Must-SeeLondon
United Kingdom
One of the world's great cities, with the Tower, Westminster, free museums and the West End.
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Castles, green hills and great cities on two islands.
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Must-SeeEdinburgh
United Kingdom
A castle on a volcanic rock, the Royal Mile and the world's largest arts festival.
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Must-SeeThe Cotswolds
United Kingdom
Honey-stone villages, like Bibury and Bourton-on-the-Water, in rolling countryside.
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Must-SeeWindsor Castle
United Kingdom
The world's oldest and largest lived-in castle, a short trip from London.
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Must-SeeBath
United Kingdom
Roman baths, Georgian crescents and Jane Austen, in golden stone.
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Worth a DetourScottish Highlands and Skye
United Kingdom
Glencoe, Loch Ness and the wild Isle of Skye, on the North Coast 500.
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Worth a DetourStonehenge and Avebury
United Kingdom
The mysterious stone circle, with the far larger Avebury ring nearby.
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Worth a DetourOxford and the Cotswolds
United Kingdom
Dreaming spires and old colleges, with honey-stone villages close by, and Blenheim Palace.
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Worth a DetourBen Nevis and Glen Coe
United Kingdom
Britain's highest peak above Fort William, near Scotland's most dramatic valley.
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Worth a DetourLoch Ness
United Kingdom
Scotland's deep, dark, monster-haunted loch, with Urquhart Castle on its shore.
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Worth a DetourRock of Gibraltar
United Kingdom
A limestone monolith guarding the Mediterranean, with Europe's only wild monkeys.
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Worth a DetourDublin
Ireland
Trinity College's Book of Kells, Guinness and Temple Bar's music pubs.
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Worth a DetourCliffs of Moher and the Burren
Ireland
Huge sea cliffs, and a strange limestone landscape.
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If You're NearbyGiant's Causeway and Belfast
United Kingdom
40,000 basalt columns on the Antrim coast, with Titanic Belfast's museum nearby.
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If You're NearbyLake District
United Kingdom
England's finest hills and lakes, the land of Wordsworth and Beatrix Potter.
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United Kingdom
Old colleges and King's College Chapel, with punting on the River Cam.
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If You're NearbySnowdonia and Mount Snowdon
United Kingdom
Wales's highest mountains, with Conwy and Caernarfon castles.
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If You're NearbyCornwall
United Kingdom
Sandy coves and fishing villages, St. Ives and the Eden Project, with Tintagel's legends.
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If You're NearbyStratford-upon-Avon
United Kingdom
Shakespeare's birthplace, and his company's great theaters.
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If You're NearbyEdinburgh Fringe
United Kingdom
The world's largest arts festival, taking over the city each August.
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If You're NearbyLoch Lomond and the Trossachs
United Kingdom
Britain's largest lake, with Ben Lomond above it, close to Glasgow.
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If You're NearbyJacobite Steam Train and Glenfinnan
United Kingdom
A steam train over the curving viaduct seen in the Harry Potter films.
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United Kingdom
Britain's first national park, with Chatsworth House and stone villages.
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If You're NearbyHadrian's Wall
United Kingdom
The Roman Empire's northern frontier, striding over wild English hills.
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If You're NearbyBelfast
United Kingdom
The Titanic's birthplace, with the museum where it was built, and the Troubles' murals.
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If You're NearbyWarner Bros. Studio Tour London
United Kingdom
The sets, costumes and props of the Harry Potter films.
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If You're NearbyLiverpool and Manchester
United Kingdom
The Beatles' city, and football's great northern rivals.
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If You're NearbyCardiff and South Wales
United Kingdom
The Welsh capital's Victorian fantasy castle, with Brecon Beacons nearby.
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If You're NearbyJurassic Coast
United Kingdom
Durdle Door, and 185 million years of cliffs, with fossil-hunting on the beach.
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United Kingdom
Scotland's biggest city, with Mackintosh's architecture and a great music scene.
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If You're NearbyBrighton
United Kingdom
England's lively seaside city, with a pier and the fantastical Royal Pavilion.
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United Kingdom
Winston Churchill's birthplace, and England's grandest baroque house.
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If You're NearbyYorkshire Dales and Moors
United Kingdom
Stone walls, waterfalls and heather, with the Brontës' Haworth nearby.
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United Kingdom
White sand beaches and the Callanish Stones, at Scotland's Atlantic edge.
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United Kingdom
England's holiday island, with the Needles and Queen Victoria's Osborne House.
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If You're NearbyRing of Kerry and Killarney
Ireland
A classic coastal loop, by Killarney's lakes and the Dingle Peninsula.
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Ireland
A monastery on a sea rock. Seen in Star Wars. Boats are few and booked early.
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Ireland
A monastic round tower in a lake valley, an hour from Dublin.
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If You're NearbyCork, Blarney and Cobh
Ireland
Kiss the Blarney Stone, then see the Titanic's last port.
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If You're NearbyBenbulbin and Yeats Country
Ireland
A table-top mountain over Sligo, with W.B. Yeats's grave at its foot.
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