| Milton Keynes is a city of contrasts. It | | | | immediately captured by the bright colours |
| combines the fun and enjoyment of city life | | | | and the art work which has a very east meets |
| with plenty of scope for leisure and | | | | west feel, and this is reflected on the menu. |
| relaxation. Busy and prosperous, its prime | | | | |
| location promises business success and offers | | | | The Swan Inn is in the picturesque village of |
| the sophistication and innovation to rival | | | | Cranfield, a few minutes from Milton Keynes |
| any other city. Milton Keynes is famous as a | | | | centre. The striking interior gives off an |
| new city, so visitors could be forgiven for | | | | atmosphere of a contemporary minimalism. A |
| assuming that it has no history - nothing is | | | | small but simple Italian menu means that the |
| further from the truth. When building the new | | | | food is freshly prepared every day. |
| town in the South East of England there was a | | | | Vegetarian alternatives are available. |
| unique opportunity to study and record the | | | | |
| archaeology and landscape history of over | | | | La Tasca, the Spanish restaurant is situated |
| 20,000 acres of countryside. | | | | in the heart of the Xscape complex. On |
| | | | entering the restaurant you are immediately |
| Places of interest: | | | | met by a traditional Spanish setting. Every |
| | | | detail is Spanish, the wooden Spanish tables, |
| Milton Keynes has a vast array of intriguing | | | | the flowers, beautiful pottery adorns the |
| modern art. Enjoy a fascinating stroll around | | | | walls, the colour is rustic and to top the |
| one of the largest collections of outdoor | | | | atmosphere lovely Spanish music plays in the |
| public art in England. | | | | background and with subtle lighting in the |
| | | | background. The menu comprises all the |
| Most of this art is based in the City Centre, | | | | traditional Spanish dishes that seem so |
| or in Campbell Park. | | | | familiar. |
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| Milton Keynes Gallery is free to enter. It is | | | | Hotels & Accommodation: |
| the city's most successful and imposing | | | | |
| gallery and presents between 6 and 8 | | | | Milton Keynes offers the usual variety of |
| exhibitions a year. These are of contemporary | | | | accommodation for the visitor in the guise of |
| and modern art. | | | | Hotels, Guest Houses and Bed and Breakfast |
| | | | accommodation. What makes it different from |
| Gullivers Land provides great family | | | | most cities is the amount of accommodation to |
| entertainment and is a great day out for the | | | | let on a short term basis, usually a minimum |
| younger family. It is aimed at children | | | | of one week. Some of these fully furnished |
| between the ages of 3 - 13 years and is great | | | | apartments also offer home office facilities |
| value for money. | | | | for the business traveller. |
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| Xscape is the ultimate entertainment | | | | Campanile Hotel- Milton Keynes |
| destination in Milton Keynes. It combines a | | | | |
| large indoor 'real snow' ski slope, an indoor | | | | Comfort Inn- Milton Keynes, Formerly The |
| rock climbing wall, a multiplex cinema, a | | | | Shires Mo |
| family entertainment centre which includes | | | | |
| ten pin bowling, health and fitness centre, | | | | Best Western Moore Place Hotel |
| bars, restaurants, cafes and lifestyle and | | | | |
| fashion retail outlets - all under one roof. | | | | The Cock |
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| Willen Lakeside Park is the place to go to | | | | Parkside Hotel |
| for a picnic, take part in water sports, jog, | | | | |
| attend events or simply sit and watch the | | | | Broughton Hotel |
| world pass by. | | | | |
| | | | Quality Hotel Milton Keynes |
| The City Discovery Centre was set up in 1987 | | | | |
| and adopted the heritage site of Bradwell | | | | Express by Holiday Inn Milton Keynes |
| Abbey as its permanent base in 1992. Bradwell | | | | |
| Abbey is the site of a 12th century | | | | Novotel Milton Keynes |
| Benedictine Priory. | | | | |
| | | | Harben House |
| Things to do: | | | | |
| | | | Entertainment |
| For the visitor whose ideal break includes | | | | |
| sporting pursuits Milton Keynes has | | | | There is nowhere like Milton Keynes in |
| facilities available throughout the city and | | | | England. You'll find great entertainment and |
| surrounding areas. For those whose idea of a | | | | unlike other cities not all of it is situated |
| good time is shopping there is one of the | | | | in the centre. |
| largest covered shopping complexes in Europe. | | | | |
| | | | Milton Keynes theatre building uses the most |
| The cycling in Milton Keynes is top quality; | | | | technically advanced equipment available. It |
| we have a huge network of cycle paths. These | | | | is able to accommodate a vast range of |
| pass through beautiful scenery and guarantee | | | | productions, from large-scale West End |
| an enjoyable bike ride. | | | | musicals, to smaller, more intimate drama. In |
| | | | addition to bringing a variety of |
| Milton Keynes has over 70 Community Buildings | | | | performances to the city, Milton Keynes |
| in and around the city. These buildings | | | | Theatre provides a focus for the city's |
| include Community Centres, Meeting Places, | | | | already thriving cultural life. |
| Sports Grounds, a Windmill, Golf Courses and | | | | |
| Swimming Pools. | | | | The National Bowl is UK's premier open-air |
| | | | concert venue with no permanent seating. It |
| Shopping in the city centre is dominated by | | | | consists of a grass amphitheatre, crescent |
| the centre: It is a glass construction about | | | | shaped and gently sloping down to a large |
| a half mile in length and is one of the | | | | flat area in front of the stage allowing |
| longest under-cover shopping areas in Europe, | | | | excellent viewing of the performance from all |
| incorporating over 230 shops from large | | | | parts of the arena. |
| national stores to smaller specialist shops. | | | | |
| It attracts nearly 30 million visitors a | | | | There are a couple of cinemas in Milton |
| year. Within the shopping building there are | | | | Keynes, which means you always have a choice |
| a number of specialist barrows selling a wide | | | | of venue depending on mood, and there is |
| variety of distinctive goods and four days a | | | | always something on to see. |
| week there is an open market alongside the | | | | |
| building. Being built on ground level with | | | | Hailed as "Comedy's Unofficial National |
| automatically-opening doors and with ample | | | | Theatre", The Comedy Store will present "The |
| parking around the building, it is also very | | | | Best In Stand Up" from around the globe, |
| popular with visitors with disabilities. | | | | showcasing the brightest names in comedy |
| | | | talent. The Comedy Store is showcased at |
| Food & Drink: | | | | Bistro L!VE The location of Milton Keynes |
| | | | makes it accessible by all forms of |
| Milton Keynes is well known for the varying | | | | transport. With the M1 motorway on its |
| different styles of restaurant. There are | | | | doorstep, and the London to Birmingham train |
| American, Chinese, English, French, Greek, | | | | line running through it, Milton Keynes is |
| Indian, Italian, Mexican, Thai Restaurants, | | | | ideal for the local traveller wanting an |
| and many more in and around the Theatre | | | | enjoyable day out. For the international |
| District. There are many different places to | | | | traveller a regular coach service runs to the |
| go out for a drink, either for a night out | | | | centre of the city from Luton Airport. |
| with the lads, or a quiet evening drink. | | | | |
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