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Albert Hall

London, Kensington Gore

 Sights of England Albert Hall (or, more precisely, the Royal Albert Hall) notice all the tourists who wandered to South Kensington. No wonder - this is a huge, almost circular building covered by a glass dome and located directly opposite Hyde Park is hard to miss.

Big Ben

SW1A 0AA, London, Westminster

 England Attractions In the Palace of Westminster there are sessions of the House of Lords and the House of Commons, in many kilometers of the corridor of the palace it is easy to lose the right direction, but the most famous part of the palace - the clock tower - is known, without exaggeration, to the whole world and is one of the most striking architectural symbols .

Orodes British Museum in London

WC1B 3DG, London, Great Russell Street

 British Museum - the central historical and archaeological museum of Great Britain and one of the largest museums in the world. It was founded in 1753 with the permission of the British Parliament. Its exposition occupies 94 galleries, the total length of which is 4 km

Westminster

London, City of Westminster

 Sights of England Westminster today, like many years ago, is a political center Great Britain, the place where the most important questions about the life of the whole country are being solved. It was founded in the 7th century around the then existing monastery. The main part of tourists first of all wants to see Buckingham Palace, Parliament and Trafalgar Square.

York Cathedral

YO1 7HH, York, Deangate

 England Attractions York Minster is a unique structure that is considered to be the largest medieval temple in the north of Europe after the Cologne Cathedral. But if you can argue about this, then in another championship, York Minster is undeniable - inside are the biggest medieval stained-glass windows of Europe.

Canterbury Cathedral

CT1 2EH, Kent, Canterbury, The Precincts, 11

 Sights of England The Canterbury Cathedral is the main Anglican temple in Great Britain. One of the main attractions of the Canterbury Cathedral is the painting "The Apostle Paul with the Snake", a fragment of the painting of the Saint Anselm Chapel.

Fortress walls of York

York, Monkgate, 3

 Sights of England City overview usually begin with a walk through the fortress wall. This protective structure of a little less than 5 km in length was built in the 14th century, including the remaining part of the fortress walls from the Romans - it can be safely called the witness of the formation of York! The polygonal tower in the museum garden - and is the most preserved part of the walls of Roman times.

The Beatles Museum in Liverpool

L3 4AD, Liverpool, Kings Dock St, Britannia Vaults

 Sightseeing in England The most comprehensive ticket includes an exposition tour of the Beatles Story Exhibition, Elvis and Us Exhibition, Discovery Zone, Fab 4D, costs about 21 euros for an adult ticket and 10 euros for a child from 5 to 16 years old, valid for 48 hours.

Sherlock Holmes Museum in London

London, St. Petersburg. Baker, 221B

 Sights of England The most famous address in London, where, according to the author, Sherlock Holmes lived with his friend Dr. Watson - Baker Street, 221b, in the Westminster area. Although the creation of works of this address in London was not yet, because Baker Street at that time ended in the hundredth number of houses.

Piccadilly

London, City of Westminster

 Sights of England Piccadilly Street is probably known even to those who have never been to London - very often this place is mentioned in their writings by writers, musicians and filmmakers. Piccadilly is one of the brightest and busiest streets in the historic city center - Westminster

City

City of London

 Sights of England From an architectural point of view, the City can be called a unique area because it combines ancient monuments and super-modern buildings. So, almost in the neighborhood are the Monument of the Great Fire, the Tower of Fortress on the banks of the Thames, St. Paul's Cathedral and the "cucumber" - a huge skyscraper Meri-Ex.

Stonehenge

SP4 7DE, Wiltshire, Amesbury, A344

Sights of England a mysterious stone megalithic structure on the Salisbury Plain, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The first researchers linked the construction of Stonehenge with the Druids. However, further excavations delayed the creation of Stonehenge to the New Stone and Bronze Age

Tower

London, EC3N 4AB

 Sights of England The Tower of London is a symbol not only of London, but of the whole of Great Britain. Its special place in British history has given rise to the fact that the Tower is now one of the most visited architectural and historical sights of the world.

Tower Bridge

SE1 2UP, London, Tower Bridge Rd

 Sights of England The most replicated symbol of London - Tower Bridge - was opened in 1984. He is both a drawbridge and a hanging one. The bridge design is such that when the lower center span is diverted for passage of vessels, the upper gallery remains open to pedestrians

Globus Theater

SE1 9DT, London, Bankside, New Globe Walk, 21

 England Attractions Theater "Globe", one of the oldest London theaters. Today's "Globe" is the third theater with this name. The first Globe Theater was built on the southern bank of the Thames in 1599 by the troupe, whose shareholder was William Shakespeare.

Covent Garden Theater

WC2E 9DD, London, Bow Street

 Sights of England The Royal Theater's auditorium seats more than 2,200 spectators. Above the proscenium is placed the screen, to which the credits are broadcast. In addition, in the back of some seats in the stalls are built screens, which are transferred to the libretto of the productions.

Trafalgar Square

WC2N 5DN, London, City of Westminster

 Sights of England Being at the intersection of the three most important streets of Westminster - Strand, Whitehall and Mall - the area is an important traffic junction. Here is the Charing Cross metro station of the Bakerloo and North lines, which is important for the formation of the London Underground passenger traffic

Sherwood Forest

NG21 9HN, Nottinghamshire, Edwinstowe, Swinecote Road

 England Attractions Near the village of Edwinstow in the English county of Nottinghamshire is one of the most famous forests in the world - Sherwood Forest. Of course, this attraction can not be called a forest in the real sense of the word, since modern Sherwood is still considered a park zone.

Abby Road

London, Abbey Rd

 Sights of England Abby Road - without exaggeration the most famous intersection and the most famous recording studio in the world. The intersection was immortalized on the cover of the self-titled The Beatles album recorded just at this very studio in 1969.

St. Mary's Abbey

York, Marygate, 44

 Attractions in England Nearby from York Minster there are a number of noteworthy places: for example, the former Abbey of the Holy Virgin Mary of the 12th-13th centuries. the buildings. It is a picturesque ruins with a sad history: until the 16th century it was the third largest and most significant abbey of the Virgin Mary.

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England. Old good England. This part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain, perhaps more than others, is imbued with the spirit of antiquity, tradition and good manners.

If you want to be in the Middle Ages, then you are in York! The fortress walls of York, its cathedral, the museum of the Vikings, the House of Guilds and many other buildings of the 12-17th centuries perfectly convey the atmosphere of that time. As if on a time machine you are carried away in distant times. During the dive into the story, the question involuntarily arises: why did all these lords and ladies wear jeans, t-shirts, modern costumes and accessories, removing wigs and hats with a veil?

There is a very good transport connection between cities in England, so it's not difficult to get anywhere in the country.

The stained-glass windows of Canterbury make an impression! Especially when you realize that some of them have existed for more than 1000 years. Cambridge and Oxford are not only recognized by the world's best universities, but also very beautiful cities.

After a trip to England and getting acquainted with its sights, there is a feeling of gentle sadness, coupled with a desire to return to these places to be nourished with a special condition.

Magic Place - Stonehenge, Sherwood Forest, the city of London with Big Ben and the Tower, the House of Lords and Piccadilly, as well as countless English castles enchant with grandeur combined with simplicity and laconicism. It is noticed that after a trip to England and getting acquainted with its sights, there remains a feeling of gentle sadness, together with a desire to return to these places to be nourished with a special condition.

The official signal of the beginning of the new year on planet Earth is fed exactly from England - this is the first blow of the Big -Ben on January 1.