An appetite built up exploring the World Heritage site called Giant's Causeway, a wildly beautiful coastline with 15 miles of footpaths, is best satisfied ...

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Northwest England's immortalized-by-poets district is the largest of the country's national parks. Loved for its landscape contrasts—rocky crags, lush green dales, lakes ...

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Rural pubs throughout the United Kingdom are the places to sit down for a pint of locally brewed beer, the glass often filled without gas ...

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With all its made-for-walking neighborhoods, bastions of culture, delightful shops, parks that benefit from all the damp weather, and important architecture, London a city that ...

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Hands down, the Lanesborough is my favorite hotel in the whole wide world! This 5-star London establishment is the perfect hide-out in the middle of ...

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The pretty village of Nantyderry has a worth-the-detour restaurant, the Foxhunter, which occupies a former railway stationmaster's house, not far from Brecon Beacons National ...

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Of the roughly 70 islands in Scotland's north-coast archipelago, 20 are inhabited, with farming the primary occupation. Still, this is a pretty unplugged part ...

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A government-designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and thus protected, this corner of England is blessed with a wealth of flora (orchids and bluebells are ...

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The 1,800 or so residents of Hay-on-Wye needn't fear running out of reading matter. With more than two dozen secondhand bookshops (they've ...

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Seven art fests take over the town during five weeks in summer, with performances in more than 250 venues. World-class theater, dance, opera, and classical ...

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