United Kingdom

Popular places in United Kingdom

• Ashford
• Edinburgh
• Cardiff
• Glasgow
• Liverpool
• London
• Manchester
• Oxford

Cityscape
 Capital sights – the London Eye, Cardiff’s majestic Wales Millennium Centre, Edinburgh’s Georgian New Town and Belfast’s community murals – make way for the solid Victorian architecture of Manchester and Glasgow and contemporary rejuvenated centres in Birmingham, Newcastle and Liverpool.

Landscape
 Feel the breeze on the wilds of Dartmoor, the Peak District, Yorkshire Dales, Lake District and Northern Ireland’s Giant’s Causeway. Refresh the batteries in the beauty of the New Forest, the Trossachs and Morne Mountains, or get the adrenalin pumping by climbing Snowdonia, Ben Nevis or the Cairngorms. Unearth ancient history at Stonehenge and stand amid the ghosts of Vikings in the Shetlands, Orkneys or York. Take a dip along Devon’s English Riviera or around Cornwall.

Take Home
 Dress in cashmere, tartan or Harris tweed from Scotland, or the creations of news-making designers Vivienne Westwood and Stella McCartney. Stock up on Twinings Teas and, for something to drink it from, how about the classic blue and white designs of Wedgwood china? For a stronger tipple, try Pimm’s as a summer refresher or malt whisky to warm you by the winter fire.

Eat & Drink
 Despite ex-President Chirac’s jibes, there is great British food, from Cornish pasties to Scottish salmon and venison; from London’s jellied eels to fish and chips. Sunday roasts like beef with Yorkshire puddings remain an abiding tradition, while cheeses, from crumbly Lancashire to blue-streaked Stilton round off your meal. Real ale (bitter) comes in myriad flavours, while Scottish malt whisky is a traditional final tipple of the day.

New Perspective
 The British have decided they do like art – join the throngs at the various Tate Galleries (there are four) or Newcastle Gateshead’s Baltic, while Liverpool gears up for its 2008 Cultural Capital year.