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Just few useful links,
The official Britain tourist web site is here:
www.visitbritain.com
So hotels deals you can find here:
www.syha.org.uk
Street Map:
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Shops in Britain usually open up for the day between 9.00 and 10.00 AM and close between 5.30 and 6.00 PM. The more local the shop, as a general rule, the earlier its opening and closing times are likely to be. In central London, for instance, many shops will not open till 10.00 or even 10.30, and will stay open later to catch people on their way home from work and tourists heading out for the evening. Shops in England are open all day; they don’t close for lunch.
On Thursdays, most large shops are open until 8.00 PM, or even later in some of the large shopping malls. Sunday opening is now pretty common. Most large shops open on Sundays. They are allowed to open for 6 hours but opening and closing times vary, though 11.00 AM seems to be a popular opening time.
Some supermarkets and small local groceries are open very extended hours, and a few for 24 hours six days a week, with only Sunday following the pattern above. Easter Sunday is the only day of the year when shops aren’t allowed to open, though very few will open on Christmas Day, and many others shut on other holidays.
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I love taking people to places they have never been to. When people come to England the first thing that comes to mind is usually London. Living out in the "country" I have the opportunity to see more of what is offered in England. There are many cities that I enjoy seeing, one of which is Lincoln. I love the way the city looks and feels. I took the Cathedral Roof Tour for the first time with a friend of mine. It was so worth it. The views of the countryside are amazing and if you are lucky the sun may just break through the clouds. Leave a Comment
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A friend of mine in Belgium had told me that while in London, I should go to Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese. I did, and especially loved the sign outside. It's off Fleet Street I think. That is, if it still exists. But it made it under 15 sovereigns so I'm confident that the old tradition lives on.
One thing that surprised me on my first visit to London was the fact that the pubs were not that obvious. Many places near my hotel looked like private houses and I walked right pass them, looking for a pub. Suddenly, round 7 at night, I heard singing coming from illuminated houses. I'd follow the sound, look through the window pane and well, it was clear this crowd was not just having their family dinner!
But I mean, it's not like in Paris, where the cafes spread out into the streets. More discreet (from the outside :-) Leave a Comment
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A recent project (starting in 2005) set out to establish what were the “Icons of England”. What objects, places, symbols etc best represent our varied culture? I love this project because its definition of the word icon is so loose, and because anyone was able to have a say in the selection of icons. Those chosen are as diverse and wide-ranging as you might expect from such a cultural melting pot of a country. Among my favourites are:
The Angel of the North
Big Ben
Jerusalem
The Lindisfarne Gospels
Queuing
Roast beef and Yorkshire Pudding
Cheddar cheese
The Routemaster bus
The tube map
The FA Cup
Hedges
Cricket
The pint
The parish church
The weather
See the full list on the ICONS website, and if you’ve visited England maybe consider nominating something yourself. What is the definitive object that shouts England to you?
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Views of the whtie cliffs and coastline of Folkstone. There is so much to do around the area and is good walking county.
You can also catch a ferry over to France most months of the year. There is a booking office by the harbour.
The coastline is lovely Leave a Comment
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Hampton Court, the home of Henry VIII, is every bit as fantastic as you might imagine. The gardens are fantastic. The history before your eyes is fantastic...Even the costumed tour guides are...well, you know what I mean!!!
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the privy gardens are wll worth the slightly increased fee...don't miss them!
I hope to have a travelogue about this...or else I'll make a seperate page...I'll let you know! Leave a Comment
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stopping for a tea is a very civilized thing to do. At home I might grab a quick bite for lunch, but when in London, do the formal tea!
This website had an assortment of places that do teas - now it sells a book doing the same thing! When I find a FREE source of tea information, I'll let you know...
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We choose to go for the most obvious...and had a brilliant time!
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We arrived in London before 6 am, and were running around town all day...by our scheduled afternoon tea we were famished!
After we finished our sandwichs (all you can eat - and we were starved!) we looked at the dessert trays, picked 3 to split - we wanted to each try everything but knew we couldn't do that! As we were choosing, I commented that Creme Bruille was my all-time favorite dessert. Although none were on the trays, the waiter came back a few minutes later with 2 more desserts for us to sample - Creme Bruille!
Great service here, as you'd expect! Leave a Comment
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England is divided into nine regions for the purposes of regional government. These are:
London
South East
South West
East of England
East Midlands
West Midlands
Yorkshire & Humberside
North East
North West
I will write about each of these in more depth, including the many and varied attractions that might appeal to visitors, in separate tips in the Things to Do section .
Within each region are a number of local authorities, responsible for many of the local services and facilities. These are arranged in tiers, with the first tier having the most significant and wide-ranging responsibilities including schools, social care, adult learning, libraries, public housing and more. These authorities can be counties (examples include Cornwall, Kent and Northumberland), Metropolitan Districts (e.g. Newcastle and Manchester), Urban Districts (South Tyneside, Luton) and London Boroughs (Kensington and Chelsea, Camden). Below the counties sit second and third tier authorities, known as District and Parish Councils, with fewer but still useful responsibilities; for instance, District Councils look after sports and leisure facilities, and refuse collection.
From time to time local government is reorganised to create more or fewer of these authorities. This has meant that some traditional counties no longer officially exist, e.g. Middlesex (which was divided into several London Boroughs in the 1960s) and Yorkshire (which was divided into smaller counties, Metropolitan and Urban Districts in the 1970s). Confusingly for visitors however, many of us still refer to these old counties and they are sometimes still used in postal addresses. My parents’ address is given as Middlesex, for instance, but they live for administrative purposes in the London Borough of Hillingdon.
Of course most visitors need to know very little of this system to plan and enjoy a holiday here, but I thought it would provide some interesting background and also shed some light on sometimes bewildering details.
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Just outside of Chipping Norton (near Oxford), is some of the most beautiful countryside on offer. Walking / driving down the country lanes will provide you with all - round vistas to die for. Take your camera!
The laid back atmosphere of almost all the older-fashioned villages is something i dont think you'll find anywhere else in the world (outside of the UK at least). Leave a Comment
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