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The Valley Gardens at Windsor Great Park Natural History Museum, London British Museum, London. This article lists the most-visited attractions in the United Kingdom, including art galleries, gardens, zoos, theatres, libraries and museums.
Westminster Abbey, founded 1065, completed c. 1090. The historic buildings of the United Kingdom date from prehistoric times onwards. The earliest are Neolithic buildings and these are followed by those of ancient, medieval and modern times, all exemplifying the architecture of the United Kingdom.
There are 35 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the United Kingdom and the British Overseas Territories. [2] The UNESCO list contains one designated site in both England and Scotland (the Frontiers of the Roman Empire) plus eighteen exclusively in England, six in Scotland, four in Wales, two in Northern Ireland, and one in each of the overseas territories of Bermuda, Gibraltar, the Pitcairn ...
England, being part of the island of Great Britain, has many beaches. The nation's favourites are often cited as being in Devon and Cornwall [2] although the northern towns of Blackpool and Scarborough are also famed seaside resorts. Other notable beaches in England include Chesil Beach, Fistral Beach and the beaches of the Jurassic Coast.
This article lists the oldest extant freestanding buildings in the United Kingdom.In order to qualify for the list a structure must: be a recognisable building; either incorporate features of building work from the claimed date to at least 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) in height and/or be a listed building.
Landmarks in Wales (3 C, 38 P) H. Historic sites in the United Kingdom (23 C, 2 P) M. Monuments and memorials in the United Kingdom (21 C, 12 P) Monuments and ...
As with listed buildings, parks and gardens are graded on a scale: Grade I being internationally significant sites; these are therefore the most important and constitute around 10% of the total number.
The large house consists of the medieval great hall of a former royal residence, to which an Art Deco extension was added in the 1930s. The hammerbeam roof of the great hall is the third largest of its type in England, and the Art Deco interior of the house has been described as a "masterpiece of modern design". Harmondsworth Great Barn: Tithe barn