Emma's eccentric Britain
Emma Kennedy wants to explore every odd nook and cranny Britain has to offer, and try out every weird and wonderful pastime.
The Pudding Club, Gloucestershire
Seven great British puddings in one sitting? Easy, as long as you don't make a schoolgirl error like Emma Kennedy and hit the chocolate ones too early …
Badger watching, Hertfordshire
Emma Kennedy takes her parents to a comfy hide in Hertfordshire to spy on the local badgers – but where has dad got to?
Be a zookeeper for a day, in Edinburgh
Emma Kennedy's day as a zookeeper at Edinburgh zoo brings her vicious meerkats, a sad wallaby and some very picky penguins
At home with the first feminists … the eccentric Devon home built by women
A La Ronde is an 18th-century marvel near Exmouth in Devon – it has 16 sides and is crammed with craft created by the Parminter cousins, as Emma Kennedy discovers
Forget the Cavern, for Liverpool's real underground try its secret tunnels
In the 19th century, Joseph Williamson, an eccentric businessman built a network of tunnels beneath Liverpool – but no one knows why. Emma Kennedy dons her safety helmet
Needles at the ready: the Shetland Craft Trail
A new trail takes you the length of the Shetlands to discover craft producers – and introduces Emma Kennedy to the murky world of speed knitting
Zombies and shopping: the perfect British day out
A disused shopping centre in Reading gives Emma Kennedy the fright of her life – and she loved it
The Museum of Brands, Notting Hill, London
Remember the Party Seven? Black Magic? Fruit Salads and Black Jacks? Emma Kennedy finds them in all their nostalgic glory at west London's Museum of Brands, Packaging and Advertising, including some very patriotic toilet paper …
London: climbing the O2
How will Emma Kennedy, a self-confessed vertigo-prone weakling, manage to climb a walkway over the top of the former Millennium Dome?
A bat safari in Cambridge
A tour along the river Cam in a punt takes a gothic turn as Emma Kennedy experiences a fun but heart-fluttering bat safari
Emma's Eccentric Britain: shepherding in Devon
Emma's Eccentric Britain: dog surfing in Devon
A dog that surfs? Of course, nothing strange there. Well, at least there isn't if you are Emma Kennedy's beagle Poppy
Emma's Eccentric Britain: escapology, Covent Garden, London
Ever wanted to see Emma Kennedy put into handcuffs? Now's your chance, as she spends a day with a street performer in central London
Emma's Eccentric Britain: beekeeping in Shropshire
On a beekeeping course in Shropshire, Emma Kennedy was expecting to eat honey. Then she learnt she had to get jiggy with a drone …
Emma's Eccentric Britain: murder on the Orient Express
Emma Kennedy can't believe she's finally going for a trip on the Orient Express, even if it is for a champagne-fuelled murder mystery rather than a romantic trip to Venice
Emma's Eccentric Britain: medieval jousting, Eltham Palace, London
Squire Harry, aka Zac the trainee teacher, and Sir Robert Martin, an insolvency adviser by day, teach Emma Kennedy there's more to jousting than dressing up in period costume (although it helps if you have a leather catsuit)
Emma's Eccentric Britain: breadmaking in Northumberland
Livvy Cawthorne is a B&B owner and runs cookery courses using Northumberland's wonderful local produce – but was it really wise to let Emma Kennedy loose in her kitchen?
Emma's Eccentric Britain: kitesurfing in Northumberland
Being dragged hither and thither across a beach by a looping kite turns out to be surprisingly good fun – once Emma Kennedy has managed to get her wetsuit on
Emma's Eccentric Britain: archery in Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire
Emma Kennedy always suspected she had a hidden talent for archery – and then she scored a bullseye with her first arrow in Sherwood Forest
Emma's Eccentric Britain: falconry in the Lake District
Working her way up from a small owl to a bald eagle, Emma Kennedy gets the hand of falconry – in fact it's one of the best things she's ever done
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