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Located in Dorset, South West England, England
England's first 'natural' UNESCO World Heritage Site. Runs from Exmouth in East Devon (Orcombe Point is the official beginning, or end) to the area around Swanage in Dorset (that's Old Harry Rocks and Handfast Point). Th...
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Located in Iron Bridge, Shropshire, West Midlands, England
Birthplace of the Industrial Revolution. Ironbridge is where Abraham Darby I perfected the technique of smelting iron with coke, allowing much cheaper production of iron. The town contains The Iron Bridge, the first brid...
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Located in Amesbury, Wiltshire, South West England, England
The most famous prehistoric site in the United Kingdom. On the southern edge of Salisbury Plain. It's thought that work began around 3000BC. Evidence of activity here dating back to 8000BC. In 1986, Stonehenge and the cl...
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Located in Caernarfon, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales
A UNESCO World Heritage Site. Dominates the Menai Straits in North Wales. Caernarfon Castle was begun in 1283 on the orders of King Edward I. One of a number of strategically important castles that Edward built to contro...
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Located in Harlech, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales
A UNESCO World Heritage Site 'Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Harlech, Beaumaris, Caernarfon and Conwy (Gwynedd)'. Spectacular views back towards the mountains of Snowdonia National Park. Overlooks the Irish Sea...
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Located in Avebury, Wiltshire, South West England, England
One of Europe’s finest stone circles, the henge encircles much of the pretty Wiltshire village Avebury. In 1986, Avebury Stone Circle and nearby Stonehenge were listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. First built over 50...
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Located in Canterbury, Kent, South East England, England
Founded in 597 by Augustine, its first Archbishop. Founded as a cathedral and Benedictine monastery. Refounded as a cathedral after the Dissolution of the Monasteries. Canterbury is the cathedral of the Archbishop of Can...
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Located in Derbyshire, East Midlands, England
Birthplace of the modern factory system and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Derbyshire on the south east fringe of the Peak District National Park. 'The Derwent Valley in central England contains a series of 18th- and 19th...
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Located in Beaumaris, Isle of Anglesey, North Wales, Wales
A UNESCO World Heritage Site 'Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Harlech, Beaumaris, Caernarfon and Conwy (Gwynedd)'. Begun in 1295 but never completed despite 35 years of construction. Arguably the most sophistica...
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Located in Durham City, Durham, North East England, England
The finest example of Norman architecture in the UK. Durham Cathedral dominates its city and the surrounding landscape. Begun in 1093. The building took almost 40 years to complete. Durham Cathedral is a UNESCO World Her...
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Located in City of Westminster, London, England
The burial site for some of the world's leading scientists and writers. A UNESCO World Heritage Site. The traditional place of coronation for English monarchs. Westminster Abbey was begun by Henry III in 1245. One of the...
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Located in Conwy, Conwy, North Wales, Wales
A UNESCO World Heritage Site 'Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Harlech, Beaumaris, Caernarfon and Conwy (Gwynedd)'. On the north coast of Wales. Built between 1283 and 1289 as part of King Edward I's second campa...
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Located in Northumberland, North East England, England
In Tyne and Wear, Northumberland and Cumbria in the north of England. Stretches from Segedunum at Wallsend on the River Tyne (east) to the shore of the Solway Firth (west) and for a short distance down the Cumbrian coast...
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Located in Richmond upon Thames, London, England
A UNESCO World Heritage Site. Over one million visitors a year. Kew Gardens (The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) is an internationally important botanical centre. Attractions include the 163 feet tall Great Pagoda, the museu...
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Located in Durham City, Durham, North East England, England
Part of University College (or 'Caslte'), Durham University and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Built in the eleventh century to protect the Bishop of Durham. Good example of the Norman motte and bailey. Occupies the same...
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Located in Bushmills, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Legend has it that the Irish giant Finn McCool built the causeway to walk to Scotland to fight his Scottish counterpart Benandonner. Less prosaic, the Giant's Causeway is a series of around forty thousand interlocking ba...
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