Rove list
Hidden gems
Hiding in plain sight.
- 01
Forbury Gardens · Reading
Meet the Maiwand Lion
Find the six-tonne bronze lion mourning a battle you've never heard of.
- 02
🧭🧭 Explore 88
City Centre · Oxford
The Hidden Oxford
Find something you've walked past a hundred times without noticing.
- 03
Cherwell Boathouse · Oxford
Punt for Two
Hire a punt at Cherwell Boathouse and let one of you do all the work while the other enjoys the view.
- 04
St Ann's Square · Manchester
Barton Arcade Window Wander
Find the glass-roofed Victorian arcade tucked behind St Ann's Square.
- 05
❤️❤️ Date 85
The Forbury · Reading
Afternoon Tea at the Forbury
Take afternoon tea at Reading's one five-star hotel, right on the gardens.
- 06
🎨🎨 Creative 83
The Headrow · Leeds
Leeds' Secret Henry Moore Stash
Find the free gallery holding one of the best sculpture collections outside London.
- 07
Pulteney Bridge · Bath
The Bridge You Can Shop On
Cross a bridge lined with shops on both sides — one of only a handful left on Earth.
- 08
🌙🌙 After Dark 82
Queen Street · Bath
Bath's Original Gin Bar
Work through a gin flight in a Georgian townhouse on Queen Street.
- 09
Bourton-on-the-Water · The Cotswolds
Tiny Bourton
Find the tiny model of the model, hidden inside the model village.
- 10
Mayfield · Manchester
Manchester's Best-Kept Secret Park
Find the quiet meadow built into an old rail yard, minutes from Piccadilly.
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