British Travel Guide

 

Top Places To Go Visit

London

The Tower of London

This was built in 1078 by William the Conqueror 

Buckingham Palace

One of the official residencies of the Monarch of the UK, it was built in 1703

Big Ben

This Clock Tower was constructed in 1859 and it stands 96 metres tall

London Eye

The London Eye, or Millennium Wheel, was opened in 2000 and is the most visited tourist attraction in the UK- 3 million people ride it every year! 

Stonehenge

Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England

There is an outer ring of stones, each around 13 feet (4.0 m) high, seven feet (2.1 m) wide, and weighing around 25 tons, topped by connecting horizontal  stones. Inside is a ring of smaller stones

Archaeologists believe it was constructed from 3000 BC to 2000 BC

Some of the stone comes from 140 miles (230 km) away from the monument and no-one is sure how the stones were moved into their final position!

The Lake District

It is the most visited national park in the United Kingdom with more than 23 million annual day visits.

There are 16 lakes

Loch Ness

This is a large lake in the Scottish Highlands, its deepest point is 230 metres!

It is most famous for the alleged sightings of Nessie - The Loch Ness Monster!

Giant's Causeway

The Giant's Causeway is an area of about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns in Northern Ireland and it was formed by volcanic activity somewhere between 50 and 60 million years ago.

However, according to local legend, the stones were placed there by a giant who wanted to cross from Northern Ireland to Scotland without getting his feet wet.

Jurassic Coast

The Jurassic Coast is a World Heritage Site on the English Channel coast of southern England. It stretches a distance of about 96 miles (154 km) The site spans 185 million years.

Hadrians Wall

This was built in 122 AD during the reign of the Roman Emperor Hadrian in order to keep the Scottish people out of England. It stretches 73 miles across northern England and many of the remains are still there today.

York

This ancient city was founded in 71 AD and was once the capital city of England.

This city is known for its picturesque streets but there is also a chocolate museum - here you can learn about the history of chocolate, along with chocolate tasting and making your own!

Its famous Cathedral was built in 637 AD and is know as the York Minster.

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In the first chapter we will be in France during the 18th century where we can experience first-hand the historical moments of the Storming of the Bastille and we will talk with Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. Later, we will travel to 19th century Spain where Fernando VII and María Cristina will narrate their experiences in these troubled years.

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Traditional English Folk Music

 Traditional English Folk Music

Traditional English folk music has existed in England since the late medieval period (1500’s). This type of music was typically never written down, instead it was passed down orally through the generations (songs, poems etc.). There are distinct variations of this music in each English county. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twix9KfES9Y Greensleeves

Nowadays folk music often demonstrates the typical dialects of the various regions and these songs can often be tricky to understand if you are from somewhere else.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5leMI95urQ Ilkley Moor Baht'at

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJIWvUJ-tqg Pub version

This music has produced and contributed to many cultural phenomena, such as sea shanties, jigs and morris dancing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uS5xR7jBxDw Sea Shanty 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sArAC2_ow2k Morris Dancing