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Until recently England was generally thought of as a gentle, fabled
land freeze-framed someTime in the 1930s, home of the post office,
country pub and vicarage. It's now better known for vibrant cities
with great nightlife and attractions, contrasted with green and pleasant
countryside.
From Stonehenge and Tower Bridge to Eton and Oxford, England is
loaded with cherished icons of past eras. But it also does modernity
with a confidence and panache left over from its days in the never-setting
sun. Fashion, fine dining, clubbing, shopping - England's rates
with the world's best.
Birmingham
It may be aesthetically challenged but England's second-largest
city has a lot to be proud of: a globe-spanning industrial legacy;
the Mini; British pooch-pageant Crufts; more canals than Venice;
and more curry joints than you can shake a naan at
Bristol
In size and vivacity, Bristol is the shining light of England's
southwest. It's an economic powerhouse, gastronomic centre and a
cultural force to be reckoned with. The city's streets are packed
with cutting-edge restaurants, designer bars and world class museums.
And Bristol's music, media and nightlife scenes are really showing
the rest of the country how things should be done. It's real, raw,
and just a little rough around the edges. If you really want to
know where Britain's at right now, then you should probably add
Bristol to your itinerary.
London
London - the grand resonance of its very name suggests history
and might. Its opportunities for entertainment by day and night
go on and on and on. It's a city that exhilarates and intimidates,
stimulates and irritates in equal measure, a grubby Monopoly board
studded with stellar sights.
It's a cosmopolitan mix of Third and First Worlds, chauffeurs and
beggars, the stubbornly traditional and the proudly avant-garde.
But somehow - between 'er Majesty and Pete Doherty, Bow Bells and
Big Ben, the Tate Modern and the 2012 Olympics - it all hangs together.
London Bridge
London Bridge is a bridge in London, England over the River Thames,
between the City of London and Southwark. It is between Cannon Street
Railway Bridge and Tower Bridge; it also forms the western end of
the Pool of London. London's original bridge made this one of the
most famous bridge emplacements in the world. It was the only bridge
over the Thames in London until Westminster Bridge was opened in
1750.
Tower Bridge
Tower Bridge is a combined bascule and suspension bridge in London,
England over the River Thames. It is close to the Tower of London,
which gives it its name. It has become an iconic symbol of London.
Tower Bridge is owned and maintained by Bridge House Estates, a
charitable trust overseen by the Corporation of London.
Westminster
One of the "must see" sights in London, Westminster Abbey
is known the world over. What is unknown, however is just how old
it is. The first church on the site is believed to have been constructed
around the year 700. There are records of a church existing there
as early as 1040 when Edward the Confessor was crowned.
When To Go
Anyone who spends any extended period of Time in England will sympathise
with the locals' obsession with the weather, although in relative
terms the climate is mild and the rainfall is not spectacular. The
least hospitable months for visitors are November to February -
it's cold and the days are short. March and October are marginal
- there's more daylight but it can still be pretty chilly. April
to September are undoubtedly the best months, and this is, unsurprisingly,
when most sights are open, and when most people visit. However,
July and August are the busiest months, and best avoided if at all
possible. The crowds on the coast, at the national parks, in London
and popular towns like Oxford, Bath and York have to be seen to
be believed.
Fast Facts
Full Name
England
Capital City
London
Area
129,720 sq km
50,085 sq miles
Population
51,000,000
Time Zone
GMT/UTC 0 (Greenwich Mean Time (British Summer Time during daylight
savings))
Daylight Saving Start
late March
Daylight Saving End
late October
Languages
English (official)
Religion
Church of England, Catholic, Methodist, Muslim, Jewish, Sikh and
Hindu.
Currency
pound sterling (£)
Country Dialing Code
44
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