"United Kingdom" United Kingdom by Galahad

United Kingdom Travel Guide: 104,043 reviews and 202,790 photos

What's worth a visit

Anyone visiting the UK should look outside the cities of London, Oxford and Cambridge. There is much else to see. The with-it cities to visit at present are Manchester, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Leeds and Birmingham. The Millenium year saw a lot of brilliant cultural events all over the UK and this year, 2005, I have been particularly impressed with York as a cultural centre with tourist sites in the day and lots to do in the evenings (even in January) in the way of music, clubs, cinemas and restaurants.

VT sites not too far from my own home

My own home town is Stourport-on-Severn and has its own VT site. The Cotswolds consists of a number of small towns. Stow-on-the-Wold and Chipping Camden are two of these and now have their own seperate VT pages.

Facts about the UK

The Government in June 2004 has just released population figures for the UK in 2002 was just over 59.2 million.

Last visit to United Kingdom: Jun 2005
Intro Updated Jun 9, 2005
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Driving tests Local Customs (7)

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Go and visit one of the 12 National Parks. Many of them suffered very badly during the 2001 "foot and mouth" outbreak... more travel advice

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The first pillar boxes in the UK appeared in 1840. Initially they were a dark green but the present red was quickly... more travel advice

Currency Local Customs (7)

The decimal system of currency in the United Kingdom is still relatively new. It was not until the 1966 that the... more travel advice

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Written Feb 21, 2005

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Comments (64)

Nemorino Feb 1, 2006 at 1:11 AM Report Abuse

Good idea to preserve varieties of potatoes, even if it does get a bit bleak in the winter. Maybe you can take another picture next summer, for the contrast. – Greetings from Frankfurt am Main.
uglyscot Nov 20, 2005 at 4:35 PM Report Abuse

Potatoes, eh? .Memories still linger of tattie [potato] holidays in Scotland , and scrabbling in the earth [or mud] to clear my 'stage' before the digger came round again. My back aches with thinking about it.
ettenaj Nov 6, 2004 at 10:36 AM Report Abuse

Interesting information, nice little page
deecat Dec 16, 2003 at 5:27 PM Report Abuse

You are a gentleman and a scholar! Your tips are so useful. Thanks so much.
matcrazy1 Jul 6, 2003 at 2:34 PM Report Abuse

My congratulations! Great page with a lot of very, very interesting and helpful tips! Keep up the best job on VT, please!
Amitu Apr 19, 2003 at 11:22 AM Report Abuse

unique pages-i love uk-cant wait to go back-well done
acemj Feb 12, 2003 at 4:36 PM Report Abuse

interesting currency info!
Mandy23 Feb 3, 2003 at 4:07 AM Report Abuse

Interesting tips :)
rachel_sun Oct 29, 2002 at 6:00 PM Report Abuse

my nanny was born a few miles from Shropshire Iron Bridge.Her father was a coal miner.I totaly agree with you about Cambridge,its fabulous,i go quite often for great shops and restaurants.
MURRA Jul 31, 2002 at 11:05 AM Report Abuse

good traveloques