In the English port town of Chatham, on the south bank of the River Medway in the county of Kent, about 54 km south-east of London, you will find the Chatham Snowsports Centre. In addition to various ski and snowboard slopes, which you can use in summer

In Carinthia in the mountains near Graz is a summer adventure world with an alpine coaster and climbing ridges. In winter you can ski here. The alpine coaster only works in summer and you need the mountain railroad or you hike up.

The Graz Autumn Fair is not only a traditional trade fair, but also a large folk festival with an impressive amusement park. The park is a central meeting place for families and adrenaline junkies, offering a wide range of rides that cover a large part

"Pützchens Maat is anjesaat, Minschemasse an där Kasse,

Stundelang stonn mer in där Schlang, tausend Mann sin noch vür uns dran,

Fünnef Mark avjedrück, ham mer lang jespaart vür die kurte Fahrt,

Rinn in de Kis', Anschnallpflich, Alles zu spät,

On the weekend before St John's Day (24 June), the people of Lorsch celebrate their oldest traditional festival: the four-day St John's Festival. A fairground and a creative market are set up on Karolingerplatz, idyllically situated at the foot of the

200 kilometres southeast of the Czech capital Prague lies the city of Brno (Brünn). On the eastern edge of the city lies the Alpine Coaster, which has been over 1021 metres long since 2016. At the highest elevation in Moravia, the track is suitable for

Around 80 showmen provide fun and entertainment. Of course, there is also a varied range of food and drinks on offer.

Travel information:

By public transport:

- Itzehoe railway station (950m walk)

By car - venue: Malzmüllerwiesen fairgrounds

Parking

If you think that tobogganing is only possible in winter, you've got the wrong idea. Carinthia's longest summer toboggan run climbs a good 400 metres in altitude over a distance of almost two kilometres, from the Madritsche mountain station on the

Midlothian Snowsports Centre, often known as Hillend Ski Centre, is the largest man-made ski centre in the UK. It is located near Edinburgh, in the Midlothian region to be precise, and offers skiing opportunities all year round, regardless of the season

Magdeburg is home to Germany's oldest folk festival, the Herbstmesse. It was first mentioned in 1010 and has had different names over the years. In the end it was simply the "Herbstmesse".