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The Skywire at Bluewater in Kent is the longest in England at 725 metres (2,379 ft). [37] The longest zip-line in Europe, at 2,300 metres (7,500 ft), is the Sternsauser in Hoch-Ybrig, Switzerland. [38] The Zip World Bethesda line in Penrhyn Quarry, Bethesda, Wales holds the world record for attaining the fastest zip-line travel speed. [39] [40]
Brighton Palace Pier at dusk This is a list of extant and former coastal piers in the United Kingdom and Isle of Man and piers on the river Thames. Coastal piers England Name Place Ceremonial county Opened Length Pier of the Year Listed grade Description Image Central Pier Blackpool Lancashire 30 May 1868 1,118 feet (341 m) Originally 1,518 feet (463 m) long. South Pier Blackpool Lancashire 31 ...
Zip World was created by Sean Taylor, an ex-Royal Marines commando from the Conwy Valley, based on his military experiences using zip lines and sky-diving. [3] [4] [5] Taylor focused on converting heritage industrial sites into adventure playgrounds, making North Wales into an important adventure activity centre in Europe. [4]
A 2012 planning application for the zip wire was refused by the Park Authority on the grounds of impact, despite support from explorer and Lake District resident Sir Chris Bonington and notable business and tourism organisations. [16] [17] Permission was granted for the 1 kilometre (0.62 miles) long zip wire in 2018. [18]
In 2014 the Bounce Below attraction, described as "the world's largest underground trampoline", opened in the mine caverns [4] along with the Zip World wire course outside. [5] As part of the 2014 developments a new guided Victorian Mine Tour opened combining the funicular, the tunnels from the two previous tours and some tunnels newly opened ...
England: N/A: N/A: Will cover the entire coast of England and will be the longest managed and waymarked coastal path in the world. [11] Glyndŵr's Way: 135 217: Powys, mid Wales: Knighton: Welshpool: Runs in an extended loop. Hadrian's Wall Path: 84 135: England: Tyne and Wear, Northumberland, Cumbria: Wallsend, Tyne and Wear: Bowness-on-Solway ...
100km squares Grid square TF. The map shows The Wash and the North Sea, as well as places within the counties of Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire and Norfolk.. The first letter of the British National Grid is derived from a larger set of 25 squares of size 500 km by 500 km, labelled A to Z, omitting one letter (I) (refer diagram below), previously used as a military grid. [4]
Name Location Length Date Type Grade Notes Image Accrington Viaduct: Accrington, Lancashire: 231.6 m (760 ft) 1847: Brick arch: II: Carried the East Lancashire Railway, 1847, by J.S. Perring and D.A. Donaldson; restored 1866–7.