6.  British visitors voted York Minster one of the Seven
Wonders of Britain in 2002. It's not surprising. This
enormous and beautiful Gothic cathedral is like nothing
else in the UK. It took about 250 years to build -- between
1220 and 1472, but there was probably a Roman Basilica on
the site as early as 306 A.D. And that may have been built
on top of a Roman fort.
Currently the 600 year old East Front, with a stained glass
window as big as a tennis court, is being restored. That
window, by the way, is the biggest expanse of medieval
stained glass in the world. Yorkshire folk still do
afternoon tea the way it should be done - with rich cakes,
neat sandwiches and a bottomless teapot. The best place to
have afternoon tea after a visit to York Minster is Betty's
Cafe Tea Rooms another famous institution in the City of
York.

8.  A sacred fountain, possibly dedicated to a Roman
goddess, hints at the origins of the elaborate Roman
Baths that grew up around a natural hot spring in what
is now the city of Bath. Luck and geography managed
to protect the site, considered to be the best preserved
religious spa from the ancient world. The complex now
also includes the 18th century Pump Room, where
fashionable people once socialized and "took the
waters". Most of Jane Austen's novels, sooner or
later, involved a "season" of high class husband
hunting in Bath. You can still drink from Bath's
natural hot spring before lunching in the Pump Room.

12.  Edinburgh Castle (Edinburgh Castle Rock) is an ancient fortress on Castle Rock
in the heart of the Scottish capital – Edinburgh. Until recently, it was at the
disposal of the British Ministry of Defense. The castle is open to the public and is
a major tourist attraction in Edinburgh.
 Near it is the old main street of Edinburgh – the so-called Royal Mile.
 The castle is situated on the top of Castle Rock, which is an extinct
volcano, which has been inhabited since time immemorial. Throughout its
history the castle was a “key to Scotland.” Originally built as far back as the early
Middle Ages, the castle was rebuilt in the early overhaul of the XVII century and
adapted to the defense of the fortress with artillery. The castle gives the
impression of an absolutely impregnable fortress. On the three sides it is
defended by steep cliffs, and access to the castle was limited by a steep road on
the fourth (east) side. By the way, you can pass only through the esplanade – a
long, empty, full sweep of the fortress sloping site, where the annual parade held
the Royal Edinburgh Military Band.
 Earlier, on the north side of the castle was located sufficiently large northern
lake, or the Nor Loch, to defend the old city from the north. It was drained by the
kings of the dynasty of Hanover in connection with the construction of the
Edinburgh New Town.
 On the grounds of the castle is the oldest building in Edinburgh (and perhaps the
whole of Scotland) – Chapel of St. Margaret’s, named after Margaret of
Scotland, but actually built in the early XII century by her son, King David. Also
in Edinburgh Castle is stored the Skunsky stone and the crown of Scotland.

17.  Ben Nevis is the highest mountain in
the United Kingdom and the whole of the British Isles. It
is located at the western end of the Grampian Mountains in
the Lochaber area of the Scottish Highlands, close to the
town of Fort William.
 As is common for many Scottish mountains, it is
known both to locals and visitors as simply the Ben.
It attracts an estimated 100,000 ascents a year, around
three-quarters of which are made using the well-
constructed Pony Track from Glen Nevis on the south side
of the mountain.
 For climbers and mountaineers the
main attraction lies in the 700-metre (2,300 ft) high cliffs of
the north face; among the highest cliffs in the United
Kingdom, they harbour someclassicprincipal locations in
the UK for ice climbing.

18.  St George's Flag, the
England Flag  Three Lions Emblem
The three lions are on
the badge The three lions are on the
of England's cricket badge
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19. The red rose is widely recognized
as the national flower of England.
 The oak is the national
tree of England