August 2007
When: 1-5 August
What: Glorious Goodwood Festival Week
The summer Glorious Goodwood meeting at
Goodwood Racecourse (www.goodwood.co.uk/) is one of the major events in the racing calendar, once described by King Edward VII as "a garden party with racing tacked on". The views across the Downs from the balcony of a private box are breathtaking and the atmosphere on the course below electrifying.
Where: Goodwood, Chichester
When: 12 August – 2 September
What: Edinburgh International Festival
Head for this
annual hotspot (www.eif.co.uk) of artistic talent, when
Edinburgh explodes with cultural and artistic expression. Enjoy first-rate theatre, world-class opera, cutting edge contemporary dance, superb classical ballet, symphony concerts and recitals from some of today’s greatest and most innovative artists and companies.
Where: Edinburgh, Scotland