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Stonehenge
United Kingdom
The world-famous prehistoric stone circle on Salisbury Plain.
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United Kingdom
Four nations in one small island group: royal London, Scottish Highlands, Welsh mountains, Northern Irish coast, and a castle or cathedral round almost every corner.
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- Capital
- London
- Languages
- English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic
- Currency
- Pound sterling (GBP)
- Best time to go
- May to September for the longest days and best hiking; April and October are quieter, and the Highlands midges are worst in summer.
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Radcliffe Camera
Oxford, United Kingdom
A circular domed reading room at the heart of Oxford.
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Roman Baths
Bath, United Kingdom
Well-preserved Roman bathing complex fed by Britain's only hot spring.
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Christ Church, Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
A grand college with a cathedral, a great hall and Harry Potter connections.
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Greenwich and the Royal Observatory
London, United Kingdom
The home of the Prime Meridian and Greenwich Mean Time, with views over the Thames.
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Pier Head and the Three Graces
Liverpool, United Kingdom
The waterfront trio of grand buildings that symbolise Liverpool's maritime heyday.
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Royal Crescent
Bath, United Kingdom
A sweeping Georgian terrace of thirty houses overlooking a green lawn.
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Culloden Battlefield
Inverness, United Kingdom
The moor where the last major land battle on British soil took place in 1746.
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Stratford-upon-Avon: Shakespeare's Birthplace
United Kingdom
The timber-framed house where William Shakespeare was born.
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York City Walls
York, United Kingdom
A walkable circuit of medieval walls and gates around the old city.
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Arlington Row, Bibury
Bibury, United Kingdom
A famous lane of 17th-century stone cottages beside the River Coln.
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Belfast City Hall
Belfast, United Kingdom
A Baroque Revival civic building with a copper dome, in the city centre.
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Crumlin Road Gaol
Belfast, United Kingdom
A Victorian prison turned visitor attraction offering guided tours.
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Derry City Walls
United Kingdom
Intact 17th-century city walls that you can walk right around.
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Magdalen College
Oxford, United Kingdom
A college with deer park, river walks and a famous bell tower.
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Skara Brae
United Kingdom
A remarkably preserved Neolithic village on the coast of Orkney.
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Trinity College Great Court
Cambridge, United Kingdom
A vast college courtyard famous for the Great Court Run.
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Glasgow Necropolis
Glasgow, United Kingdom
A Victorian hillside cemetery with ornate monuments and city views.
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The Circus, Bath
Bath, United Kingdom
A circular street of Georgian townhouses near the Royal Crescent.
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Clava Cairns
Inverness, United Kingdom
A Bronze Age burial site with stone circles in a quiet grove near Culloden.
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