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 fami... |
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 ... |
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 fo... |
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, this ... |
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 John W... |
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 contempo... |
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.... |
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 provide... |
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 maj... |
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 spl... |
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 n... |
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. The ... |
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 ... |
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 the g... |
The Old Vic Tunnels is an underground arts venue and performance space beneath Waterloo train station in London. The space consists of almost 30,000 square feet of unused railway tunnels. The potential of the dank manmade caverns beneath Waterloo station was realised by theatre company Punchdrunk an... |
The National Portrait Gallery was the first gallery of its kind when it opened its doors in 1856. The gallery was established by Philip Henry Stanhope, Earl Stanhope, and Thomas Babington Macaulay, along with a few of their contemporaries, as a means to exhibit portraits of historically significant ... |
The Old War Office building is situated at Whitehall, London, right across from the Horse Guards Buildings and housed the War Office between 1906 and 1964. The War office was a department of the British Government. It was responsible for the administration of the British army for over 400 years, fro... |
The headquarters of the British Secret Intelligence Service, also known as Military Intelligence, Section 6, is located at 85, Albert Embankment in the south western part of central London, on the bank of the River Thames beside Vauxhall Bridge. It is also commonly known as the MI6 Building. The bui... |
Hankley Common is a common near Elstead, Surrey, England. It is an area of heathland with sandy infertile soil. Hankley Common Golf Club was first opened for play over nine holes in 1897. The course was recently (2012) voted number 44 in Golf World Magazine Top 100 courses in Britain, and in 2010 Go... |
S itting on 200 acres of beautifully tended land eight miles west of London, Syon Park is one of the last private "country" residences in London. Owned by the hereditary Dukes of Northumberland, it has been in the family's possession since it was acquired in 1594 by the 9th Earl of No... |
