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Overview
Why Visit United Kingdom?
The United Kingdom is four nations with four distinct characters -- England cities and countryside, Scotland Highlands and island culture, Wales mountains and language, Northern Ireland complex beauty. London alone contains more world-class museums than most entire countries.
British culture is a layering of Celtic, Roman, Norse and Norman influences, and the accumulated weight of an empire that brought the world cultures back to these islands. The pub remains the primary social institution.
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Top Experiences in United Kingdom
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The Great British Pub Walking Tour: London
2h 30m
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The StrummerWalk
2 hrs
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Luxury Private Tour of The Highlands Loch Ness from Edinburgh
10-12 hrs
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A Taste of Liverpool Food & Drink Tour
3 hrs
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Walking Tour around Spitalfields in the East End of London
2 hrs
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Private Classic London Taxi Tour
4 hrs
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The National Gallery of London - Exclusive Guided Museum Tour
2h 30m
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Private Tour London Highlights, entries Westminster Abbey, The Tower of London
8 hrs
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Food and Drink
What to Eat in United Kingdom
British food has transformed beyond recognition in a generation. London is now one of the great restaurant cities of the world. Scottish seafood -- langoustines from Loch Fyne, smoked salmon from Orkney -- is among the finest in the world.
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Fish and Chips
Battered white fish fried in dripping with thick-cut chips and malt vinegar. The best versions are at harbourside chippies in Cornwall, Yorkshire and Scotland. Eat from the paper, outside.
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Full English
Back bacon, pork sausages, fried eggs, baked beans, grilled tomato, black pudding, toast. Contentious in its details but universally available and deeply restorative.
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Afternoon Tea
Finger sandwiches, scones with clotted cream and jam, Victoria sponge and petit fours with a pot of Darjeeling. At a village tearoom it is warmth. At Claridge it is ceremony.
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Scotch Whisky
The Speyside malts, the Islay peat monsters, the Island whiskies -- Scottish single malt is one of the world great spirit traditions. Distillery tours on Islay are excellent.
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Cornish Pasty
The crimped pastry case filled with beef skirt, potato, swede and onion -- a Cornish tin miner portable lunch, still made to a protected recipe and best eaten warm from the bakery.
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Highlights of United Kingdom
London
The British Museum, the National Gallery, the V and A, Borough Market, the East End, Shoreditch, the Tate Modern -- London is one of the great world cities and its museums are free.
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Scottish Highlands
The Cairngorms plateau, Glen Coe in winter, the road to Applecross, the Outer Hebrides -- the Scottish Highlands contain some of the most dramatic and empty landscapes in Europe.
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The Cotswolds
Honey-stone villages, dry-stone walls, farmers markets and village pubs with open fires -- the Cotswolds is the concentrated essence of English countryside. Bourton-on-the-Water and Chipping Campden are the set pieces.
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Edinburgh
The Castle on its volcanic rock, the Royal Mile, Holyrood, Arthur Seat, the hidden closes of the Old Town -- Edinburgh is one of the most architecturally dramatic cities in Europe.
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Insider Tips
Travel Tips for United Kingdom
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Book train tickets in advance -- advance fares are a fraction of walk-up prices for intercity routes.
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The National Rail Railcard gives a third off most fares -- excellent value if you plan to travel by train.
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Weather is genuinely unpredictable -- always carry a layer and a waterproof regardless of the forecast.
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Tipping is customary in restaurants (10-15 percent) but not in pubs when ordering at the bar.
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