The Lake District, also known as The Lakes or Lakeland, is a mountainous region in North West England. A popular holiday destination, it is famous for its lakes and mountains and it's associations with the early 19th century poetry and writings of William Wordsworth in village Grasmere and the La... |
Eilean Donan is one of the most iconic images of Scotland. Situated on an island at the point where three great sea lochs meet and surrounded by some majestic scenery, it is little wonder that the castle is now one of the most visited and important attractions in the Scottish highlands. It was fi... |
A walkers retreat, nestled in the foothills of Glen Coe. Black Rock Cottage has been a retreat for walkers and travellers alike giving shelter from the cold icy winds that blow through Glen Coe during winter months. Glen Coe is the most popular glen in Scotland. It has spectacular scenery and mou... |
Inchmahome Priory is situated on an island in the middle of Lake Menteith, the only 'Lake' in Scotland, Inchmahome Priory is a ruined Augustine (The Black Cannons) priory founded in 1238 by Walter Comyn, who was the Earl of Menteith. Apart from the priory and its surrounds, most of the island is ... |
Two miles east of North Berwick are the ruins of this once beautiful castle and keep, which date from 1358 – the ennoblement of the First Earl of Douglas. The castle has an interesting history as it was besieged, in 1491, by James IV after the Fifth Earl of Angus held him prisoner and later by ... |
Founded over 600 years ago, the Drapers’ Company is incorporated by Royal Charter and is one of the Twelve Great Livery Companies in the City of London. Situated in the heart of the city of London, the richly decorated function rooms of Drapers' Hall provide a magnificent hospitality venue for ... |
Updown Court is the most expensive private home on the market anywhere in the world. Updown Court is a neo-classical Californian style residence situated in the village of Windlesham in Surrey, England. Larger in area than both the royal residences of Hampton Court Palace or Buckingham Palace, th... |
Nunsmere is the classic English country house based in the Cheshire countryside. This traditional English country house lies in a unique rural setting, surrounded by beautiful gardens and a 60 acre lake, yet it is only 12 miles from Chester. Nunsmere Hall was originally built by the Brocklebank f... |
Tower Bridge is a combined bascule and suspension bridge in London over the River Thames. It is close to the Tower of London, which gives it its name. It has become an iconic symbol of London. Construction of the Tower Bridge started in 1886, led by architect Sir Horace Jones and engineer Sir Joh... |
Trafalgar Square is one of the most famous squares and tourist attractions in the United Kingdom. It has Nelson’s column at its centre and guarded by four lion statues at its base. Statues and sculptures are on display in the square, including a fourth plinth displaying changing pieces of conte... |
For 400 years, Dirleton Castle stood as a magnificent fortress–residence for three successive noble families. It was badly damaged during Cromwell’s siege of 1650, but its fortunes revived in the 1660s when the Nisbet family built a new mansion close to the picturesque ruins. Based in the tin... |
Tantallon Castle lies 3 miles east of North Berwick in East Lothian in Scotland. The Castle was built in the 14th century as a fortress. The best thing about it is it’s dramatic location on the coast opposite the Bass Rock. The Bass Rock is a 300 foot high volcanic plug, found offshore from the... |
RAF Cardington, home of the Ill fated R101, which remains to this day the largest British aircraft that has ever been constructed, at 777ft long, is a record that has never been broken. Also Cardington was where the barrage balloon crews were trained in World War II. Cardington became one of the ... |
TAG London Farnborough Airport is a private airport in UK, exclusively dedicated to business aviation. It is the most modern and efficient private airport of its kind in Europe. The striking 4,000sq m wing shaped structure is the Terminal and administrative centre of the business airport and prov... |
King's Cross railway station, also known as London King's Cross, is a central London railway terminus opened in 1852. The station is on the northern edge of central London. King's Cross is the southern terminus of the East Coast Main Line, one of the UK's major railway backbones. Some of its most... |
Longleat House is a superb Elizabethan country house in Wiltshire in England. This England stately home is a symmetrical three-story house built by Sir John Thynne in 1580, who employed Robert Smythson (also responsible for Hardwick Hall) and French architect Allan Maynard. The house stands as a ... |
The Queen's College, founded 1341, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. The college was founded during the 14th century by Robert de Eglesfield (d'Eglesfield), chaplain to Queen Philippa of Hainault (the wife of King Edward III of England); hence its name. Th... |
Bushey is a town in the Hertsmere borough of Hertfordshire in the East of England. Bushey Heath is situated to the south east of Bushey on the boundary with the London Borough of Harrow. Despite being close to London and having Watford on its doorstep Bushey retains the feeling of a small town. T... |
If you plan to arrive in London or are already in it, no matter whether you are a Christian or a member of another faith, or do not believe you simply have to to visit St. Paul’s Cathedral, and marvel at the Anglican cathedral from 17th century. The current St Paul's Cathedral in London, the fo... |
Considered by many as the finest Elizabethan House in England, Burghley House was built in the 16th Century by William Cecil, the first Lord Burghley, Queen Elizabeth’s Lord High Treasurer. This was one of the Elizabethan “prodigy houses”. The main part of the House has 35 major rooms on th... |
