The exclusive London Belgravia neighborhood was developed in the nineteenth century and has been home to many historic English celebrities, including dramatist Noel Coward, as well as at least one fictional character from
First opened in the year 1239, the Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew replaced an existing church built in the year 705. Underneath that church lie the remains of a late
Roman mausoleum. You might say this gem of the Somerset countryside has been around for a minute. The British are notoriously fond of dry understatements.
The official residence of His Royal Highness The Prince Of Whales and the Duchess of Cornwall, this fabulous estate is naturally something of an exclusive ticket. Anyone is welcome to visit between
April and October, and in June. The annual opening of the Royal Gardens is welcome to all as well (provided you reserve your spot four months in advance and arrive exactly on time, or
as early as fifteen minutes, but not more). This insane hoop-jumping will earn you passage to the rows of hedges and flowers that Prince Charles has lovingly and personally developed over
Built in London's legal quarter in the late 1560s, Middle Temple is still a training institution for advocates (lawyers). In 1602, the room bore witness to the first production of
Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night," which means that William Shakespeare and Queen Elizabeth once chilled out together in the same room that would one day become Harry Potter's cafeteria. In fact, the recent profits from
the rental for those films remain the primary reason that the hall can afford to welcome visitors. Judges still take their lunch here, on a table gifted to the institution by Queen
Florence Nightingale was a social reformer and a math whiz, who used her work in statistics to become the world's first nurse, inventing the profession. This tribute to her remarkable
Built in the late thirteen hundreds, this beautiful school still educates the adolescent youth of England (around seven hundred at a time), and might as well be a time-capsule dropped into
A small river town of only around ten thousand inhabitants, Tewksbury is home to a famous abbey. It is said to be purchased by the villagers in the days of Henry
Known alternately as The Lake District, The Lakes or Lakeland, this stunningly gorgeous area in the north-west of England is a popular destination for those inside the country to beat a
retreat from city life. Nearly the entire region is contained in a protected national park, making it a perfect spot for epic, magical hikes and communion with nature. Listen here
for the spirits of ancient gods, or the hunting cries of the mighty ospreys, and you may find yourself, as Wordsworth did, dashing off a verse or two of romantic, reverent
England is gorgeous.
To the locals, it sometimes doesn't seem that special. What's the big to do, they might occasionally wonder, about a bunch of hills with sheep or streets made of ancient rocks?
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