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England has a huge and diverse range of attractions. A number of 'umbrella' organisations like English Heritage and the National Trust are devoted to the preservation and public access of both natural and cultural heritage
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| City Sightseeing Hop On Hop Off Tour of Bath |
24 hour ticket |
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An elegant Georgian city, Bath is one of Britain's greatest treasures. Explore one of the UK's top five attractions with this 24 hour ticket aboard an open-top double-decker bus. See all the main sights of Bath as you hop on and off ...
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| City Sightseeing Hop On Hop Off Tour of Brighton |
24 hour ticket |
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The 18th Century fashion for sea water cures transformed the small fishing village of Brighthelmstone into the elegant and popular resort of Brighton. Explore the beautiful village of Brighton with this 24 hour ticket ...
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| City Sightseeing Hop On Hop Off Tour of Cambridge |
24 hour ticket |
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See the apple tree that jolted Isaac Newton into formulating the laws of gravity, wander through the hushed courtyards of the Colleges that nurtured England's finest minds and try your hand at punting along the River Cam ...
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| City Sightseeing Hop On Hop Off Tour of Chester |
24 hour ticket |
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Chester's architecture spans 2,000 years of history - see the remains of its Roman heritage as well as its unique Medieval Rows and the spectacular Cathedral, or The Roman Amphitheatre. Explore Chester ...
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| City Sightseeing Hop On Hop Off Tour of Liverpool |
24 hour ticket |
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See Liverpool, home of the Beatles, and use your Hop On Hop Off ticket to explore it city at your own leisure. Your ticket is valid for 24 hours from the time of purchase. See all the main sights as you hop on and hop off ...
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| Manchester Tours & Travel |
| City Sightseeing Hop On Hop Off Tour of Manchester |
24 hour ticket |
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The home of great football, bold new architectural projects and the pivotal City of Britain's Industrial Revolution, Manchester still retains a friendly and welcoming atmosphere. See all the main sights of Manchester ...
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| City Sightseeing Hop On Hop Off Tour of Oxford |
24 hour ticket |
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Explore the beautiful university town of Oxford with this 24 hour ticket aboard an open-top double-decker bus. See all the main sights of Oxford as you hop on and hop off 20 conveniently located stops around the city ...
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| Stratford-upon-Avon Tours & Travel |
| City Sightseeing Hop On Hop Off Tour of Stratford |
24 hour ticket |
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Explore Stratford-Upon-Avon with this 24 hour ticket aboard an open-top double-decker bus. See all the main sights as you hop on and hop off 14 conveniently located stops around the city. Listen to the commentary ...
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| City Sightseeing Tour of Cotswolds Villages |
3 1/2 hours |
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Cotswolds is a word that conjures up a vision of honey colored stone, pretty villages and a cultivated upland landscape. Now you can take the road less traveled as you go off the beaten track to explore some of the hidden villages ...
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| City Sightseeing Hop On Hop Off Tour of York |
24 hour ticket |
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Explore the once Roman capital of Northern England with this 24 hour ticket aboard an open-top double-decker bus. See all the main sights as you hop on and hop off 20 conveniently located stops around the city ...
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COTSWOLDS OF ENGLAND:
The Cotswolds are a range of hills in central England, sometimes called the "heart of England", a hilly area reaching nearly 300 m or 1000 feet. The area has been designated as the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
The Cotswolds lie within the current ceremonial counties of Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Somerset, Warwickshire, and Worcestershire. The county of Gloucestershire forms the largest area of the Cotswolds.
The area is characterised by attractive small towns and villages built of the underlying rock, known as Cotswold stone (a yellow oolitic limestone). In the Middle Ages, the Cotswolds were prosperous from the wool trade, some of this money was put into the building of churches, so the area has a number of large, handsome Cotswold stone "wool churches". The area remains affluent and has attracted wealthy Londoners and others who own second homes in the area or have chosen to retire to the Cotswolds.
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TOWER OF LONDON:
The Tower of London is officially Her Majesty's Palace and Fortress, The Tower of London, although the last ruler to reside in it as a palace was King James I (1566-1625).
The White Tower, the square building with turrets on each corner that gave it its name, is actually in the middle of a complex of several buildings along the River Thames in London, which have served as fortress, armoury, treasury, mint, palace, place of execution, public records office, observatory, refuge, and prison, particularly for upper class prisoners.
This last use has led to the phrase "sent to the Tower" meaning "imprisoned." Elizabeth I was imprisoned for a time in the Tower during her sister Mary's reign; the last known use of the Tower as a prison was during World War II, for Rudolf Hess.
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THE SHAMBLES, YORK:
The Shambles is an old street in York, England, with overhanging timber-built shops, now occupied by souvenir shops as opposed to the original butchers (see Slaughterhouse). The word comes from shammels, from the Saxon Fleshammels (literally 'flesh-shelves'), the word for the shelves that butchers used to display their meat. Saint Margaret Clitherow once lived on this street (she was married to a butcher who owned a shop on it).
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