United Kingdom Travel

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Location: Northwest Europe, United Kingdom, coastlines along North Atlantic Ocean, North Sea.

Capital: London

Tourist Attractions: England has a huge list of tourist attractions including castles, cathedrals, mountains, beaches and national parks. The places that figure on every tourist’s must-see lists are: Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, Madame Tussad’s Wax Museum, Wimbledon, Lords Cricket Ground, Stonehenge, Canterbury Cathedral and the Brighton Royal Pavilion. Don’t miss out on exploring London, Oxford, Cambridge, Yorkshire, Cotswold, Northumberland and the Lake District. Other major tourist attractions are the Scilly Isles for its pristine beaches and great diving spots, the Roman Baths Museum built during the Roman era using natural hot springs, the re-constructed Shakespeare Globe Theatre, the White Cliffs of Dover and the Yorkshire Dale National Park for its amazing natural beauty.

Access: London’s Heathrow and Gatwick are some of the busiest airports in the world handling international flights from all over the world. It also has several other airports. For traveling by train, tourists can make use of the Channel Tunnel. England is also connected by ferry services from other countries of Europe.

Climate: England has a temperate climate, slightly on the damp side. Summers don’t get hotter than 30°C while the winters are freezing. The weather can cloud up and it can start raining at a
moment’s notice at any given time.