England
Our Top Picks For England
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1 London
England's capital. Britain's cultural melting-pot. Europe's largest metropolis. The world in one city.
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2 The Cotswolds
Classic rural scenery. Picture-postcard villages. Antique shops on every corner.
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3 Manchester
England's Barcelona. Renowned for fine arts, modern architecture and unstoppable night-time activities.
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4 Lake District
England's highest mountains, with stunning views, tranquil lakes and hiking a-go-go.
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5 Oxford
Ancient university, manicured colleges, evocative architecture - reeking of history.
Fast Facts about England
- Number of divorces granted per year
132,500
- Hours spent commuting per year
139
- Unemployment
5.7%
- Average number of cups of tea drunk per day
3
- Number of Jedis in official census
390,000
- Inflation
2.5%
- Population
51 million
- Total number of televisions
30,500,000
- Average number of days when it rains
1 in 3
- Size
50,000 sq miles (130,000 sq km)
Related Groups
Our favourite England Blogs (beta)
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Anarchy Getting to the UK….or, The Chunnel of Love
Blog: Everything Everywhere - 3 July 2009
To date, all my travel by train (save for 48 hour hell trip from Dallas to LA) has been pretty uneventful. Getting from The Hague to London, however, was sort of a nightmare. It started on Thursday when I was planning on leaving Amsterdam and going to London with a stop in The Hague to [...]
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Bocca di Lupo, Soho
Blog: An American in London - 2 July 2009
Surely I’m the last one in the London food blog community to make it to Bocca di Lupo. But it’s not for lack of trying. I’d heard the place served mid-priced, high-quality Italian cooking. So *of course* I’d tried multiple times to get a booking. I was always negged, though. Clearly no mojo. Finally, last Wednesday, [...]
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The beauty at hand - St Albans - Home!
Blog: 501 Places - 29 June 2009
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Introducing England
A journey through England is a journey through history - from the ancient megaliths of Stonehenge to the space-age domes of the Eden Project in Cornwall. It's also a trip to the 21st-century: London is gearing up for the 2012 Olympics while cities like Manchester, Leeds and Newcastle revel in their heritage and confidently face the future, with industrial buildings revitalised as waterfront galleries or trendy apartments, flanked by tempting bars, shops, restaurants and some of the finest music venues in the world.
For visitors, the beauty of travel in England is the compact nature of the country. By spending less time going between places and more time in them, you can immerse yourself in the scenery, instead of just breezing through. Whether you're strolling the undulating hills of Oxfordshire, cycling in Norfolk, surfing off Newquay or rock-climbing in the Peak District, England is perfect for activity and adventure. And with time on your side, you'll get closer to understanding local sensibilities: relaxing with the locals in a country pub, enjoying a music festival or watching a cricket match.
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Tips & articles
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Britain in summer - five of our favourites
3 July 2009
Devon - seaside towns for all tastes Devon’s southern shore presents a dazzling display of seaside...
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Jump the queue! Get straight to Europe’s classic sights.
12 June 2009
Summer can spell trouble for the traveller in Europe. The weather may be gorgeous, but queues for popular...
Latest headlines for England
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Fatal crash pilot is identified
10 July 2009 3:49PM
A pilot killed when a light aircraft crashed in a field in Lincolnshire is identified.
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Missing prisoner returns to jail
10 July 2009 2:52PM
A prisoner who absconded from an open jail returns, but two more inmates are still missing.
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'More job cuts' at Aston Martin
10 July 2009 2:48PM
Almost 100 workers at the luxury car factory in Warwickshire are to lose their jobs, unions say.
