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7/31/2019 Travel recommendations while visiting UK for the Games
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ENGLAND
ENGLAND
WALES
WALES
WALES
WALES
Isle
of Man
Isle
of Man
Isle of
Lewis
Isle of
Lewis
NORTHERN
IRELAND
NORTHERN
IRELAND
NORTHERN
IRELAND
NORTHERN
IRELAND
SCOTLAND
SCOTLAND
Stratford-
upon-Avon
Stratford-
upon-Avon
Oxford
Oxford
London
London
Stonehenge
Stonehenge
SCOTLAND
SCOTLAND
Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Cardiff
Cardiff LondonLondonAmesbury
Amesbury
Oxford
Oxford
Stratford-upon-Avon
Stratford-upon-Avon
Beaumaris
Beaumaris
Liverpool
Liverpool
Belfast
Belfast
Irish
Sea
Glasgow
Home to more than 600castles more than anyother European country and 11 million sheep,3 million people, threenational parks andcountless stories andsongs, Wales is a magicalplace; 13th-centuryBeaumaris Castle (shownhere) boasts a sturdy moatand is now a WorldHeritage site
Some say it was an ancient temple;others, a giant solar calendar. Whatwe do know is that Stonehenge wasbuilt purposefully; this prehistoric iconis made of large stones standing in acircle at the center of which are burialmounds; the first stones were laidperhaps as early as 3,100 B.C.; today,it is a World Heritage site
From lush green hillsto rugged mountains,
Northern Ireland is a landof contrasts: Lowbeaches and high cliffs,stately manors andhumble cottages, buzzingBelfast city and quietcountryside, high tea andlegendary Guinness
The iconic HighlandBagpipes are foundthroughout Scottish societyas well as all over theworld; Scottish culture,from music and danceto drama and art, is rich,and Scotlands landscapes,with thousands of lochsand hundreds of islands,are majestic
The birthplaceof WilliamShakespeareand homeof the RoyalShakespeareTheater,Stratford isnestled on thebanks of theriver Avon in the lovely Englishcountryside; the town alsooffers music in the parks, rivercruises and ample opportunityfor walking and relaxing
The Radcliffe Camerawith its lofty domecontains readingrooms used bystudents at Oxford,the oldest universityin the English-speaking world.Founded in the 11th century, theuniversity contains 38 colleges, allnotable for their architecture.
Oxfordshire county offers some of thebest of rural England quaint villagesand lovely countryside
The 13-ton bellknown as Big Benthat sits in the
Clock Towerat the Britishparliamentis just oneof manyLondonlandmarks;othersinclude the775-roomBuckinghamPalace, hometo the royalfamily, the Tower of London,where heads once rolled andthe crown jewels are now onview, and Westminster Abbey,site of coronations and burialground of kings and poets.A world-class city, London alsocharms with its theater,museums and neighborhoods,offering everything from streetperformers to posh shops.Situated along the Thames,
London is a city for walking orfor viewing from a riverboat orfrom the giant Ferris wheelcalled the London Eye
Heading to London for theSummer Games? Have time
to do some exploring? Here arejust a few of the many placesto visit and things to see in that
interesting city and beyond.
2012 MCT
Source: visitbritain.com, visitwales.com,
visitscotland.com, visitoxfordandoxfordshire.com. Fodors London,stonehenge.org, ESRIGraphic: Pat Carr
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