The Midlands & the Marches
Now a romantic ruin, Bess of Hardwick's first house, Hardwick Old Hall, neighbours the manor Hardwick Hall.
Must-see attractions in The United Kingdom
Orkney
This 18th-century seaweed shed has been impressively restored and holds an interesting exhibition on Papa Westray's history and craft traditions.
Skye
Skye's oldest distillery (established 1830) produces smooth, sweet and smoky Talisker single malt whisky. The guided tour includes a free dram.
South Cornwall
A small village museum exploring Polperro's seafaring and smuggling heritage, with everything from sepia-tinted photos to shipwreck artefacts.
Northwest England
Immediately next to Lancaster Castle is the equally fine priory church, founded in 1094 but extensively remodelled in the Middle Ages.
Kensington & Hyde Park
Fashioned in stone from northern Italy, this 37-tonne travertine statue by Henry Moore provides phenomenal views of Kensington Palace.
Derry (Londonderry)
A simple granite obelisk that commemorates the 14 civilians who were shot dead by the British Army on Bloody Sunday, 30 January 1972.
Tomintoul & Glenlivet Discovery Centre
The Cairngorms
This visitor centre and rural museum celebrates local history, with reconstructions of a crofter's kitchen and a blacksmith's forge.
The Midlands & the Marches
Leicester's perfectly preserved 14th-century guildhall, one of England's finest, is reputed to be the city's most haunted building.
The Midlands & the Marches
The 12th-century church of St Michael and All Angels has a splendid 18th-century spire and tower divided from its medieval nave.
Dorset
An appealing sanctuary for rescued chimpanzees, orang-utans, gibbons, marmosets and some utterly adorable ring-tailed lemurs.
Guernsey
Watched over by a Napoleonic-era loophole tower, this sheltered cove is a favourite with sunbathers, swimmers and kayakers.
Edinburgh
The Summerhall cultural centre houses several permanent art displays, and stages changing exhibitions of contemporary art.
Isle of Man
The wheel-headed cross at Lonan Old Church, just north of Douglas, is the island's most impressive early Christian cross.
Richmond, Kew & Hampton Court
Hampton Court Palace presses up against 445-hectare Bushy Park, a semiwild expanse with herds of red and fallow deer.
Shetland
This heritage centre houses a modern museum with a history of the Shetland pony and a recreation of a croft house.
Plymouth
The immense Plymouth Naval Memorial commemorates Commonwealth WWI and WWII sailors who have no grave but the sea.
Skye
This gallery exhibits the works of artists who have been inspired by Scottish landscapes, wildlife and culture.
Richmond, Kew & Hampton Court
Designed by Sir William Chambers, this elegant Grade I listed plant house in Kew Gardens is home to a cafe.
The West End
The centre of literary Bloomsbury was Gordon Sq, where some of the buildings are marked with blue plaques.
The Channel Islands
Fringed by tall cliffs, this sand-and-pebble beach with calm waters is ideal for swimming and sunbathing.
The Midlands & the Marches
A striking modernist cube on Market Pl, Quad contains a futuristic art gallery and an art-house cinema.
Guernsey
This long, sandy crescent is sheltered enough for swimming and is popular with families.
The West End
Lovely Bedford Sq is the only completely Georgian square still surviving in Bloomsbury.
The Channel Islands
This long, dune-backed beach is ideal for rockpooling, swimming and sunbathing.
London
Taking in a trial in what's nicknamed the Old Bailey leaves watching a TV courtroom drama for dust. Even if you end up sitting in on a fairly run-of-the…
London
This pleasant little park was the site of the Tower Hill scaffold, where a confirmed 125 people met their fate, including St Thomas More, St John Fisher…
Cardiff
Designed by Lord Richard Rogers (the architect behind London's Lloyd's building and Millennium Dome and Paris' Pompidou Centre), the home of the National…
North London
This enchanting place was bought and developed by a private firm in 1840 as a burial ground and arboretum catering for central London’s overflow. It was a…
The West End
Since the reign of King Charles I in the early 17th century, the Royal Family has amassed a priceless collection of paintings, sculpture, ceramics,…
Church of St Margaret of Antioch
Oxford
Binsey’s small 12th-century church stands half a mile west of the Thames (and The Perch pub), in a splendid rural setting that’s only slightly marred by…
London
Dating from 1123, St Bartholomew the Great is one of London's oldest churches. The Norman arches and profound sense of history lend this holy space an…
The West End
The Supreme Court, the highest court in the UK, was the Appellate Committee of the House of Lords until 2009. It is now housed in the neo-Gothic Middlesex…
The West End
In the late 12th century, nobles built houses of stone with gardens along the 'shore' (ie strand) of the Thames. The Strand linked Westminster, the seat…
Oxford
Built from 1663 onwards to provide an appropriately grand setting for the university’s degree ceremonies – a function it still performs – this monumental…
The West End
The most famous feature of the Palace of Westminster (Houses of Parliament) is Elizabeth Tower, more commonly known as Big Ben. A major £61-million…
Cardiff
One of the waterfront's few Victorian remnants, Pierhead is a red-brick and glazed-terracotta French Gothic confection, built in 1897 with Bute family…
Cardiff
Looking as though it's popped out of the pages of a story book, this white-slatted wooden building with a black witch's-hat spire was modelled on a…
London
The oldest church in the City, All Hallows has been a place of worship since 675 CE. It was spared in the Great Fire, but much of today's building is from…
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