United Kingdom travel guide
The United Kingdom is known for a lot of things – just like how Hugh Grant put it in Love Actually saying “Britain is a great country for things like Harry Potter, The Beatles and David Beckham's right foot (David Beckham's left foot, come to that).”
Twice the size of the state of New York, the United Kingdom consists of Great Britain (England, Wales, and Scotland) and Northern Ireland giving the land a unique blend of customs, cultures and traditions. The UK is the world’s 6th biggest tourist destination with over 24.8 million people visiting the country annually.
From a wealth of natural and historical heritage to a plethora of castles to ruins, fabulous cities and attractions, United Kingdom presents various exciting options for the fascinated traveler. So what do to and what to see?
With a rich and fascinating history dating back to 6,500 BC, the United Kingdom is dotted with monuments and architecture marking each milestone in its history from the Stonehenge to the Buckingham Palace. The United Kingdom has 25 cultural and natural UNESCO World Heritage sites as well as 7 Heritage Cities from Bath, Canterbury, Chester, Durham, Oxford, Stratford-upon-Avon as well as York – so perhaps you can begin by exploring these wonders.
Every corner of the UK boasts hundreds of great attractions from local museums to world famous attractions such as the Loch Ness, The Giants Causeway, Big Ben, the houses of Parliament, Madame Tussaud’s, Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace and some of the world’s most popular attractions such as the Tower of London, the ever famous London Bridge, Kew Gardens, and the Piccadilly Circus.
If you are a sports fan, then this sports crazy nation is one where some of the world’s greatest sporting events take place such as Wimbledon, the London Marathon, and football. The United Kingdom is also where some of the world’s most famous sports have been born such as golf, tennis, cricket and rugby. Visit the Wembley Stadium as well as the famous football club stadiums such as the Chelsea FC Stadium and the Manchester United FC Stadium.
Fancy a little bit of shopping? The choices of high end brands and labels as well as countless of shops, street markets and boutiques are endless. You can buy vintage clothes from street markets and haute couture brands from designer boutiques as well as shop for bargains on different shops in department stores. Some of the world’s most popular shopping complexes in the world are in the UK famously known as Harrods and there is also Chinatown and Regent Street, known as a Mecca for shoppers.
For a taste of Britain’s nightlife, head over to Liverpool; the birthplace of the Beatles where you will be able to enjoy a varied live music scene. There is also a wide variety of nightclubs for a taste of different genres of music and parties.
UK has so much to offer so if you are planning to take a trip there, save up your money to enjoy all that UK has to offer, from historical buildings to gardens to monuments in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
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