Whats On

Throughout all four weekends of July you can visit artists in their studios to see creativity in motion!

From world-class music to high-end menswear, inclusive fashion to eco-conscious coffee, Sussex Street has it all!

Think you can crack any escape room? Or win every board game? Try your hand at Newmarket’s National Horseracing Museum, writes Angela Youngman

Weekend plans? Wavy Markets brings brilliant designers, makers, producers and street food to Folk Suffolk this Sunday

A photographic ode to the ocean, TO THE SEA is the latest book from Cambridge-based Shutter Hub – and it’s a beauty. . .

Rainbow Runway brings ‘fun, fashion, fizz and more’ to Cambridge’s Grand Arcade on June 5. Book your tickets now. . .

Cambridge novelist Susan Grossey’s guided tour of the city continues. This month, we’re taking a pew in the Botanic Garden. . .

Visit Suffolk Ickworth Park this weekend and see the sun – up close and personal. . .

Novelist Susan Grossey’s guided tour of Cambridge continues. This month's stop? The wonder that is West Road Concert Hall

What better way to celebrate the Easter weekend than with a bluebell walk? These are the best local places to go

Fancy a spot of retail therapy? These new shops in and around Cambridge are all well worth a visit. . .

Ever heard of a Plateosaurus or Kentrosaurus? Get up close and personal with these ginormous beasts at Jurassic Arcade this Easter

Cambridge is hosting three unmissable art exhibitions this month. Here’s what you need to know. . .

From Easter egg trails to pooch-friendly parties, there’s plenty to keep the kids entertained this half-term!

It’s the Pop-up Market that promises to put a spring in your step: visit Grantchester to shop everything from preloved chic to artisan food and drink

It’s English Tourism Week. To celebrate, Velvet visits five top local attractions, all part of our area’s Great Days Out group

Cambridge’s Neptune store is hosting a three-day styling and shopping event – featuring some of our favourite independent brands. . .

It’s Mothering Sunday this month. Velvet finds gifts guaranteed to make mums feel special - all from independent brands

Our monthly Cambridge tour – guided by novelist Susan Grossey – continues with a trip to Garret Hostel Lane. To the river. . .

Bringing photography from around the world to Cambridge, the annual Shutter Hub OPEN runs until March 21. Velvet meets the local talents taking part