Britain Overview
Bobbies on the beat and double-decker buses, thatched cottages and country houses, village pubs and cream teas, eccentric aristocrats and people constantly shaking hands, saying How dyou do? and discussing the weather. Until recently England was generally thought of as a gentle, fabled land freeze-framed sometime in the 1930s, home of the post office, country pub and vicarage. Its now better known for vibrant cities with great nightlife and attractions, contrasted with green and pleasant countryside.
From an exciting week in London to a leisurely drive through the Scottish Highlands, from castles and cathedrals to shops and pubs, the Britain has it all. The rapid growth of flights (and low-cost airlines) to ever-expanding regional airports means that the UKs cities have never been more accessible.
Britain is sprinkled with ruins of castles, rubble from the centuries of her existence. Castles are tangible relics of a remarkable past, a lengthy heritage etched in stone, as well as with the blood and sweat of those who built, labored, fought, and died in their shadow.
Although Britain is highly populated and urbanized country, it still can offer many unspoilt rural and coastal areas. Britains ten National Parks (Dartmoor, Exmoor, the Lake District, the Peak District, Northumberland, the North York Moors and the Yorkshire Dales in England and the Brecon Beacons, the Pembrokeshire Coastline and Snowdonia in Wales) are breathtaking. Britain is also home to a great variety of wildlife, with an estimated 30,000 animal species as well as marine and microscopic life, about 2,800 species of higher plants.
Related Travel Information
Truro : Britain
Truro (Cornish: Truru meaning three rivers, which however nowadays are not of particular significance) is the administrative centre of Cornwall, and the only city in the county. It is well known for Truro Cathedral, finished in 1910. The city is also the location of the Royal Cornwall Museum. It has a population of 19,000.
Truro is twinned with Morlaix in Brittany, Northern France.
Manchester : Britain
Brighton and Hove : Britain
Brighton and Hove is a local government district on the south coast of England. It was formed in April 1, 1997 by the merger of the East Sussex boroughs of Brighton and Hove. It is an administratively independent unitary authority and was granted city status in 2000. It is in the ceremonial county of East Sussex and the Traditional county of Sussex.
On October 15, 2004, Brighton and Hove was granted Fairtrade City status.
Wells : Britain
Wells is a small city in the Mendip district of Somerset. It is England's smallest city with a population of only 10,000. (Technically, though, the City of London has a resident population of only 7,000).
Wells is a popular tourist destination, due in large part to having several historical sites and its proximity to Bath, Stonehenge and other popular sites. Parts of Wells Cathedral (widely considered one of the most beautiful in England) date back to the 10th century. The city derives its name from three wells in the grounds of the Bishop's Palace.
William Penn is said to have
City of Salford : Britain
Salford is a metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester in north-west England. Its main town is Salford. Other places include Swinton, Eccles, Pendlebury, Broughton, Pendleton, Worsley, Walkden, Irlam, Cadishead, Wardley, Monton, Barton and Boothstown. The city is divided into five districts: Salford, Eccles, Worsley, Irlam & Cadishead, and Swinton & Pendlebury.
It has a university by the side of the River Irwell called The University of Salford.
