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Highclere Castle
Highclere Castle Highclere Castle is best known as the filming location of the popular British TV drama Downton Abbey and home to the fictional Crawley family. In reality, the estate is owned by George Herbert, the eighth Earl of Carnarvon, and his wife Lady Carnarvon. The castle has been in the C
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Cavern Club
Cavern Club The Beatles experienced their first taste of fame at Liverpool’s Cavern Club, where the Fab Four first performed on November 9, 1961.The underground cellar club started life in 1957 as a jazz and skiffle club. John Lennon first played here in the Quarrymen, an earlier incarnation of th
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Canterbury Cathedral
Canterbury Cathedral As one of the most important pilgrimage sites of medieval Europe, Canterbury’s iconic cathedral is worthy of its UNESCO World Heritage status and remains an important center of Christian worship. Originally founded in 597 by St Augustine, the first Archbishop of Canterbury, Ca
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Albert Dock
Albert Dock Liverpool’s wealth came from the shipping trade over the centuries, and the city’s maritime legacy is celebrated at the revitalized waterfront area known as Albert Dock.The dock is lined with sturdy five-story warehouses, restored and reinvigorated to house boutiques, museums, restaura
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Windsor Castle
Windsor Castle Windsor Castle is the largest working castle in the world that is still occupied by monarchy. For over 900 years, since William the Conqueror built a wooden fortress here, this has been a royal home and fortress. Queen Elizabeth spends a month at Easter, a week in June and most week
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Pier Head
Pier Head The departure point for ferries crossing the River Mersey, Pier Head has been a Liverpool landmark, seafaring icon and transport hub for centuries. In the 19th century, scores of Irish and British emigrants sailed from here to begin a new life in the New World.Fronting the river at Pier
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Beatles Story
Beatles Story Beatles fans come from across the universe to pay tribute to the Fab Four at Liverpool’s Beatles Story.From the Cavern Club to Abbey Road, this incredibly popular museum tells the story of Liverpool’s four most famous sons, their music, achievements, and massive impact on popular cul
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Lacock
Lacock A small, rural village on the southern edge of the Cotswolds in Wiltshire County, Lacock is famous for its historic feel and big-screen appearances. It has been featured in several film and television productions, including Pride and Prejudice, Emma and most recently, Harry Potter.Sights in
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Warner Bros Studio London
Warner Bros Studio London Harry Potter fanatics, rejoice: Dumbledore’s Office, Diagon Alley and the Great Hall all exist just a few minutes outside London! Loop the loop and come full circle with your Harry Potter journey at the Warner Bros Studio, where costumes, props and sets are on display for
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Regents Park
Regents Park One of London’s most celebrated royal parks, Regent’s Park was first laid out by John Nash in 1811, as a hunting ground for Henry VIII and remained a private royal retreat until 1845. Today the 410-acre public park offers welcome respite for the residents of North West London as well
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Gatwick Airport (LGW)
Gatwick Airport (LGW) The UK’s largest airport after Heathrow, Gatwick (LGW) serves more destinations than any other UK airport, with flights to and from more than 200 cities in 90 countries around the globe. Those traveling to London Gatwick will be in good company—more than 34 million passengers
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Covent Garden
Covent Garden Covent Garden is an area of London centered on a popular covered market in the heart of London. Once a monks convent garden in the 13th century, it quickly developed into a fruit and vegetable market for the city, was redeveloped in 1630 by the Earl of Bedford to be ringed by fashion
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Heathrow Airport (LHR)
Heathrow Airport (LHR) Catering to more than 190,000 daily passengers, London’s Heathrow airport (LHR) boasts its fair share of superlatives–it’s not only the worlds busiest international airport, but the biggest in the UK, the closest airport to London and, since the opening of its fifth terminal
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Piccadilly Circus
Piccadilly Circus Piccadilly Circus is the meeting place of many of Londons most famous roads. Here beautiful Regent Street (shopping heaven), famous Piccadilly (Fortnum and Masons, The Ritz, the Royal Academy of Art), and cultural Shaftsbury Avenue (theaters, Chinatown) intersect. In the middle o
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Glastonbury
Glastonbury Since the now-legendary Glastonbury Festival began making headlines back in the 1970s, the small Somerset town of Glastonbury has become synonymous with its self-named music festival, now the world’s biggest greenfield festival, drawing more than 175,000 revellers to the small town eac
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Bath
Bath England’s only UNESCO World Heritage listed city, the cobblestone streets and exquisite architecture of Bath make it one of the UK’s most attractive cities and put it firmly at the top of many tourists’ itineraries. Just an hour from London, the historic city takes its name from its once worl
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White Hart Lane Stadium
White Hart Lane Stadium Home to one of London’s most successful football (soccer) clubs, Tottenham Hotspur – usually known as Spurs – White Hart Lane Stadium is in north London. The team play in the Premier League – the highest level in English football – and count striker Harry Kane and winger An
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Whitehall
Whitehall Whitehall is a main thoroughfare in London running south from the southern end of Trafalgar Square towards Parliament Square. It is named for the Palace of Whitehall that stood in the area until the end of the 17th century and was originally a wide road that led to the front of the palac
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The Gherkin (30 St Mary Axe)
The Gherkin (30 St Mary Axe) Affectionately nicknamed ‘The Gherkin’ for its unusual shape, the dazzling glass-fronted skyscraper, 30 St Mary Axe, is among London’s most distinctive landmarks, looming 180 meters over the City of London financial district. Largely regarded as a masterpiece of contem
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Shri Swaminarayan Mandir London
Shri Swaminarayan Mandir London Is this India or England? Shri Swaminarayan Mandir would have anyone believe they’ve travelled halfway across the world in the blink of an eye thanks to its distinct architecture. The pristine white Hindu temple was built using entirely traditional methods and mater
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