Life
Homebuilding & Renovating Show 2027: plan the NEC day
Stopped saving house pictures and started losing sleep over heat pumps? The NEC show (11–14 March 2027) is for you. Bring drawings, leave with a shortlist.
Doug Silkstone
Doug Silkstone is the founder of WithSeismic and editor of Vouchernaut. He writes researched guides to what is worth buying, booking and doing, with clear sources and practical trade-offs. withseismic.com
Culture
Clerkenwell Design Week 2027: plan a better route
A phone full of lamp screenshots is exactly why Clerkenwell Design Week works: real showrooms, 25–27 May 2027, free to register. Here's how I'd plan the walk.
Tech
London Tech Week 2027: is it worth the trip?
Paying your own way to London Tech Week (7–11 June 2027)? It's only worth it if you can name who you want to meet, and why, before you get there.
Life
Grand Designs Live 2027: is the London show worth it?
Grand Designs Live is at ExCeL from 30 April to 3 May 2027. I'd only go with one real project question. Leave the dream-kitchen shopping at home.
Gaming
UK Games Expo 2027: the first-timer's game plan
UK Games Expo (NEC, 4–6 June 2027) is worth a weekend if your group wants to find games you'll actually play, not just more boxes for the shelf.
Life
Ideal Home Show 2027: plan a day that pays off
Ideal Home Show is at Olympia from 2–11 April 2027, with tickets from £12. Pick one theme, or you'll go home with a steam mop and a doorbell that needs its own app.
Gaming
DreamHack Birmingham 2027: a first-timer's guide
DreamHack Birmingham (NEC, 2–4 April 2027) is worth the train fare for esports, creators and playing with other people. If you just want cheap games, stay home.
Culture
The best UK expos worth travelling for in 2027
Which UK expo is actually worth a train ticket in 2027? DreamHack and UKGE for players, the home shows for real house questions, a design week for people who like chairs.
Gaming
Where to buy PC games in the UK: Steam, key shops and G2A
Saved a fiver on a key that won't activate? Here's where I'd actually buy PC games in the UK, and why G2A is a different animal.
Gaming
Steam Next Fest 2027: dates, demos and what to play
Steam Next Fest is back in June 2027. Here's my two-hour plan for demos that actually help you decide, instead of downloading twenty and playing none.
Gaming
GTA 6 PC release date: what Rockstar has confirmed
There's no GTA VI PC release date. Consoles get it on 19 November 2026, and until Rockstar names PC, don't buy anything claiming to be a PC copy.
Gaming
Final Fantasy VII Revelation: the PC buying guide
Final Fantasy VII Revelation hits PC on 8 April 2027, same day as consoles. For a lot of us, the smarter move is finishing Remake and Rebirth first.