England Attractions

Located in the Lake District National Park, Windermere is the largest natural mere (a long, thin lake) in England and is in an area of outstanding natural beauty with numerous stunning walking trails. It has been one of the country’s most popular places for holidays destinations since 1847, when the Kendal and Windermere Railway built a branch line to it. It is located in the county of Cumbria.

Tate Britain is the national gallery of British art from 1500 to the present day. As such, it is the most comprehensive collection of its kind in the world (only the Yale Center for British Art can claim similar expansiveness, but with less depth). More recent artists include David Hockney, Peter Blake and Francis Bacon. Works in the permanent Tate collection, which may be on display at Tate Britain include works by Blake, Constable, Gainsborough, Hogarth, Rosetti and Hockney. The Clore Gallery, opened in 1987, houses an acclaimed collection of paintings by Romantic landscape artist JMW Turner. Tate Britain also hosts special rtist seminars, themed talks, lectures and films.

The Angel of the North is a contemporary sculpture located in Gateshead, near the city of Newcastle, England. As the name suggests, it is a steel sculpture of a graceful angel, standing 20m tall, with wings measuring 54m across. The wings themselves are angled 3.5 degrees forward, which the designer Gormley, has said aims to create "a sense of embrace". It stands on a hill, on the S edge of Low Fell overlooking the A1 road and the A167 road into Tyneside and the E Coast Main Line rail route, and just S of the site of Team Colliery.

The Royal Academy of Arts is an art institution located in Burlington House on Piccadilly in London. The Royal Academy of Arts has a unique position in being an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects whose purpose is to promote the creation, enjoyment and appreciation of the visual arts through exhibitions, education and debate.

Wookey Hole Caves is a show cave and tourist attraction in the village of Wookey Hole on the S edge of the Mendip Hills near Wells in Somerset, England. The Caves are a popular attraction for visitors from the nearby tourist cities of Bath, Bristol and Western Supermare. Wookey Hole cave are believed to have been occupied by himans for 50,000 years and were naturally formed through erosion of the limestone hills by the River Axe of millions of years. Before emerging at Wookey Hole the water enters underground streams and passes through other caves such as Swildon's Hole and St Cuthbert's Swallet. The cave is noted for the Witch of Wookey Hole – a roughly human shaped rock outcrop that has been turned into a tourist attraction with a resident actor Witch that is employed at the site. It is also the site of the first cave dives in Britain.

Neasden Temple (officially called Shri Swaminarayan Mandir), is a 70ft high Hindu temple in the Neasden suburb of NE London. The incredible marble and limestone structure is the largest of its kind outside of India, and attracts more than 0.5 million visitors every year. The temple was inspired by Lord Swaminarayan, an 18th century Indian guru and was built using an estimated 2,000 tons of Italian marble and 3,000 tonnes of Bulgarian limestone which had first been shipped to India where 1,000 local craftsmen volunteered their skills to sculpt the incredible structure. The vast temple covers 1.5 acres and can accommodate up to 5,000 people in its assembly hall. The temple also includes a permanent exhibition on India and Hinduism.

Somerset House is a large 18th century building situated on the S side of the Strand in central London, overlooking the River Thames. In 1997 the Somerset House Trust was set up to conserve and develop Somerset House and the surrounding areas for public use. The house has been renovated and restored and houses celebrated art collections in three exhibition areas: the Courtauld Institute of Art, the Gilbert Collection and the Hermitage Rooms. Outside, the redeveloped Courtyard is the venue for a summer schedule of concerts and events; during the Christmas and New Year periods, the Courtyard is transformed into a popular ice skating rink that provides a welcome distraction for Christmas shoppers. When not holding events, the Courtyard's acclaimed Safra Fountain Court bursts into life with daily displays during the summer months.

Within easy access of England's 2nd largest city, Birmingham lies Drayton Manor Park (located near Tamworth, Staffordshire). Drayton Manor Park is a large theme park and zoo which has a mixture of scenic and white knuckle rides together with a modest collection of around 100 animals. It covers 280 acres (1.1 km squared) of land and is visited by over 1 million people annually. Drayton Manor opened to the public on 16 October 1949 as an 'inland pleasure resort' and has since grown substantially in size. In 2006, the park received two awards: 'Best UK Attraction' awarded by Group Leisure and 'UK Attraction of the Year' awarded by Coach Tourism. Thrill seekers will enjoy rides such as the Cyclone, Shockwave - stand up rollercoaster, Pandemonium, G-Force and Apocalypse – the world's first stand-up drop tower. There are also plenty of attractions for the less adv...

In close proximity to the tourist cities of Bath & Bristol lies Cheddar Gorge and Caves, a limestone gorge and in the Mendip Hills, near the village of Cheddar in the country of Somerset. The gorge is also the site of the Cheddar caves, where Britain's oldest complete human skeleton referred to as Cheddar Man (estimated to be 9,000 years old), was found in 1903. Older remains from the Palaeolithic era (12,000–13,000 years ago) have also been found. The caves have been produced by the activity of an underground river which contain stalactites and stalagmites. Cheddar Gorge, including the caves and other attractions, has become a popular tourist destination. The gorge attracts about 500,000 visitors per year.

Westminster Abbey (Officially known as The Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster), is a large, Gothic church, in Westminster, London. It is the traditional place of coronation and burial site for English, later British and later still (and currently) monarchs of the Commonwealth Realms. It briefly held the status of a cathedral from 1546–1556, and is a Royal Peculiar. The Abbey is one of Britain premier tourist destinations. Inside the Abbey are buried kings, statesmen, warriors, scientists, musicians and poets, including Charles Darwin, Chaucer, Charles Dickens, Mary I, James I and Charles II. Henry III built the present building in the 13th century to compete with the great European cathedrals of the time.  

Tate Modern is part of the Tate family of four art galleries housing the UK's collection of British art from 1500 and of international modern art. The collections in Tate Modern consist of works of international modern and contemporary art dating from 1900 onwards. The Tate Collection is on display on levels three and five of the building, while level four houses large temporary exhibitions and a small exhibition space on level two houses work by contemporary artists.

The National Gallery in London was founded in 1824 and houses a rich collection of over 2,000 paintings dating from the mid-13th century to 1900.  The gallery is located in the popular Trafalgar Square in Central London. Paintings by English masters include Constable’s ‘The Haywain’ and Gainsborough’s ‘The Watering Place’. Most famous artists of the period have works contained within the gallery including Van Goch, Monet, Leonardo Da Vinci to name but a few. There are regular exhibitions at the National Gallery that generally run from as little as 3 weeks to a full season.

The London Eye is a giant 135-metre (443 ft) tall Ferris wheel situated on the banks of the River Thames in Central London, England. It is the tallest Ferris wheel in Europe, and the most popular paid tourist attraction in the United Kingdom, visited by over 3.5 million people per year. When erected in on the eve of the millenium, 1999, it was the tallest Ferris wheel in the world, until surpassed first by the 160 m (520 ft) Star of Nanchang in 2006, and then by 165 m (541 ft) Singapore Flyer in 2008. The structure differs from standard ferris wheels in that it has an A-frame support structure on only one side, while the observation pods are located on the exterior. The structure has 32 separate capsules that rotate and can carry up to 25 people at any one time on a 30 minute journey over London's skyline. The wheel provides staggering views of central ...

Hampton Court Palace is a royal palace located in SW London. It has not been lived in by the British royal family since the 18th century but is a favourite among tourists who are often drawn to it due to its status as the former home of Henry VIII. The Palace was originally built for Cardinal Wolsey, a favourite of King Henry VIII at the time but as Wolsey fell from favour, the palace was passed to the King, who expanded it considerably. The Palace itself has been home to a number of British monarchs between 1525 and 1737, including King Henry VIII, King William III and Queen Mary during the 17th century, and King George II and Queen Caroline in the 18th century. The Palace has also hosted some of the key events in British history including the honeymoon of King Henry VIII with Anne Boleyn in 1533 and the marriage of his 6th wife Catherine Parr in 1543. The Palace also held ...

The British Museum is a museum of human history and culture located in Central London. Its collections, which number more than seven million objects (not all of which are on show) are the largest and most comprehensive in the world and originate from all continents, illustrating and documenting the story of human culture from its beginning to present day. The museum opened to the public in 1759, with the famous Rosetta Stone becoming the most famous piece of the collection in 1802. The museum features antiguities from all over the world along with many Greek and Egyptian antiquities. As well as the Rosetta Stone, the museum also houses many other famous pieces such as the Elgin Marbles from Greece. The spectacular Great Court, with its impressive glass roof, was opened in 2000, following the relocation of the British Library to St Pancras, and is the largest covered public square i...

Attracting more than 1.5 million visitors annually, Legoland WIndsor is the UK's number 1 child-oriented theme park. Located in Windsor, Berkshire, it is themed around the Lego toy system. The park opened in 1996 on the site of what was the Windsor Safari Park, as the second Lego Group Legoland (the first was Legoland Billund in Denmark). The park is located within close distance of Windsor Castle and about 8m west of London Heathrow Airport. In theme with the other Legolands across the world, the attractions consist of a variety of Lego-themed rides, Lego models, and Lego building centres and workshops.

The Royal Armouries Leeds is the UK's national collection of arms and armour. Formerly the oldest museum collection in the world, it was moved from its former home in the Tower of London to a specially-created museum in Leeds in 1996. Visitors can enter through 5 galleries, each with its own armoury theme covering self-defence, war, armour of the Orient, hunting and tournament armour. There are also a variety of different objects and weapons on display, including over 7500 swords, King Henry VIII’s equestrian equipment, several longbows excavated from the sunken British battleship the Mary Rose, around 50 instruments of torture, and arms and armour from as far afield as central Asia, India, Africa and Japan. The Armouries also hold a variety of events and exhibitions, many of them children oriented.

Leeds Castle located to the E of the village Leeds, in Kent (to the SE below London) dates back to 1119, though a manor house stood on the same site from the 9th century. This castle and its grounds are now a leisure destination whilst still hosting histroical tours of the castle itself. The castle grounds have an aviary, a maze, a grotto, a golf course and what may be the world's only museum of dog collars. Sections of the castle are available for privately hire and are popular with weddings, other ceremonies and conferences. Seasonal hot air balloon flights are also available at Leeds Castle.

The Roman Baths and Pump Room complex is a site of historical interest and museum of sorts in the English city of Bath. The house is a well-preserved Roman site for public bathing. The Baths themselves are below the modern street level and feature 4 main features: the Sacred Spring, the Roman Temple, the Roman Bath House and the Museum holding artefacts and finds from Roman Baths. The buildings above street level date from the 19th century. The Baths are a major tourist attraction and, together with the Grand Pump Room, receive more than 1 million visitors a year, with 1,037,518 people during 2009. Visitors can see the Baths and Museum but cannot enter the water. Audio guides are available in several languages.

Sandringham House is a royal country residense on 8,000 hectares (20,000 acres) of land near the village of Sandringham in Norfolk. The house is privately owned by the Royal Family and is located on the royal Sandringham Estate. The surrounding area and Sandringham Estate is an area of outstanding natural beauty. Over the years the Sandringham Estate has acquired many objects of art and each room is lavishly and tastefully decorated with fine paintings and furniture. The Estate Museum allows the visitor to see a wide range of collectables including a fine collection of Royal Vehicles and Carriages. Visitors are able to enjoy 243 hectares (600 acres) of country park listed as an area of outstanding natural beauty. Also on the estate are a working sawmill and fruit farm. There is also a Visitor Centre set within the estate with a restaurant, shop and tours giving details about...

Chessington World of Adventures, located just SW of London, is the biggest theme park and zoo in the S of England. The park started out as a zoo, but was transformed into a theme park during the late 1980s. Highlights of the park include the Trail of the Kings animal enclosure, which allows visitors to see animals safely from behind viewing screens, while the Seal Life Centre houses sharks and sting rays. The park features a variety of rides and attractions in themed zones such as the Forbidden Kingdom, Wild Asia, Land of the Dragons, Mexicana, Mystic East, Pirates Cove and Market Square. The attractions across the park are family oriented but there is something for for all ages and thrill levels. Notable features of the park outside of the rides include a jungle bus tour, a walk-through aviary plus a colourful Maharaja's Market.

The Tower of London, founded by William the Conqueror in 1066, enlarged and modified by successive sovereigns, is today one of the world's most famous and spectacular fortresses. Located in Central London the Tower of London has played a prominent role in England's history. It was besieged several times and controlling it has been important to the controlling of the country. The Tower has served a number of purposes. It has been an armoury, a treasury, a menagerie, the home of the Royal Mint, a public records office, and the home of the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom. In the late 15th century the castle was the prison of the Princes in the Tower. Under the Tudors, the Tower became used less as a royal residence. For the tourist, the Tower of London gives provides an opportunity to discover its 900-year history as a royal palace and fortress, prison and place of execution...

The Houses of Parliament (also known as the Palace of Westminster) is the meeting place of the two houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom—the House of Lords and the House of Commons. It lies on the N bank of the river Thames. The building serves as one of the most iconic images of England with the Clock Tower 'Big Ben' as the focal point. Although a working building and not tourist centred, the building does offer tourist quarters and tours are available to visit this magnificent building.

The symbol of the 21st century (launched on news day 2000) called the Millenium Dome, has now transformed itself from a struggling exhibition of the last millenium to a power house of an entertainment centre. The Dome is now the O2 Arena and is one of the UK's premier entertainment arenas hosting pop concerts, sports events, exhibitions, restaurants bars, a cinema complex and much more. The O2 arena is actually a large dome-shaped building on the banks of the River thames in Greenwich, London hosting a capacity of 23,000 people.

St Paul's Cathedral is a large domed cathedral designed by Sir Christopher Wren to replace the Gothic medieval cathedral destroyed in 1666 in the Great Fire of London. It was built between 1675 - 1710 and is a significant building in British history, having been the site of the funerals of several British military leaders (Nelson, Wellington, Churchill), and significantly held peace services marking the end of the two world wars. The cathedral is also famous for its Whispering Wall, as well as its stunning view over the city. The crypt is also open to the public, holding the tombs of Nelson, Wellington and Christopher Wren. For budget travelers it is possible to get in for free. The cathedral is open to the general public for free during midday service. Visitors who get in at this time won't be escorted out. To get to the top you must however hold a valid ticket which...

York Minster (formal name; The Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of St Peter) is a Gothic cathedral in York (England) and is one of the largest of its kind in Northern Europe alongside Cologne Cathedral. The Minster is the seat of the Archbishop of York, the second-highest office of the Church of England, and is cathedral for the Diocese of York. The title "Minster" is a name attributed to churches established in the Anglo Saxon period. York Minster has been of religious and political significance over the ages and has witnessed numerous battles between the English and the Vikings. Today, half of the surviving medieval stained glass in England is in the minster, with the Great East Window displaying over 100 Biblical scenes. The elaborate astronomical clock in the North Transept was designed and constructed at the Royal Greenwich Observatory to commemorate 18,...

Blackpool Tower is a 158 metre tourist attraction in Blackpool, inspired by the design of the Eiffel Tower in Paris. Located in Blackpool, Lancashire it was opened to the public on 14 May 1894. The tower houses a ballroom, an aquarium and play area and dominates the skyline along Blackpool’s lively beach promenade. Most visitors head to the top of the tower for views across the city or out across the sea. The viewing deck includes the Walk of Faith, a clear glass platform enabling visitors to see the world passing by beneath their feet. Attractions at the tower include the Tower Circus featuring traditional acts. For the younger visitors, Jungle Jims is one of Europe’s biggest indoor adventure playgrounds featuring ball pools, slides and climbing nets. The famous Blackpool Tower Ballroom hosts dances and concerts in its ornate halls and is also featured on TV shows ...

Pleasure Beach, Blackpool is a family oriented amusement park and resort situated along the Fylde coast . It has been the most visited amusement park in the United Kingdom over the last 20 years and is one of the top twenty most-visited amusement parks in the world with an incredible 5.5 million visitors in 2007. The Pleasure Beach features a wide variety of rides and attractions and includes many that are suitable for children include the parks’ oldest attraction, a centrifugal rocket ride called Flying Machines. Valhalla, which opened in 2000, is the world’s biggest ride in the dark. There are also several shows to entertain visitors, such as Eclipse at the Globe, featuring acrobats, aerialists and dancers, and a separate Beaver Creak theme park with rides aimed specifically at children. Entrance to the park is free but rides are charged for individually or block p...

Warwick Castle is a medieval castle in Warwick. It sits on a bend on the River Avon and was built by William the Conqueror in 1068. It was used as a fortification until the early 17th century, when Sir Fulke Greville converted it to a country house. It was then owned by the Greville family, who became earls of Warwick in 1759, until 1978. The castle has experienced a turbulent history having been the site of a number of bloody battles. Nowadays, Warwick Castle is owned by the Tussauds Group who have converted the Castle to a medieval themed attraction. Visitors can explore the varied history of the castle’s dungeons, fortifications and living quarters, as well as the Rose Garden and the formal gardens. The Private Apartments contain a display of waxwork figures, showing how the rooms would have looked in the late 19th century. Across the River Avon is the Island, where jes...

Hadrian's Wall is a stone and timber fortification built by the Roman Empire across the width of what is now N England. Construction started in AD 122, during the rule of emperor Hadrian, it was the first of two fortifications built across Great Britain, the second being the Antonine Wall in what now forms part of Scotland. Hadrian's Wall is the better known of the two walls because its physical remains are more evident today. Vast sections of the wall still remain today and many different sites can be visited along the wall. Housesteads Roman Fort and Museum - is an excavated fortress located amidst spectacular scenery, and contains the last visible example of a Roman hospital. Vindolanda Fort and Museum - is a museum containing authentic reconstructions of the wall along with a Roman temple, house and a shop. The Roman Army Museum at Carvoran - gives an insight into ...

Kew Garden, officially known as the Royal Botanic Garden are 121 hectares of gardens and botanical glasshouses between Richmond and Kew in SW London. Aside from a tourist attraction drawing in around 2 million visitors per year, the gardens form part of an internationally important botanical research and education institution with 700+ staff. The Gardens attractions include an aquatic garden, a woodland glade, a bamboo garden,  a conservation area and a Japanese landscape. There are also several glasshouses and the famous Queen Charlotte’s Cottage. Visitors to Kew can either join in a guided tour, follow one of several themed trails, or enjoy the attractions at their leisure.

Canterbury Cathedral, located in Kent, is one fo the oldest and most famous Christian structures. It is a masterpiece of Romanesque and Gothic architecture. Inside the cathedral, visitors can experience the stained glass windows dating from the 12th century and the medieval tombs of King Henry IV and Edward the Black Prince, as well as those of numerous archbishops.

The London  Dungeon is a popular London tourist attraction that are mostly themed around the turbulent periods and gory events of London's history. The attraction takes the visitor through a series of medieval periods that feature a mixture of live actors, special effects and rides. The attraction is family oriented and the actors tend to tone the 'scary' elements down to the individual tourist groups. The periods of London's history and fictional themes covered within the attraction are: Labyrinth of the Lost The Great Plague and Surgery Judgment Traitor: Boat Ride to Hell Sweeney Todd Jack the Ripper Bloody Mary Great Fire of London Extremis: Drop Ride to Doom

Windsor Castle, located in Windsor, Berkshire is the largest inhabited castle in the world and dates back to the time of William the Conqueror. Together with Buckingham Palace in London and Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh, it is one of the three principal official residences of the British monarch. Queen Elizabeth II spends many weekends in the year at the castle, using it for both state and private entertaining. Her other two residences, Sandringham House and Balmoral Castle, are the Royal Family's private homes. The castle was badly damaged as a result of a fire swept through more than 100 rooms of the castle. The castle has since been fully restored and is one of the UK's most popular tourist attractions. Visitors can enter many parts of the castle most requiring a single entrance charge. The highlight of the castle is St George’s Chapel which was founded in 1475 by King...

Buckingham Palace is the official residence of the British Monarch. The 19 state rooms, which include the Throne Room and the Picture Gallery are used for official and state entertaining and are open to the public each year for most of August and September, as part of the Palace's Summer Opening. The palace enjoys an imposing location in the centre of London, opposite the beautiful St James’s Park. Every year, millions of visitors come to see the Changing of the Guard ceremony, which takes place outside the palace.

Alton Towers is a theme park and resort located in Staffordshire, 26km E of Stoke-on-Trent. It is one of Europe's most popular theme parks attracting around 2.8 million visitors per year. Alton Towers theme park  is located in the grounds of a semi-ruined gothic revival country estate of the same name which was the former residence of the Earls of Shrewsbury. Aside form a wealth of rides and attractions, the resort also includes two hotels, The Alton Towers Waterpark (Cariba Creek), Extraordinary Golf, Conference Centre and The Alton Towers Spa (Located in the Alton Towers Hotel).

The Albert Dock is 3 hectares (7 acres) of water surrounded by renovated warehouses with iron colonnades. The warehouses, as part of a huge renovation project have been converted into lively spaces for restaurants, cafés and shops interlinked with museums charting the city’s contribution to British culture and history. The Beatles Story is located here and is one of Liverpool’s top attractions, featuring a replica of the Cavern Club where the group performed in their early days alongside posters and various Beatles memorabilimemorabilia, and other displays. The areas also hosts the Tate Gallery Liverpool, Britain’s largest gallery of contemporary art outside London, featuring works of art from the Tate museums in London.

The Natural History Museum is one of London's main tourist attractions and is a collection natural history presented in a modern and educational format. The museum originally started out as a sub-section of the British Museum but was later moved to its current location in 1883. The museum houses a variety of collections perhaps most famously the dinosaur gallery, where visitors can see huge dinosaur skeletons and even a lifesize moving T-Rex using state of the art animatronics. The Earth Galleries explore the planet as well as featuring displays of minerals and gemstones and an earthquake simulator. The Life Galleries allow visitors to explore human biology, Darwin’s theory of natural selection and to experience a life-size model of a blue whale. There are also regular exhibitions both inside and outside the building.

William Shaespeare's home in Stratford Upon Avon has become one of the UK's top tourist attractions since the Royal Shakespeare company opened up Shakespeare's houses to the public. Stratford Upon Avon is crammed with historic houses relating to the writer’s life and that of his friends and family. The most notable places of Shakespeare include: Shakespeare’s Birthplace - is a half-timbered house in the centre of Stratford, which remained the property of his descendants until 1806, when it was bought by a board of trustees and restored as a museum. Shakespeare’s World Museum - Adjacent to Shakespeare's Birthplace, the museum guides visitors through the life and times of Shakespeare using drawings, maps, illustrations and audiovisual displays. Anne Hathaway’s Cottage - In 1582, Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway, the daughter of a local farm...

Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument located in the English county of Wiltshire, around 8 miles N of Salisbury. One of the most famous ancient sites in the world, Stonehenge is composed of earthworks surrounding a circular setting of large standing stones. It is at the centre of the most dense complex of Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments in England, including several hundred burial mounds. Archaelogists generally believe that the iconic stone monument was erected around 2500 BC. The site and its surroundings were added to the UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites in 1986.

Madame Tussauds London is a popular tourist attraction located in Central London. It is famous for recreating famous people, or celebrities, in wax. It is the original Madame Tussauds attraction, having been situated on Marylebone Road since 1884. The attraction takes the visitor through a series of rooms with themes matching the recreated people. These rooms include: * A-List Party * Warhol's Women * Premiere Night (Movie Room) * Sports Zone * A Royal Appointment * Culture * Music Megastars * World Leaders * Chamber of Horrors and Scream * Behind the Secenes and History of Madame Tussauds * Spirit of London ride * Marvel Super Heroes 4D

Hyde Park is one of the largest parks of Central London spanning 142 hectares (350 acres). The park is divided in two by the Serpentine, which separates the park from Kensington Gardens. The park is very popular at all times of the year and is famous for events and concerts. The largest ever being that of Queen in 1976 which drew in a record crowd of just under 200,000 people. Sites of particular interest in the park include Speakers' Corner (located in the NE corner near Marble Arch). Just S of the Serpentine is the Diana Princess of Wales memorial, (an oval stone ring shaped fountain opened on 6 July 2004, that openly encourages people to play in the fountain). To the SE of the Serpentine is the Italian Gardens (a beautiful array of fountains and colourful gardens). To the E of the Serpentine is London's Holocaust Memorial. Another memorial in the Park commemorates the victims of...

Kensington Palace is a royal residence set in Kensington Gardens in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in London. It has been a residence of the British Royal Family since the 17th century and today it is the official residence of The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, the Duke and Duchess of Kent and Prince and Princess Michael of Kent. The palace is nowadays most famous for being the former residence of Diana, Princess of Wales prior to her death in 1997. A memorial fountain is located in nearby Hyde Park and the gates of the Palace are covered in memorial flowers and wreaths annually around the time of her death. Today, the State Rooms of the Palace are open to the public and usually feature exhibitions of how the Palace operated and looked throughout its history. The adjacent Kensington Gardens cover 111 hectares (275 acres) and is separated from Hyde Park by the Se...

St. James's Park is a 23 hectare (58 acre) park in Central London and is the oldest of the Royal Parks of London. The park lies at the S tip of the St. James's area is bounded by Buckingham Palace to the W, The Mall and St. James's Palace to the N, Horse Guards to the E, and Birdcage Walk to the S. The park has a small lake, St. James's Park Lake, with two islands, Duck Island (named for the lake's collection of waterfowl), and West Island. A bridge across the lake affords a view of Buckingham Palace framed by trees and fountains, and a view of the main building of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, similarly framed, to the E.

The National Indoor Arena (better known as The NIA) is a large indoor arena that was opened in 1991. Owned by the NEC Group it was the largest indoor Arena in the UK at the time of opening. It is situated in central Birmingham, England. The NIA hosts a range of events ranging from sporting events, to musical concerts, and has a capacity to seat up to 12,700 using both permanent seating and temporary seating configurations. The seating is arranged into upper-tier, lower-tier and flat floor seating sections. The lower-tier and flat floor sections are made up of removable seating whilst the upper-tier is made up of fixed seating. Areas for disabled visitors is provided between the upper-tier and lower-tier flooring, on the Atrium level.

The National Exhibition Centre (NEC) is an exhibition centre between Solihull and Birmingham, England. It has 20 interconnected halls, set in grounds of 628 acres (2.54 km2) making it the largest exhibition centre in the UK. It is the busiest and seventh-largest exhibition centre in Europe. The NEC hosts a variety of exhibition, concerts and sporting events.

Wembley Stadium is a football stadium located in Wembley Park, NW London. It opened in 2007 on the site of the previous 1923 structure. The 90,000 capacity venue is the second largest stadium in Europe, and serves as England's national stadium as well as hosting other sporting and entertainment events (such as pop/rock concerts, American Football etc). The stadium is primarily the home venue of the England national football team, and hosts the latter stages of the top level domestic club cup competition, the FA Cup and League Cup. It is owned by English football's governing body, the Football Association (The FA).

Thorpe Park is a theme park located in Chertsey, Surrey. The park is the 3rd most visited theme park in the UK (behind Blackpool Pleasure Beach and Alton Towers). It was built in 1979 on the site of a gravel pit which was partially flooded with the intention of creating a water based theme for the park. The park's first large roller coaster, Colossus, was added in 2002. In 2007, Tussauds was bought out by Merlin Entertainments. Some of the major attractions at Thorpe Park include: Nemesis Inferno, a B&M inverted roller coaster featuring interlocking corkscrews a pre-lift section. Colossus, an Intamin multi-looping rollercoaster with a record breaking 10 inversions. SAW: The Ride, a Gerstlauer Eurofighter with the world's steepest freefall drop. Stealth, a launched roller coaster which accelerates to 130 km/h (80 mph) in approximately 1.8 secon...

Symphony Hall is a 2,262 seat concert venue located inside the International Convention Centre (ICC) in Birmingham, England. It was officially opened by the Queen in June 1991. It is home to the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and hosts more than 250 events a year. The hall's interior is modelled upon the Musikverein in Vienna and the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. In addition to concerts, the venue is also used for community events, graduation ceremonies and conferences.

The Eden Project is a visitor attraction in the United Kingdom, including the world's largest greenhouse. Inside the artificial biomes are plants that are collected from all around the world. The project is located in a reclaimed Kaolinite pit, located 2 kilometers (1.25 mi) from the town of St Blazey and 5 kilometres (3 mi) from the larger town of St Austell, Cornwall. The complex is dominated by two enclosures consisting of adjoining domes that house plant species from around the world. Each enclosure emulates a natural biome. The domes consist of hundreds of hexagonal and pentagonal, inflated, plastic cells supported by steel frames. The first dome emulates a tropical environment, and the second a Mediterranean environment.

Tintagel Castle is a popular attraction in Cornwall, England. Set in a wonderful location, high on the rugged N Cornwall coast, it offers dramatic views. The fascinating ruins and stunning beach cafe make it a perfect day trip, ideal for those on holiday in Dorset, Cornwall or Dartmoor. Tintagel Castle is steeped in legend and mystery; said to be the birthplace of King Arthur, you can still visit the nearby Merlin's Cave. The castle also features in the tale of Tristan and Isolde. With a history stretching as far back as the Romans, Tintagel Castle is one of the most iconic visitor attractions in the SW.

Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach is a historic free entry pleasure park located in the seaside resort town of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, on the English east coast. The park first opened in 1909 and has been operating ever since. The largest and most popular ride at the park is the Scenic Railway Roller Coaster which was built there in 1932. There are also around thirty other large rides at the park, as well as children's entertainment, amusement arcades, catering facilities, sweet shops and ice cream parlours. The Pleasure Beach maintains its position in the UK's top ten free entry amusement parks by regularly adding new attractions and rides. As of 2011, the park consisted of the following rides and attractions: Segway Grand Prix (2008): Billed as the world's first Segway Racetrack; riders take control of their own Segway on a small custom built course and race against each oth...

St Michael’s Mount (often referred to as 'The Mount') is Cornwall's most popular attraction consisting of an island which rises almost 230 feet from sea level to the tower, chapel and battlement of the castle perched at the top. Situated around 500 yards offshore, St Michael's Mount is reached by small ferry boats which can be found between Marazion and the Mount's harbour.St Michael’s Mount location and its fairy tale castle are steeped in history making it a unique attraction in the UK. The Mount is now a treasure of the National Trust and features a harbour, restaurant and shops. The castle and gardens are open to the public some days with details available from the Tourist Information Centres.

Westonbirt Arboretum is an arboretum near Tetbury in Gloucestershire and easily accessible from the popular tourist destinations of Bristol and Bath. Perhaps the most important and widely known arboretum in the United Kingdom, Westonbirt is around 600 acres comprising of some 18,000 trees and shrubs with a variety of wildlife inhabiting the area. Now owned by the Forestry commission, Westonbirt was planted in the heyday of Victorian plant hunting in the mid-nineteenth century, today Westonbirt is one of the finest tree collections in the world, carefully laid out within a beautiful Grade One listed historic landscape. There are two main areas to explore. The Old Arboretum is a carefully designed landscape offering beautiful vistas, stately avenues, and a host of rare and exotic trees from across the globe dating back to the 1850s. Silk Wood is a very different experience. Al...

London Zoo is the world's oldest scientific zoo. It was opened in London on 27 April 1828, and was originally intended to be used as a collection for scientific study. It was eventually opened to the public in 1847. Today it houses a collection of 755 species of animals, with 16,802 individuals, making it one of the largest collections in the United Kingdom. It is managed under the aegis of the Zoological Society of London (established in 1826), and is situated at the northern edge of Regent's Park, on the boundary line between City of Westminster and Camden (the Regent's Canal runs through it). The Society also has a more spacious site at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire to which the larger animals such as elephants and rhinos have been moved. As well as being the first scientific zoo, ZSL London Zoo also opened the first Reptile house (1849), first public Aquarium (1853), first i...

Flamingo Land is a theme park and resort located in North Yorkshire, England. It attracts about 1.8 million visitors per year. Flamingo Land is also the 12th most visited theme park in Europe. Some of the major attractions at Flamingo Land include: Mumbo Jumbo - opened in Summer 2009, this rollercoaster features the steepest drop in the world (Guinness Book of World Records) Flip Flop - Flip Flop is suspended over a man made lake and features two large ship funnels on either side of the station. Kumali - Installed 2006, this is a Suspended Looping Coaster. Navigator - Installed 2005 it was the first 'Mega' "Disk 'O'" type of ride ever to be built. Velocity - Installed 2005 it is the UK's only motorbike launch coaster and is the tallest and fastest of its kind in the world. Cliffhanger - Opened in 2002, this is the first and tallest S&S Co...

The Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Bath, commonly known as Bath Abbey, is an Anglican parish church and a former Benedictine monastery in Bath, Somerset, England. Founded in the 7th century, reorganised in the 10th century and rebuilt in the 12th and 16th centuries, it is one of the largest examples of Perpendicular Gothic architecture in the West Country. The church is cruciform in plan, seating approximately 1,200 people. It is used for religious services, secular civic ceremonies, concerts and lectures. The abbey is a Grade I listed building and is an active place of worship, with hundreds of congregation members and hundreds of thousands of visitors each year. The building contains monuments to several notable people. It has two organs and a peal of ten bells

Pulteney Bridge is a bridge that crosses the River Avon, in Bath, England. It was completed in 1773 and is designated by English Heritage as a grade I listed building. The bridge was designed by Robert Adam, whose working drawings are preserved in the Sir John Soane's Museum, and is one of only four bridges in the world with shops across the full span on both sides. Shops on the bridge include a flower shop, antique map shop, and juice bar. The bridge overlooks the impressive Pulteney Weir and tourist trips by boat leave from the Weir during summer months.

Cadbury World is a visitor attraction created and run by the Cadbury chocolate company. It is a huge chocolate factory south of the city centre. A tour is available and includes the history of chocolate and the Cadbury company, plus a brief look at some of the factory floor. Some free chocolate, plus relatively cheap mis-shapes in the shop. Two locations exist: Birmingham, United Kingdom and Dunedin, New Zealand.

Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery is an art gallery in Birmingham, England. Entrance to the Museum and Art Gallery is free, but some major exhibitions in the Gas Hall incur an entrance fee. It has a collection of international importance covering fine art, ceramics, metalwork, jewellery, archaeology, ethnography, local history and industrial history.  

Thinktank is a science museum in Birmingham, England. Opened in 2001, it has some exhibits from the now-closed Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery Science Museum. It is part of the Millennium Point complex.

The Museum of the Jewellery Quarter is a museum at Vyse Street in Hockley, Birmingham, England. It is a Community Museum, that is branch museum, of the Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery. For over 80 years the family-run firm of Smith & Pepper produced jewellery from the factory that is now the Museum of the Jewellery Quarter. When the elderly proprietors of the Smith & Pepper jewellery manufacturing firm decided to retire in 1981 they simply ceased trading and locked the door. Tools were left strewn on benches; grubby overalls were hung on the coat hooks; and dirty teacups were abandoned alongside jars of marmite and jam on the shelf. In the eighty years before its closure, little changed with the working practices or equipment used within the family-owned business. The Museum has preserved the "time capsule" workshop, and also tells the story of the 200...

The Birmingham Botanical Gardens are botanical gardens situated in Edgbaston, Birmingham, England. The gardens are close to the centre of Birmingham and open every day of the year, from sunrise to sunset. They are located at grid reference SP049854. They were designed in 1829 by J. C. Loudon, a leading garden planner, horticultural journalist and publisher. The gardens opened in 1832. The layout is recognisably Loudon's and, as he proposed, there is a conservatory at the top of the site. There is a lawn on the slope in front of the conservatory and a range of beds and shrubberies round its perimeter. In 1839, Loudon noted that "the trees and shrubs have thriven in an extraordinary degree". Overall, the character is that of a Victorian public park – with a bandstand set in 15 acres (6 hectares) of landscaped greenery.

The National Sea Life Centre is an aquarium with over 60 displays of freshwater and marine life in Brindleyplace, Birmingham, England. Its one-million-litre ocean tank houses giant green sea turtles, blacktip reef sharks and tropical reef fish, with a fully transparent underwater tunnel. The National Sea Life Centre has an extensive seahorse breeding programme, with many species of newly reared seahorses in tanks viewable by visitors. In other displays, it has a Giant Pacific Octopus, as well as horseshoe crabs, green sea turtles, lobsters, sharks, sting rays, and otters. The Sealife Centre also features a "Sensorama 4-D Cinema". So-called because in addition to 3-D viewing, the audience can be subjected to sensations such as wind, salt spray, and the smell the seaweed, or other sensations depending on the (sea-themed) film.

Cannon Hill Park is a park located in south Birmingham, England. Its main vehicular entrance is in Edgbaston, opposite the Edgbaston Cricket Ground, but the park and the Midlands Arts Centre are across the river in Moseley. In April 1873, a local benefactor, Miss Louisa Ann Ryland (1814-89) of Barford Hill House, Warwickshire, gave 57 acres (230,000 m2) of meadow land to the Corporation and paid for the draining of the site to create a public park. It opened to the public in September of that year. A further 7 acres (28,000 m2) were given by Sir John Holder-Bart in 1897, and in 1898 5 acres (20,000 m2) were acquired to straighten the River Rea, which is now culverted and runs along the western edge.

Sutton Park, in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, England, is one of the largest urban parks in Europe and the largest outside a capital city; it is larger than Richmond Park in London. The park covers 970 hectares (2,400 acres), with a mix of heathland, wetlands and marshes, seven lakes, extensive ancient woodlands (covering approximately a quarter of the park), several restaurants, a private 18-hole golf course on its western edge and a municipal golf course to the south, a donkey sanctuary, children's playgrounds and a visitors' centre. There is no entrance charge although on summer Sundays a parking charge for cars applies. A wide range of leisure activities are undertaken in the park. A railway line runs through the park.

Bodmin and Wenford Steam Railway is a heritage railway, based at Bodmin in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It has an interchange with the national rail network at Bodmin Parkway railway station, the southern terminus of the line. Bodmin is the starting point of around twenty miles of enthusiast run and owned steam line that links with the main London to Penzance line at Bodmin Parkway. The line is a fun and educational experience for all the family (especially those into steam). Other attractions include occasional murder / mystery nights and food days.

The Russell-Cotes Museum (formally, the Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum) is an art gallery and museum in Bournemouth, England. It is located on the top of the East Cliff, next to the Royal Bath Hotel. This museum and gallery has some wonderful collections of 19th century art and Japanese artifacts. The interior of the museum alone is worth seeing because it is lavishly decorated and shows the Victorian interests in eccentric collecting and other cultures, especially Japan and China. Admission free.

Situated on Bournemouth’s seafront, the Oceanarium offers visitors a journey around the waters of the world. 10 recreated environments include the Amazon, Key West, the Mediterranean, Abyss, and the Great Barrier Reef. The Oceanarium is home to the world’s first Interactive Dive Cage, which submerges users in a 270-degree virtual view of the ocean. Interactive touch technology brings visitors up close to computer generated sea creatures including a dolphin, manta ray and shark through a series of animated experiences, games and challenges. It also features an amazing encounter with a blue whale that swallows the Cage, taking visitors on a journey through its digestive system.

The Brighton Marine Palace and Pier is a pleasure pier in Brighton, England. It is generally known as the Palace Pier for short, but has been informally renamed Brighton Pier since 2000 by its owners, the Noble Organisation, in an attempt to suggest that it is Brighton's only pier. The West Pier was its rival but was closed in 1975 and was subsequently severely damaged by fires and storms, with the remaining iron structure being partially demolished in 2010.

An aquarium with walkthrough underwater tunnel, adjacent to Brighton Pier. This is the oldest working Aquarium in the world.

Bristol Zoo is a zoo in the city of Bristol in South West England. Opened in 1836 by the Bristol, Clifton and West of England Zoological Society, Bristol Zoo is the world's oldest provincial zoo. It is a Victorian walled zoo located between Clifton Down and Clifton College, near Brunel's Clifton Suspension Bridge; it covers a small area by modern standards, but with a considerable number of species. In the 1960s the zoo came to national prominence by appearing in the UK television series, Animal Magic, hosted by the comic animal 'communicator', Johnny Morris.

The Clifton Suspension Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Avon Gorge, and linking Clifton in Bristol to Leigh Woods in North Somerset, England. Designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, it is a landmark that is used as a symbol of Bristol. It is a grade I listed building.

Broadway Tower is a folly located on Broadway Hill, A44 between Evesham and Moreton-in-Marsh, one mile (1.6 km) south-east of the village of Broadway, Worcestershire, England, at the second highest point of the Cotswolds after Cleeve Hill. Broadway Tower's base is 1,024 feet (312 metres) above sea level. The tower itself stands 55 feet (17 metres) high. Today, it is a tourist attraction and the centre of a country park with various exhibitions open to the public for a small fee as well as a gift shop. The "Saxon" tower was designed by James Wyatt in 1794 to resemble a mock castle, and built for Lady Coventry in 1799. The tower was built on a "beacon" hill, where beacons were lit on special occasions. Lady Coventry wondered if a beacon on this hill could be seen from her house in Worcester - approximately 22 miles (35 km) away - and sponsored the construction of ...

Chastleton House is a Jacobean country house situated at Chastleton near Moreton-in-Marsh, Oxfordshire, England (grid reference SP2429). It has been owned by the National Trust since 1991. Chastleton House was built, between 1607 and 1612, for Walter Jones, who had made his fortune as a wool merchant or possibly from the law. The estate was bought in 1604 from Robert Catesby, although his residence was demolished to make way for the new house. The house is built of Cotswold stone, round a very small courtyard. The inside of the house is complex and quite labyrithine as there are a great many rooms, the foremost of which are the Great Hall, with its ornately carved wooden screen, and the first floor's Great Chamber, with its ornate panelling and plaster ceiling. The library holds a Juxon bible said to have been used at the execution of Charles I. The croquet lawn, situated ro ...

The Cotswold Wildlife Park and Gardens exhibits mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates from all around the world. The Park is set in 160 acres (0.65 km2) of landscaped parkland and gardens in Oxfordshire, England. Around 350,000 people visited the park in 2005. The Walled Garden near the manor house houses a varied collection of animals. Renovations to the exhibits were completed in 2006, and the garden now houses aviaries and an enlarged Tropical House for sloths, ground cuscus, Madagascan jumping rats and tropical birds such as sunbitterns, speckled mousebirds and blue-bellied rollers. Mammals in the Walled Garden include meerkats, yellow mongooses, prairie dogs, jaguarundi and a breeding group of Oriental small-clawed otters. There is also a collection of small primates: squirrel monkeys, cottontop tamarins, pygmy marmosets, red-handed tamarins and emperor tam...

Coventry Cathedral, also known as St Michael's Cathedral, is the seat of the Bishop of Coventry and the Diocese of Coventry, in Coventry, West Midlands, England. The current (9th) bishop is the Right Revd Christopher Cocksworth. The city has had three cathedrals. The first was St. Mary's, a monastic building, only a few ruins of which remain. The second was St Michael's, a 14th century Gothic church later designated Cathedral, that remains a ruined shell after its bombing during the Second World War. The third is the new St Michael's Cathedral, built after the destruction of the former and a celebration of 20th century architecture.

The Coventry Transport Museum (formerly known as the Museum of British Road Transport) is a major motor museum, located in Coventry City Centre, England. It houses the most extensive collection of British-made road transport in the world. It is located in Coventry because the city was previously the centre of the British car industry. Admission to the Museum is free. The Museum has a full time archive department, which deals with a hugh array of historical items, and offers a public enquiry service answering questions and finding items and information. Enquiries can be made via the main website. There are more than 240 cars and commercial vehicles, 100 motorcycles, 200 bicycles. The most notable exhibits in the museum are Thrust2 and ThrustSSC, the British jet cars which broke the land speed record in 1983 and 1997 respectively and some of the Royal cars - Queen Mary's and Ki...

Derby Arboretum is a public arboretum and park in the city of Derby in England. It was the first publicly owned, landscaped, urban, recreational park in England. It is located in the Rose Hill area, about a mile south of Derby city centre. After many years of neglect, the Arboretum has recently been extensively refurbished with the aid of a National Lottery grant of almost £5 million. It is listed on the English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England.

Derby Silk Mill, formerly known as Derby Industrial Museum, is a museum of industry and history in Derby, England. The museum is housed in Lombe's Mill, a historic former silk mill which marks the southern end of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site. Between 1717 and 1721 George Sorocold built Britain’s first mill for the Lombe brothers, beside the River Derwent. This mill was built to house machines for "doubling" or twisting silk into thread. John Lombe copied the design for the machines used for spinning large quantities of silk, during a period spent in Italy, working within the Italian Silk Industry. This was possibly the first example of industrial espionage. Traditionally the spinning wheel had been used for producing small quantities of silk thread at the homes of local spinsters, the new large, machines were capable of producing far greater quant...

The Cathedral of All Saints (known as Derby Cathedral), is a cathedral church in the City of Derby, England. It is the seat of the Bishop of Derby, and with an area of around 10,950 sq ft (1,017 m2) is the smallest Anglican cathedral in England.

Derby Museum and Art Gallery was established in 1879, along with Derby Central Library, in a new building designed by Richard Knill Freeman and given to Derby by Michael Thomas Bass. The collection includes a whole gallery displaying the paintings of Joseph Wright of Derby; there is also a large display of Royal Crown Derby and other porcelain from Derby and the surrounding area. Further displays include archaeology, natural history, geology and military collections. The Art Gallery has been open since 1882. The museum uses QRpedia to allow visitors to read Wikipedia articles about objects in the collection, translated into their preferred language.

Exeter Cathedral, the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter at Exeter, is an Anglican cathedral, and the seat of the Bishop of Exeter, in the city of Exeter, Devon in South West England. The present building was complete by about 1400, and has several notable features, including an early set of misericords, an astronomical clock and the longest uninterrupted vaulted ceiling in England. Notable features of the interior include the misericords, the minstrels' gallery, the astronomical clock and the organ. The 18 m (59 ft) high bishop's throne in the quire was made from Devon oak between 1312 and 1316; the nearby choir stalls were made by George Gilbert Scott in the 1870s. The east window contains much 14th-century glass, and there are over 400 ceiling bosses, one of which depicts the murder of Thomas Becket. Because there is no centre tower, Exeter Cathedral has the longest uninterru...

Rougemont Castle is the historic castle of Exeter. A plaque commemorating the executions on the wall of Rougemont Castle in Exeter. The castle was first built in 1068 to help William the Conqueror maintain control over the city. It is perched on an ancient volcanic plug, overlaying remains of the Roman city of Isca Dumnoniorum. The castle is named after the red stone found in the hill, and used in the construction of the original buildings, of which only ruins remain. Until 2003 the intact Georgian buildings of the castle remained the seat of royal power in the county and served as home to Exeter's Crown and County Courts. As a result the castle has been one of the least known and accessible parts of the city, and few local residents have set foot beyond its gates; it has never been accessible to tourists. The grounds and the remaining Norman structures are open to the publi...

Crealy Great Adventure Parks is the name of two theme parks in the southwest of England. Devon's Crealy is based at Clyst St. Mary on the outskirts of Exeter and Cornwall's Crealy is based at Tredinnick in between Wadebridge and Newquay. Crealy was created by Angela Wright MBE in 1989. Angela wanted to build a park that was a recreation of a country childhood. She wanted people to be able to come to Crealy and play in the Adventure Playgrounds, hold and feed the animals, ride the ponies and learn about farming. Consequently Crealy was born. The Devon park now receives in the region of half a million visitors per annum, (63% of whom are local residents), and is the favorite Family Attraction in the Westcountry. Devon's Crealy started out as an open farm which was purchased from Cambridge University. Crealy has steadily grown over the years to become what it is today. Although ...

Eltham Palace is a large house in Eltham, within the London Borough of Greenwich, South East London, England. It is an unoccupied royal residence and owned by the Crown Estate. In 1995 its management was handed over to English Heritage which restored the building in 1999 and opened it to the public. It has been said the internally Art Deco house is a "masterpiece of modern design".

Greenwich Park is a former hunting park in Greenwich and one of the largest single green spaces in south east London. One of the Royal Parks of London, and the first to be enclosed (in 1433), it covers 74 hectares (180 acres), and is part of the Greenwich World Heritage Site. It commands fine views over the River Thames, Isle of Dogs and the City of London. The park is open from 06:00 for pedestrians (and 07:00 for traffic) all year round and closes at dusk.

The National Maritime Museum (NMM) in Greenwich, England is the leading maritime museum of the United Kingdom and may be the largest museum of its kind in the world. The historic buildings forming part of the Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site, it also incorporates the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, and 17th-century Queen's House. The museum is a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. Like other publicly funded national museums in the United Kingdom, the National Maritime Museum does not levy an admission charge although most temporary exhibitions do incur admission charges.

The Royal Observatory, Greenwich (formerly the Royal Greenwich Observatory or RGO), in London, England played a major role in the history of astronomy and navigation, and is best known as the location of the prime meridian (Greenwich Mean Time). It is situated on a hill in Greenwich Park, overlooking the River Thames. The observatory was commissioned in 1675 by King Charles II, with the foundation stone being laid on 10 August. At this time the king also created the position of Astronomer Royal (initially filled by John Flamsteed), to serve as the director of the observatory and to "apply himself with the most exact care and diligence to the rectifying of the tables of the motions of the heavens, and the places of the fixed stars, so as to find out the so much desired longitude of places for the perfecting of the art of navigation." The building was completed in the summ...

The Charterhouse consists of the Master's House and walled garden where Andrew Marvell is said to have played under the Mulberry tree and on the northern side of the road Old House which contains the fine Chapel with its Adams ceiling. The Charterhouse is open to then public once a year, during Hull's Heritage Weekend. However, each Sunday there is a service in the Chapel from 10am to 11 am which the public can attend.

The Ferens Art Gallery is an art gallery in the English city of Kingston upon Hull. The site and money for the gallery were donated to the city by Thomas Ferens, after whom it is named. Opened in 1927, it was restored and extended in 1991. The gallery features an extensive array of both permanent collections and roving exhibitions. The building also houses a children's gallery and a popular cafe. The building is now a Grade II listed building.

Opened in 1930 and built on top of the old Queen's Dock. The dock was built in the late 1700s, and at 10 acres it was the largest dock in England. However, it was not until 1854 that it was named Queen's Dock after Queen Victoria. You can still make out the original shape of the dock in the walls and buildings surrounding the gardens. Some of the buildings on the south side are the old warehouses of the dock. At the east end stands the Wilberforce Monument and at the west, the old dock offices now the Maritime Museum. The gardens are sunk and contain flowerbeds, seating and a large grassy area. The Guildhall runs adjacent to and on the south side of Queen's Gardens and with Alfred Gelder Street on its south side. Built between 1903-1916, to a design chosen by competition, it is the home of the City Council, it also houses the city's silver and the Hull Tapestry, as well as the...

The British Museum is a museum of human history and culture located in Central London. Its collections, which number more than seven million objects (not all of which are on show) are the largest and most comprehensive in the world and originate from all continents, illustrating and documenting the story of human culture from its beginning to present day. The museum opened to the public in 1759, with the famous Rosetta Stone becoming the most famous piece of the collection in 1802. The museum features antiguities from all over the world along with many Greek and Egyptian antiquities. As well as the Rosetta Stone, the museum also houses many other famous pieces such as the Elgin Marbles from Greece. The spectacular Great Court, with its impressive glass roof, was opened in 2000, following the relocation of the British Library to St Pancras, and is the largest covered public square i...

The symbol of the 21st century (launched on news day 2000) called the Millenium Dome, has now transformed itself from a struggling exhibition of the last millenium to a power house of an entertainment centre. The Dome is now the O2 Arena and is one of the UK's premier entertainment arenas hosting pop concerts, sports events, exhibitions, restaurants bars, a cinema complex and much more. The O2 arena is actually a large dome-shaped building on the banks of the River thames in Greenwich, London hosting a capacity of 23,000 people.

St Michael’s Mount (often referred to as 'The Mount') is Cornwall's most popular attraction consisting of an island which rises almost 230 feet from sea level to the tower, chapel and battlement of the castle perched at the top. Situated around 500 yards offshore, St Michael's Mount is reached by small ferry boats which can be found between Marazion and the Mount's harbour.St Michael’s Mount location and its fairy tale castle are steeped in history making it a unique attraction in the UK. The Mount is now a treasure of the National Trust and features a harbour, restaurant and shops. The castle and gardens are open to the public some days with details available from the Tourist Information Centres.

Westonbirt Arboretum is an arboretum near Tetbury in Gloucestershire and easily accessible from the popular tourist destinations of Bristol and Bath. Perhaps the most important and widely known arboretum in the United Kingdom, Westonbirt is around 600 acres comprising of some 18,000 trees and shrubs with a variety of wildlife inhabiting the area. Now owned by the Forestry commission, Westonbirt was planted in the heyday of Victorian plant hunting in the mid-nineteenth century, today Westonbirt is one of the finest tree collections in the world, carefully laid out within a beautiful Grade One listed historic landscape. There are two main areas to explore. The Old Arboretum is a carefully designed landscape offering beautiful vistas, stately avenues, and a host of rare and exotic trees from across the globe dating back to the 1850s. Silk Wood is a very different experience. Al...

Flamingo Land is a theme park and resort located in North Yorkshire, England. It attracts about 1.8 million visitors per year. Flamingo Land is also the 12th most visited theme park in Europe. Some of the major attractions at Flamingo Land include: Mumbo Jumbo - opened in Summer 2009, this rollercoaster features the steepest drop in the world (Guinness Book of World Records) Flip Flop - Flip Flop is suspended over a man made lake and features two large ship funnels on either side of the station. Kumali - Installed 2006, this is a Suspended Looping Coaster. Navigator - Installed 2005 it was the first 'Mega' "Disk 'O'" type of ride ever to be built. Velocity - Installed 2005 it is the UK's only motorbike launch coaster and is the tallest and fastest of its kind in the world. Cliffhanger - Opened in 2002, this is the first and tallest S&S Co...

Eltham Palace is a large house in Eltham, within the London Borough of Greenwich, South East London, England. It is an unoccupied royal residence and owned by the Crown Estate. In 1995 its management was handed over to English Heritage which restored the building in 1999 and opened it to the public. It has been said the internally Art Deco house is a "masterpiece of modern design".

Greenwich Park is a former hunting park in Greenwich and one of the largest single green spaces in south east London. One of the Royal Parks of London, and the first to be enclosed (in 1433), it covers 74 hectares (180 acres), and is part of the Greenwich World Heritage Site. It commands fine views over the River Thames, Isle of Dogs and the City of London. The park is open from 06:00 for pedestrians (and 07:00 for traffic) all year round and closes at dusk.

The National Maritime Museum (NMM) in Greenwich, England is the leading maritime museum of the United Kingdom and may be the largest museum of its kind in the world. The historic buildings forming part of the Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site, it also incorporates the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, and 17th-century Queen's House. The museum is a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. Like other publicly funded national museums in the United Kingdom, the National Maritime Museum does not levy an admission charge although most temporary exhibitions do incur admission charges.

The Royal Observatory, Greenwich (formerly the Royal Greenwich Observatory or RGO), in London, England played a major role in the history of astronomy and navigation, and is best known as the location of the prime meridian (Greenwich Mean Time). It is situated on a hill in Greenwich Park, overlooking the River Thames. The observatory was commissioned in 1675 by King Charles II, with the foundation stone being laid on 10 August. At this time the king also created the position of Astronomer Royal (initially filled by John Flamsteed), to serve as the director of the observatory and to "apply himself with the most exact care and diligence to the rectifying of the tables of the motions of the heavens, and the places of the fixed stars, so as to find out the so much desired longitude of places for the perfecting of the art of navigation." The building was completed in the summ...