Aisha Tukur
Blenheim Palace is the latest visitor attraction to call off its Christmas events on Saturday due to “adverse weather conditions”.
Storm Bert is set to strike the UK, with yellow wind and rain warnings in the south on Saturday and into Sunday.
The palace, in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, is closing the the light trial around its landscaped gardens, the Christmas market, and the ice rink that it introduced for the first time last week.
Organisers are “monitoring the forecast” for Sunday and have made no further announcement as yet.
They apologised for any inconvenience caused and offered ticket holders the chance to rebook on another day.
Other events cancelled in the south include Christmas lights switch-ons in Dorchester, Romsey, Christchurch, New Milton, and Odiham.
Portsmouth’s We Shine lights festival has also cancelled its outdoor installations, although the indoor ones are still going ahead.
Gusts of up to 70 mph are expected to strike the southern coast.
South Western Rail (SWR) asked passengers to only travel west of Basingstoke if their journeys are essential.
Services between Exeter and London Waterloo will start and finish at Basingstoke, with journey times longer between Salisbury and Exeter, and between Bournemouth and Weymouth, due to speed restrictions.
All services will start later than usual on Sunday and Monday because of safety inspections.
