2020 is looking to be a great year in England with the premiere of Frozen the Musical in London’s West End, the opening of the longest coastal path in the world and the final of the UEFA European Football Championship. Discover what else it has in store this year, which gets the show on the road with grand openings, festivals and new forms of leisure and entertainment.
England Coast Path, nationwide
The England Coast Path is an ambitious project to create an uninterrupted waymarked path all around the country’s coastline. The entire route is expected to be opened in 2020, although long stretches like the North East path have already been opened in the north of England.
When it’s completed, the path will cover
some 4500 kilometres of picturesque English coast with access to parts that
were previously impossible to reach.
When? TBC
RHS (Royal Horticultural Society) Garden Bridgewater, Manchester
Salford, in Greater Manchester, is getting ready to open one of the most important gardening projects in Europe this summer: the RHS Garden Bridgewater! The project aims to restore the Worsley New Hall estate to its former glory by adding a huge walled garden and an impressive reception building and restoring the fascinating style of the other historic buildings.
When? Opening in summer (date to be confirmed)
New Windermere steamer, Lake District
Visitors to the Lake District will soon be able to enjoy the views of Lake Windermere, even more, when the MV Swift ‘steamer’ is put into service this summer.
The new 300-seat boat is the largest craft
to be launched onto the lake in more than 80 years. And being shorter in length
than other boats in the Windermere Lake Cruises fleet, this new vessel can
access smaller jetties on the fascinating lakeshore.
When? Starting in summer (date to be confirmed)
Buxton Crescent
2020 va a Those looking for a spa experience fit for a king should book a few days or a treatment at the historic Buxton Crescent & Thermal Spa, which opens in 2020.
Originally built in the 18th century to capitalise on the area’s healing thermal springs, this marvellous example of Georgian architecture is a Grade-1 listed building, which has benefitted from extensive renovation valued at 46 million pounds (about 54 million euros) to create a modern, five-star hotel and spa.
2020 is the year that lucky guests will christen the hotel’s 80 elegant rooms and the fantastic spa with its naturally heated thermal pool.
Frozen the Musical, Londres
In autumn 2020, Frozen The Musical is the inaugural show at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in London, which is currently being refurbished at the cost of 45 million pounds (about 52.5 million euros).
The adaptation of this blockbuster movie was a stellar success on Broadway, so audiences can expect a fantastic show full of sparkling snowflakes, ice queens and singing snowmen.
When? Autumn 2020.
Tate Britain: Steve McQueen Year 3, London
Turner Prize-winning artist and Oscar-winning filmmaker Steve McQueen has brought an innovative photo exhibition to the Tate Britain that’s open to the public until May 3, 2020.
Year 3 is a groundbreaking installation with photographs of third year primary students from several schools all over London. The portraits offer visitors a glimpse of Britain’s future generation.
When? Until May 3, 2020
Liverpool Biennial
The largest international festival of contemporary visual art returns with a bang in 2020. The central theme of this new edition of Liverpool Biennial is The Stomach and the Port, which explores notions of the body and ways of connecting with the world.
Exhibitions are planned at many of Liverpool’s art spaces, including the Open Eye Gallery, the Tate Liverpool, Victoria Gallery & Museum and the National Museums of Liverpool, which make for a great opportunity to immerse yourself in the city’s lively art scene.
When? From July 11 to October 25, 2020.
Museum of Making, Derby
Derby will be celebrating the reopening of the world’s oldest factory in autumn 2020 when the historic Derby Silk Mill changes its name to the Museum of Making.
The new museum will tell the story of objects that have shaped the modern world over the last three centuries of local history. One of the highlights to be housed at the new centre will be the Eagle, which was the first engine to make a non-stop trans-Atlantic more than a century ago.
When? Autumn 2020.
UEFA Euro 2020, Wembley (London)
In addition to four group matches (three group stage, one round of sixteen), Wembley Stadium will also host the semi-finals and the final of the most famous football tournament in Europe, Euro 2020.
For the first time in the history of the event, the championship will be held in 12 countries, and the matches in Wembley are expected to attract football fans from all over the world.
Located in the centre of Brent, London’s Borough of Culture in 2020, the stadium will also host other events to coincide with the tournament, including the UEFA Festival which is a celebration of arts, culture, music and most importantly football.
When? From June 12 to July 2020.
Tour of Yorkshire
The idea for the Tour de Yorkshire arose in 2015 as a legacy event following the success of the visit of the Tour de France to the country. Each edition held since then has attracted a sizable audience.
You can go to see the race, or cycling fans can put on their favourite maillot and ride the same route as the professional cyclists.
When? From April 30 to May 3, 2020.
