Best Places to Visit in the United Kingdom

The U.K., made up of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, is an island nation in northwestern Europe. England – birthplace of Shakespeare and The Beatles – is home to the capital, London, a globally influential centre of finance and culture. England is also site of neolithic Stonehenge, Bath’s Roman spa and centuries-old universities at Oxford and Cambridge.

What you need to know

Capital: London

Dialing Code: +44

ISO Code: GBR

Currency: Pound Sterling

Official Languages: English

Tower of London

The Tower of London, officially Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London, is a historic castle located on the north bank of the River Thames in central London.

Info:

Address: London EC3N 4AB, United Kingdom
Built by: William the Conqueror

Phone: +44 844 482 7777
UNESCO World Heritage Site inscription: 1988
London borough: London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Nearby hotel: The Tower Hotel | 4-star hotel | St Katharine's Way, London E1W 1LD, United Kingdom | +44 800 330 8005

Windsor Castle

Windsor Castle is a royal residence at Windsor in the English county of Berkshire. It is notable for its long association with the English and later British royal family and for its architecture.

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Address: Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead SL4 1NJ, United Kingdom
Built by: William the Conqueror
Architects: Hugh May, Jeffry Wyatville, Edward Blore, Henry Emlyn, Anthony Salvin, Giles Downes
Events: First Barons' War, English Civil War

Nearby hotel: Castle Hotel Windsor - MGallery | 4-star hotel | 18 High St, Windsor, West Berkshire SL4 1LJ, United Kingdom | +44 1753 252800

Big Ben

Big Ben is the nickname for the Great Bell of the clock at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London, and often extended to refer to the clock and the clock tower.

Info:

Address: Westminster, London SW1A 0AA, United Kingdom
Height: 96m
Opened: 1859
Phone: +44 20 7219 4272
Architectural style: Gothic Revival architecture
Architect: Augustus Pugin
Function: Clock Tower

Nearby hotel: London Marriott Hotel County Hall | 5-star hotel | London County Hall, Westminster Bridge Rd, London SE1 7PB, United Kingdom | +44 20 7928 5200 Website Directions

Palace of Westminster

The Palace of Westminster is the meeting place of the House of Commons and the House of Lords, the two houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Info:

Address: Westminster, London SW1A 0AA, United Kingdom

Construction started: 1835
Opened: 1859
Height: 102 m CTBUH
Built: Middle Ages

Phone: Not Available

Nearby hotel: London Marriott Hotel County Hall | 5-star hotel | London County Hall, Westminster Bridge Rd, London SE1 7PB, United Kingdom | +44 20 7928 5200

British Museum

The British Museum is a museum dedicated to human history, art, and culture, located in the Bloomsbury area of London.

Info:

Address: Great Russell St, London WC1B 3DG, United Kingdom

Established: 1753

Architectural style: Greek Revival architecture
Artwork: Rosetta Stone, Isabella Brant
London borough: London Borough of Camden

Phone: +44 20 7323 8299

Nearby hotel: Grange White Hall Hotel | 4-star hotel | 2-5 Montague St, London WC1B 5BU, United Kingdom | +44 20 7580 2224

Stonehenge

Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument in Wiltshire, England, 2 miles west of Amesbury and 8 miles north of Salisbury.

Info:

Address: Amesbury, Wiltshire SP4 7DE, United Kingdom

Construction started: 3100 BC
Architectural style: Prehistoric Britain

Phone: +44 370 333 1181
UNESCO World Heritage Site inscription: 1986

Nearby hotel: Fairlawn House | 4-star hotel | 42 High St, Amesbury, Salisbury SP4 7DL, United Kingdom | +44 1980 622103

Churchill War Rooms

The Churchill War Rooms is a museum in London and one of the five branches of the Imperial War Museum.

Info:

Address: Clive Steps, King Charles St, London SW1A 2AQ, United Kingdom

Phone: +44 20 7930 6961

Nearby hotel: Not Available

Victoria and Albert Museum

The Victoria and Albert Museum, London, is the world's largest museum of decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 4.5 million objects. It was founded in 1852 and named after Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.

Info:

Address: Cromwell Rd, London SW7 2RL, United Kingdom

Founder: Henry Cole
Date founded: 1852
Branch: Theathre Museum
Director: Martin Roth

Phone: +44 20 7942 2000

Nearby hotel: The Egerton House Hotel | 5-star hotel | 17-19 Egerton Terrace, London SW3 2BX, United Kingdom | +44 20 7589 2412

National Railway Museum

The National Railway Museum is a museum in York forming part of the British Science Museum Group of National Museums and telling the story of rail transport in Britain and its impact on society.

Info:

Address: Leeman Rd, York YO26 4XJ, United Kingdom

Phone: +44 844 815 3139

Nearby hotel: The Royal York Hotel | 4-star hotel | Station Rd, York, North Yorkshire YO24 1AA, United Kingdom | +44 1904 653681

London Eye

The London Eye is a giant Ferris wheel on the South Bank of the River Thames in London. Also known as the Millennium Wheel, it has also been called by its owners the British Airways London Eye.

Info:

Address: London SE1 7PB, United Kingdom

Height: 135 m 
Opened: March 9, 2000 
Construction started: 1998

Phone: +44 871 781 3000
Cost: 70 million GBP 
Architecture firm: Marks Barfield 
Architects: Julia Barfield, Mark Sparrowhawk, Nic Bailey, Frank Anatole, Malcolm Cook, David Marks, Steve Chilton

Nearby hotel: London Marriott Hotel County Hall | 5-star hotel | London County Hall, Westminster Bridge Rd, London SE1 7PB, United Kingdom | +44 20 7928 5200

Did You Know?

• The Queen of the UK is the legal owner of one-sixth of the Earth's land surface.
• In the UK, if you reach your 100th birthday, you get a personalized card from the Queen.
• A Beer Wave of 388,000 Gallons (or 1.4m L) flooded London in 1814 after a huge vat ruptured.
• In the U.K., it is legal for kids over 5 years old to drink alcohol at home or on other private premises.
• UK's Internet Porn Filter Architect was Arrested On Child Porn Offences in 2014.
• In the UK, accents change noticeably about every 25 miles (40km).
• In the UK, all horses, ponies and donkeys must have a horse passport.
• In London, it is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament.
• Nearly 6,000 people per year get hurt or die in the UK after tripping over their trousers or falling down stairs while pulling them up.

References

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