TRAVELLING IN THE UK

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26.01.2016

ENGLAND

BUCKINGHAM PALACE
Buckingham Palace has served
as the official London residence of
Britain's sovereigns since 1837
and today is the administrative
headquarters of the Monarch.
Although in use for the many
official events and receptions held
by The Queen, the State Rooms at
Buckingham Palace are open to
visitors every year.

LONDON EYE
London Eye is currently Europes
tallest Ferris wheel, and offered
the highest public viewing point
in London until it was superseded
by 245 metre observation deck
on the 72nd floor of The Shard . It
is the most popular paid tourist
attraction in the United Kingdom
with over 3.5 million visitors
annually.

ESTMINSTER ABBEY
Westminster
Abbey,
formally
titled theCollegiate Church of St
Peter at Westminster, is a large,
mainlyGothicabbey church in
theCity of Westminster, London,
located just to the west of
thePalace of Westminster.

It is one of the most

notable religious buildings
in the United Kingdom and
has been the traditional
place of coronation and
burial site forEnglishand,
later,British monarchs.

OXFORD

TheUniversity of Oxford is
acollegiateresearch
universitylocated inOxford,
England. While having no
known date of foundation,
there
is
evidence
of
teaching as far back as
1096, making it the oldest
university in theEnglishspeaking
worldand

LAKE DISTRICT
TheLake
District,
also
known
asThe
LakesorLakeland,
is
a
mountainous
region
inNorth West England. A
popular
holiday
destination, it is famous for
its
lakes,
forests
and
mountains
and
its
associations with the early
19th
century
writing
ofWilliam Wordsworthand
the otherLake Poets.

The Lake District is

by far and away the
UK's most popular
national park. Every
year, some 15
million people pitch
up to explore the
region's fells and
countryside, and it's
not hard to see why.

Wale
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Cardiff Castle is the city's

leading attraction. There's a
medieval keep at its heart,
but it is the later additions
that capture the imagination
of many visitors: during the
Victorian
era
extravagant
mock-Gothic features were
grafted
onto
this
relic,
including a clock tower and a
lavish banqueting hall.

CARDIFF CASTLE

SNOWDONIA

Snowdonia is a region in
north
Wales
and
anational
parkof
823
square miles (2,130km2)
in area. It was the first to
be designated of the
threenational parks in
Wales,
in 1951.

SNOWDONIA'S importance in
the conservation of habitat
and wildlife in the region
reflects in the fact that
nearly 20% of its total area is
protected by UK and
European law. Half of that
area was set aside by the
government under the
European Habitats Directive
as a Special Area of
Conservation.

Scotland

EDINBURGH CASTLE
Edinburgh
Castleis
an
historicfortresswhich dominates
the
skyline
of
the
city
ofEdinburgh,Scotland
from
its
position on the Castle Rock. There
has been a royal castle on the rock
since at least the reign of David
Iin the 12th century, and the site
continued to be a royal residence
until theUnion of the Crownsin
1603.

Its importance as
a part of Scotland's
national heritage
was recognised
increasingly from
the early 19th
century onwards,
and various
restoration
programmes have
been carried out
over the past
century and a half.

STIRLING CASTLE
Stirling Castle is one of
Scotland's
most
historically
important
sites and was once a
favoured residence of the
Stewart kings and queens
who
held
grand
celebrations at the castle.

It is importance as a part of
Scotland's national heritage
was recognised increasingly
from the early 19th century
onwards,
and
various
restoration programmes have
been carried out over the
past century and a half.

NORTHERN IRELAND

GIANTS CAUSEWAY
TheGiant's Causewayis an
area
of
about
40,000
interlockingbasalt
columns, the result of an
ancientvolcaniceruption.
It is located inCounty
Antrimon the northeast
coast ofNorthern Ireland,
about three miles (4.8km)
northeast of the town of
Bushmills.

It was declared aWorld Heritage

SitebyUNESCOin
1986,
and
anational nature reservein 1987 by
theDepartment of the Environment
for Northern Ireland. In a 2005 poll
ofRadio Timesreaders, the Giant's
Causeway was named as the fourth
greatest natural wonderin theUnited
Kingdom.

TITANIC BELFAST
Although there are 187 Titanic
museums around the world, the
city where the ship was built
only woke up to its tourism
potential in the wake of the
James Cameron film and just in
time for the centenary of the
sinking in April 2012.

Naturally, locals immediately

christened it The Iceberg.
Opened in April 2012, its the
worlds
biggest
Titanic
museum, with 10 galleries
over six floors.

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