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New Year’s resolution to start up / get back into running starting to dwindle? We might have the answer. The next week and a bit are your chance to sign up for this year’s Royal Parks Half Marathon, which hopes to keep you moving until at least October 12. The course is one of London’s most scenic runs (hitting four of capital’s eight Royal Parks) and the ballot is now open.  Starting and finishing along Hyde Park’s iconic South Carriage Drive, the 13.1-mile route ticks off famed landmarks including Buckingham Palace, the Houses of Parliament and the Royal Albert Hall. With a mostly flat route, the race is suitable for seasoned runners and newbies alike. RECOMMENDED: How the 2025 London Marathon is already breaking records. If boosting your cardio isn’t motivation enough, you might be tempted by a good cause. Entrants raise money for the conservation of London’s eight Royal Parks, as well as 1,200 other UK charities. Since 2008, the event has helped to raise £70 million for the likes of Great Ormond Street Hospital and Mind.  Interested? Find all the info you need for entering the 2025 Royal Parks Half Marathon below.  When is the 2025 Royal Parks Half Marathon? This year’s event takes place on Sunday October 12. How do you enter the 2025 Royal Parks Half Marathon ballot?  To be in with a chance of running the Royal Parks Half Marathon this year, you’ll need to enter the ballot here, which is open from now until 5pm GMT on February 7.  The ballot will be drawn on Thursday 13

The UK boasts countless famed landmarks, each steeped in its own rich history. From London’s iconic skyline to UNESCO World Heritage Sites, have you ever wondered which landmark is the UK’s most photogenic? Well, photography retailer Jessops reckons it has the answer.  In a study which looked at Instagram’s most ‘hashtagged’ locations, Jessops named the London Eye the UK’s ‘most photogenic’ place. The study totted up the Eye’s Instagram hashtags and said they amounted to a whopping 3.48 million. In Jessops’ study, the Eye was narrowly followed by Big Ben, with 3.47 million posts. In fact, you may be unsurprised to hear that of Jessop’s top 10 landmarks, just three can be found outside of our nation’s capital.  The most ‘photogenic’ attractions in the UK, according to Jessops The London Eye, London (3.48 million hashtags) Big Ben, London (3.37 million hashtags) Tower Bridge, London (2.84 million hashtags) Buckingham Palace, London (1.5 million hashtags) Stonehenge, Wiltshire (915,000 hashtags) The Natural History Museum, London (780,000 hashtags) Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh (720,000 hashtags) The Tower of London, London (690,000 hashtags) St. Paul’s Cathedral, London (550,000 hashtags) Snowdon, Gwynedd (530,000 hashtags) Perched on the Southbank and offering panoramic views of the city skyline, a visit to the London Eye marks a rite of passage for many London tourists. And, with its notable ’00s design in stark contrast to the surrounding Edwardian Baroque of County Hall, th