely nestled among old houses, traditional side streets, markets and tiny bridges! Cambridge has an established Victorian-esque like rambling garden & path type experience. During the warm months a visitor may, besides walking the halls and lecture rooms, also take a wood 'punt', or raft (canoe) along the 'Cam' River. Cambridge is spread out. Wear sneakers. Rebel review: 5

The best part about touring the University of Cambridge is reveling in the sense of history this…read moreplace represents. Walking the same grounds as influential and brilliant people, ranging from Sir isaac Newton and Lord Byron to Stephen Hawking and Francis Crick, was amazing to contemplate. I took my tour with Cambridge Alumni Tours. The fee was relatively modest and was well worth it as our tour guide added several details that would have been difficult to unearth on my own. The hallowed grounds are interesting to tour but the historical context and the greatness of the individuals associated with the University are what make it special.

I wish to express my deepest gratitude and warmest appreciation to all the staff who in any way…read morehave contributed and inspired me to the overall success of my study. I am heartily thankful and I really appreciate you all, also I promise to make you proud anywhere in this world.

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Want some ideas for your garden? Don't know what to do with it?…read moreTake a visit to Capel to give you inspiration. Gardens are laid out for you to peruse. Nice restaurant for that cuppa and a cake, or maybe more after walking around the 30 acres.

This place is fantastic. As a resource for gardeners looking for ideas and inspiration it is…read moreunbeatable. As a guide to emerging trends it excels. As a test bed for new plant, fruit and vegetable varieties for the domestic gardener it is incomparable in its thoroughness. It is no coincidence that Gardening Which? (the Consumer's Association magazine) use Capel Manor College as the testing ground for so much that they do. The College owns and runs the gardens so you know that these skills are being kept alive and nurtured; breeding new plant varieties and fostering existing and new gardening styles and gardeners for the future. As a day out it is unparallelled. Go if you get the chance. They even have a 'petting zoo' with pigs, goats, 'silky' chickens (a chinese breed), horses and more. UPDATE - 22/09/2008 Disabled access to Capel Manor Gardens is superb. Much of the garden design (overall and individually within each garden) actually takes into account disabled access in a totally integral way. There are no 'special' requirements that have been met, they just all have been as part of a commitment to enabling public access as unpatronisingly as possible. Do go at the next spell of good weather, you won't be disappointed.