British Culture
Our introduction to British culture introduces the familiar and not so familiar aspects of British lifestyles and manners.
Read about British food, British weather, pubs, architecture, traditions, British icons, sport, the press, and media, famous Brits, British history and much more.
UK Culture Essentials
Beach Huts - there are thought to be over 20,000 brightly coloured beach huts in Britain.
Best British Beaches - Botany Bay, Brighton, Fistral Beach, Meal Beach, Seilebost, Whitstable.
Best British Bridges - Albert Bridge, Tower Bridge, Clifton Suspension Bridge, Millennium Bridge, Skye Bridge.
Best British Castles - Caernarfon Castle, Dover Castle, Edinburgh Castle, Leeds Castle, Windsor Castle.
Best British Gardens - Great Dixter, Hidcote Manor Garden, Kew, Sissinghurst, Stourhead, Tresco Abbey Garden.
British Stately Homes - see a listing of Britain's best stately homes and manor houses including Chatsworth, Longleat, Penshurst Place, Burghley and the Castle of Mey.
Britain's Sporting Calendar - the Boat Race, Grand National, Henley, FA Cup, Royal Ascot, Wimbledon.
British Festivals - from Burns Night in Edinburgh to Bonfire Night in Lewes, Britain is home to a plethora of excellent festivals throughout the year
Flags of the United Kingdom - the four nations that make up the United Kingdom - Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and England - also have their own flags as do the Isle of Man, the Isles of Scilly, Cornwall and the various islands that make up the Channel Islands.
British Icons: Abbey Road, Winston Churchill, Cricket, Charles Dickens, Fish and Chips, Mini Cooper, Nessie, Pubs and Scotch Whisky.
Britain's Industrial Heritage Sites: the world's first industrial revolution took place in Britain.
Food & Drink
British Food - a look at some iconic British food and drink: Fish & Chips, Sunday Roast, Steak & Kidney Pie, Cornish Pasties, Scones and Hotpot.
Britain's Favourite Foreign Foods: Indian, Chinese, Italian and Spanish cuisines in the UK.
Historic Pubs in Britain: our pick of some of Britain's oldest pubs and inns.
Britain's Distilleries - read a guide to the best distilleries in the UK.
Hebridean Whisky Trail - a new tourist trail takes in four distilleries on the islands.
British Nature & Wildlife
Britain's Landscape: Agriculture, Coastline, Grasslands, History, Urban Areas and Woodlands.
Britain's Nature: see a listing of articles on Britain's diverse natural heritage.
Britain's Arable Land: makes up approximately 70% of the country, amounting to over seventeen and a half million hectares under cultivation.
Britain's Private Gardens: contribute 50% of urban green space and are an important habitat resource for thousands of species.
Britain's Hedgerows: stretch for thousands of kilometres across the landscape providing a unique habitat for wildlife.
Britain's Cliffs: cliffs provide the most abruptly dramatic scenery - here, geology, waves and wind work together building, shaping and eroding dramatic shapes.
Britain's Uplands: the origins of British heathlands and moorlands may be traced back several thousand years to the Bronze Age. The plant life of these upland and moorland areas is distinctive and appealing.
Britain's Canals - serve as corridors of partly natural habitat stretching across the country.
Dartmoor Ponies - it is estimated there are about 1,500 ponies of various breeds grazing on Dartmoor but there may well have been as many as 30,000 in the mid-twentieth century.
British People
Famous Gay Brits - a listing of well known gay British people in the fields of art, literature, movies, music, politics and sport.
British Statues - see a listing of some of the best public statues in Britain.
Women in the UK - see a listing of famous British women.
Useful Stuff
Postcodes in Britain - see a list of postcodes in the UK.
Public Holidays in the UK - known as "bank holidays" - a list by date of national holidays in Britain.
British Slang - see an A-Z listing of British slang, colloquialisms and dialect words and phrases.
Union Jack - the flag of the United Kingdom is also seen in the flags of other nations as well as in advertising and fashion.
Universities in the UK - a listing of universities in Britain.
University Life in the UK - Russell Group, courses, fees, student loans and accommodation.
Weather
Weather in the UK - it is not all bad - mild and changeable, in fact, come suitably prepared.
Hotels in the UK
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Hotels in Northern Ireland - Booking.com