England is brimming with traditional and elegance with its lush countryside, rolling hills and strong history.
Alongside its gentle rural setting, England hosts London, the largest city in Europe.
The North Country offers a more historic view of England. This often-unspoiled region reflects the history of the Borders with its fortified towers, forts and Hadrian?s Wall.
The romantic Lake District with its lakes, high fells, pastures and woodland offer constantly changing vistas of unrivalled beauty.
Some of the country's most famous landscapes lie in the Heart of England. Little has changed over the years in the Cotswold and Gloucestershire area, where gentle uplands are studded with beautiful old villages, like Stratford-upon-Avon, the birthplace of William Shakespeare.
Scotland is a beautiful country with rolling lowlands, dramatic mountains, fjord inlets, spectacular cliffs, heather-clad hills, mirror-like lakes, sandy beaches and many offshore islands.
It is divided into three main regions: the Highlands, the Midland Valley and the Southern uplands.
Scotland is also noted for its lochs (lakes). Much of the west coast of the country is intersected by sea lochs, the longest; Loch Fyne penetrates more than 40 miles inland. Notable fresh water lakes include Loch Ness (famous for its monster!). The Scottish Highlands dubbed ?The Last Untamed Wilderness in Europe?, has some of the most breath-taking scenery in the country and is home to various types of wildlife and vegetation.
Wales is the land of rolling moor lands, glaciated mountain area, majestic ancient castles, old mining towns, mellifluous male-voiced choirs and mysterious legends.
Wales may be divided into three areas, South Wales containing the cities, Mid Wales with the Cambrian Mountains and attractive coastal resorts and North Wales with Snowdon, (the highest mountain in Wales), popular resorts and the island of Anglesey.
Cardiff in the south is the capital and chief seaport. |
