Happy Father’s Day! We’re celebrating this special day with free p&p on orders over £100 until midnight. It’s the perfect excuse to hit the BrandAlley sales and snap up some purse-friendly designer bargains before you head out and spoil your old man rotten!

Affordable Art Fair

If your dad’s into art, why not take him to the Affordable Art Fair in Hampstead today? Over 100 galleries have set up shop in a marquee on the Heath, exhibiting a huge array of traditional and contemporary, affordable art – with paintings, photographs, sculpture and original prints all on show from established names and emerging stars. Plus, everything you see is priced between £40 and £4,000 and most of it can be bought, wrapped up and taken home with you. To find out more, go to the Affordable Art Fair website.

Opening the Olympics exhibition at the Museum of London

Or how about reliving last year’s amazing summer of sport at a free new display at the Museum of London?  Opening the Olympics is a fascinating showcase of objects and costumes from London 2012 – many on view for the first time since the Games closed. These iconic items include Tom Daley’s Union Jack swimming trunks, the yellow jersey that Bradley Wiggins wore in the opening ceremony, an Olympic torch from the official relay and much more.

BBC Gardeners’ World Live

If you’ve got a green-fingered father, tempt him away from his tomato plants with a day out at BBC Gardeners’ World Live at the NEC in Birmingham. The UK’s most friendly and entertaining horticultural show is bursting with award-winning gardens and dazzling displays of plants and flowers, plus all your favourite gardening experts will be there, like Monty Don, and Carol Klein. Even better, your BBC Gardeners’ World Live tickets include entry to the BBC Good Food Show Summer, which is on at the same time, same venue!

More Father’s Day fun around the UK

Of course, there’s loads of other brilliant stuff happening all over the UK to celebrate Father’s Day. If you’re in need of inspiration, check out the English Heritage and the National Trust websites to see what’s happening near you. There’s everything from special events to simple pursuits to give him a Father’s Day to remember.

Special eats for Father’s Day

After all that excitement, make your dad’s day even more special by treating him to food he really loves. To inspire you, Jamie Oliver has put together a whole selection of tasty Father’s Day recipes on his website, starting with a full English breakfast right through to roast chicken, simple baked lasagne and toad in the hole.  So, go on, push the boat out!

Happy Sunday

Jo x

Picture credits: © Image of young tomato plants from mylittlevegetablegarden.blogspot.com; © Image: © Jonathan McCree. The Art of Fugue. Alicia David Contemporary Art from the Affordable Art Fair, Hampstead 2013; © Image: Bradley Wiggins’ yellow jersey in Opening the Olympics exhibition at the Museum of London via tntmagazine.com; © Image from bbcgardenersworldlive.com; © Image for Father’s Day treat – © J. Brady on the English Heritage website; © Image of simple baked lasagne by David Loftus on jamieoliver.com.