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Westminster Bridge Westminster Bridge England • SW1A 2JH

Westminster Bridge is one of London's most iconic crossings, spanning the River Thames between Westminster on the north bank and Lambeth on the south. It sits in the very heart of…

Winchester Cathedral Winchester Cathedral England • SO23 9LS

Winchester Cathedral is one of the most magnificent medieval churches in Europe and the longest cathedral in the world, stretching an extraordinary 170 metres from end to end. It…

Antonine Wall Antonine Wall Scotland • G65 0SA

The Antonine Wall is one of the most remarkable and least-celebrated of Rome's frontier monuments, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that stretches across the narrowest point of…

Forth Bridge Forth Bridge Scotland • KY11 1JR

The Forth Bridge is one of the most iconic and celebrated engineering structures in the world, a cantilever railway bridge spanning the Firth of Forth between South Queensferry on…

Charing Cross Charing Cross England • SW1A 2DX

Charing Cross is one of London's most historically resonant locations, sitting at the symbolic heart of the city where the City of Westminster meets the Strand. The name refers to…

Hadrian's Wall Hadrian's Wall England • NE47 6NQ

Hadrian's Wall is one of the most remarkable surviving monuments of the Roman Empire, a vast defensive fortification stretching 73 miles (117 kilometres) across the width of…

Lincoln Cathedral Lincoln Cathedral England • LN2 1PY

Lincoln Cathedral, formally known as the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Lincoln, is one of the most magnificent medieval buildings in the world and an undisputed…

Avebury Avebury England • SN8 1RE

Avebury is one of the most extraordinary prehistoric monuments in the world, and arguably the finest Neolithic henge complex anywhere in Europe. Located in the county of Wiltshire…

Derby Museum and Art Gallery Derby Museum and Art Gallery England • DE1 1BS

Derby Museum and Art Gallery is one of the most significant regional museums in the English Midlands, and it stands as a cultural centrepiece of Derby city. It holds particular…

Ashmolean Museum Ashmolean Museum England • OX1 2PG

The Ashmolean Museum on Beaumont Street in Oxford is one of the world's great museums and holds the distinction of being the oldest public museum in the United Kingdom, and…

Tate Modern Tate Modern England • SE1 9TG

Tate Modern stands as one of the world's most visited and celebrated contemporary art museums, housed in the dramatically repurposed Bankside Power Station on the south bank of…

Westminster Cathedral Westminster Cathedral England • SW1P 1QW

Westminster Cathedral is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales, and one of the most significant religious buildings in the United Kingdom. Completed…