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England and Wales

   
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England is the largest and most populous of the three countries that make up mainland United Kingdom. England is well set up for the independent traveller with a plethora of sights and experiences to offer. From London - one of the most vibrant, expensive, hip, cosmopolitan capital cities in the world - you can hop on a bus, train or plane to reach gently rolling green countryside, lakes, rivers, and beaches. There are thousands of religious monuments to see including the early stone circles such as Stonehenge and cathedrals such as York Minster and Canterbury Cathedral.

Welsh culture is more than just rugby and male voice choirs. Wales has much to offer the outdoor enthusiast, from beautiful rugged coastlines to snow-capped mountains like Mount Snowdon, the region's highest at a mere 3560 feet. Cycling, hiking, kayaking (known as canoeing here), horse riding, rock climbing and mountain biking are all activities on offer in the Welsh countryside.

England and Wales background and travel essentials

 
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Locations

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Explore all the sights with top travel tips in the London City Guide

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Where to Stay

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Rent a ghost at the 15th century Langley Castle in Northumberland

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Culture

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Going 'down the dogs' at the Walthamstow Greyhound Racing Stadium

 
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Festivals

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Go tar barrel rolling on Guy Fawkes Night at Ottery St Mary

Party at Glastonbury Festival - the world's largest outdoor music and performing arts festival

Polish your armour, climb aboard your steed, and canter down to Berkeley Castle to join the Joust festival

Medieval-style shin kicking at the Cotswold Olympick Games

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TV Shows

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Get the lowdown on the tv shows:
Globe Trekker: London City Guide

Globe Trekker: London City Guide 2

Globe Trekker: Historic England

Globe Trekker: England and Wales

Bazaar: London

Adventure Golf: Southern England

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Food

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The traditional East End dish of jellied eels is enjoying a revivial in London

From Baltistan to Birmingham: the birth of British Balti Culture

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Nature

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Nature education inside the giant man-made environments of the Eden Project

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Shopping

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Take a trip to the huge range of shops, markets and crafts in store in Bazaar's London Shopping Guide

From traditional tailoring to bad boy flamboyance - British Fashion Designers are always daring to be different


English silver
has such a solid international reputation because the law dating back to the 1300s states that items must be hallmarked

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Listings

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Essential England and Wales - where to stay, eat, attractions and outfitters

 
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Treks

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Don flippers, masks, and a snorkel and race through cold mud for bog snorkelling

Legends of King Arthur and climb Wales's highest mountain trekking in Snowdonia

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Historic Sites

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21st Century BC Stonehenge is the most important and enigmatic of all of England's stone age sites

William the Conqueror and the history of 1066 at the Battle of Hastings

Whitby Abbey in Yorkshire, the inspiration for Bram Stocker's Dracula

Suicide landmark at Sussex's Beachy Head lighthouse

The decadent Georgian Pavilion in Brighton

Glastonbury is the centre of spiritual England and an ancient Pagan religious site

Shakespeare's Globe Theatre was loving re-constructed in 1995 in its original Elizabethan grandeur

Dividing England and Scotland was once the 2nd Century built Hadrian's Wall

Meet lions, wander through a maze and learn about Dr Who at the quaint and curious Longleat Manor

Eastern exoticism in the flatpack modern constructed Neasden Hindu Temple

Learn Canterbury Tales at Canterbury Cathedral - the centre for the Church of England

White cliffs, ghosts, and military tunnels at Dover Castle

A priviliged education at Eton College, the six-centuries-old private boy's school


 
 
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Guide by Jess Halliday, Faye Welborn, Emma Jones, Kate Griffiths, Sophie Mitchell and Susi O'Neill
   
 
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