United Kingdom

Discover the United Kingdom: A Tapestry of History, Royalty, and Natural Wonders

Embark on a journey to the United Kingdom, an archipelago where history and modernity intertwine in a rich tapestry that spans thousands of years. Located off the northwestern coast of mainland Europe, the UK is composed of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, each with its own unique heritage and allure. From the Neolithic Orkney to the Roman baths of Bath, the Norman conquest to the industrial revolution, the UK's legacy is as diverse as its landscapes.

Chronicles of the Isles: A Storied Past

The United Kingdom's narrative is marked by legendary monarchs, literary greats, and epoch-defining events. Its sovereignty has influenced global history, language, and culture, with a monarchy that continues to capture the world's imagination.

London: The Crown Jewel

In the heart of the UK, London stands as a global metropolis, boasting landmarks such as the Tower of London, Buckingham Palace, and the Houses of Parliament, alongside the modernity of the Shard and the cultural haven of the West End.

Edinburgh: A Capital of Culture

Travel north to Scotland's Edinburgh, where the iconic Edinburgh Castle looms over a city renowned for its festivals, arts, and the historic Royal Mile.

The Lake District: Nature's Masterpiece

England's Lake District offers tranquil beauty, with its idyllic lakes, mountainous landscapes, and literary associations with Wordsworth and Beatrix Potter.

The Giant's Causeway: Geological Splendor

In Northern Ireland, the Giant's Causeway showcases an awe-inspiring coastal landscape of basalt columns, born from volcanic fury and Irish legend.

From the rugged coasts of Cornwall to the sweeping valleys of Wales, and the picturesque glens of the Scottish Highlands, the United Kingdom invites exploration of its castles, cathedrals, and quaint villages. As you traverse through travel.frogsfolly.com, let us guide you through the UK's living history, its vibrant cultures, and its awe-inspiring natural beauty. Join us to discover the United Kingdom—a land where every stone tells a story and every landscape inspires a dream.

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<p>A visit to the National Trust run <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avebury" rel="noreferrer nofollow">Avebury</a> World Heritage Site. Including Avebury Henge, Alexander Keiller Museum, Avebury Manor and Avebury Manor Garden. There is also a village here.<br />
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Avebury is a Neolithic henge monument containing three stone circles, around the village of Avebury in Wiltshire, in south-west England. One of the best-known prehistoric sites in Britain, it contains the largest megalithic stone circle in the world. It is both a tourist attraction and a place of religious importance to contemporary pagans.<br />
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Constructed over several hundred years in the third millennium BC, during the Neolithic, or New Stone Age, the monument comprises a large henge (a bank and a ditch) with a large outer stone circle and two separate smaller stone circles situated inside the centre of the monument. Its original purpose is unknown, although archaeologists believe that it might have been used for some form of ritual or ceremony. The Avebury monument is a part of a larger prehistoric landscape containing several older monuments nearby, including West Kennet Long Barrow, Windmill Hill and Silbury Hill.<br />
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By the Iron Age, the site had been effectively abandoned, with some evidence of human activity on the site during the Roman period. During the Early Middle Ages, a village first began to be built around the monument, eventually extending into it. In the late medieval and early modern periods, local people destroyed many of the standing stones around the henge, both for religious and practical reasons. The antiquarians John Aubrey and William Stukeley took an interest in Avebury during the 17th and 18th centuries, respectively, and recorded much of the site between various phases of destruction. Archaeological investigation followed in the 20th century, with Harold St George Gray leading an excavation of the bank and ditch, and Alexander Keiller overseeing a project to reconstruct much of the monument.<br />
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Avebury is managed by the National Trust. It has been designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument, as well as a World Heritage Site, in the latter capacity being seen as a part of the wider prehistoric landscape of Wiltshire known as Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites. About 480 people live in 235 homes in the village of Avebury and its associated settlement of Avebury Trusloe, and in the nearby hamlets of Beckhampton and West Kennett.<br />
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The walk around Avebury Henge and the Stone circles. There was four quarters to explore.<br />
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Silbury House<br />
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<a href="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1033760" rel="noreferrer nofollow">Silbury House</a><br />
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AVEBURY GREEN STREET SU 16 NW (north side) 11/71 Silbury House<br />
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Farm house, later Manse, now house. C18. Rewindowed early C19. Coursed squared sarsen, with slate roof. Two storeys and attics, 4 bays, with single storey pantiled rear wing to left bay. Door in third bay, within limestone flat roofed porch. Sixteen-pane sashes with ashlar surrounds and wedge lintels with keystones. Four gabled paired dormers and 2 to rear elevation. Three brick stacks.<br />
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<p>Some nice light Sunday evening (as well strong gusts). I've tried snapping this pano at sunrise but the barn isn't always visible. Mr Newcombe took a nice pano recently.</p>
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<p>Kew Gardens</p>
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<p>Henry Daniel Campbell, 1864 / 03-08-1938, Aged 73<br />
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<p>Geoffrey Michael S Trafford, 19-10-1893 / 20-06-1982, Aged 88<br />
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<p>Bernard Butler, 1748 / 02-07-1825, Aged 77<br />
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<p>Charles Oswald Corney, 14-11-1887 / 07-04-1972, Aged 84 <br />
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<p>“Interior, Chester Cathedral” — Interior of the Chester Cathedral in Chester, England.<br />
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As far as I could tell, the English town of Chester is largely know (at least to tourists) for its remarkable collection of very old buildings within the walls of the old city. That is why we decided to interrupt our train ride to Liverpool and stop there for a few hours. We were impressed by the quaint old buildings, and we walked the old walls around the city. But we were surprised by this impressive cathedral.<br />
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It of course features the same sort of soaring architecture found in so many large churches — the great open spaces, the stone pillars, the arches, stained glass windows, and an impressive vault. Setting it apart from many others, however, is the very dark interior. I know that in some cases this can be the result of great age, but it seemed to me that here the stone itself was quite dark.<br />
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<p>A visit to the National Trust run <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avebury" rel="noreferrer nofollow">Avebury</a> World Heritage Site. Including Avebury Henge, Alexander Keiller Museum, Avebury Manor and Avebury Manor Garden. There is also a village here.<br />
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Avebury is a Neolithic henge monument containing three stone circles, around the village of Avebury in Wiltshire, in south-west England. One of the best-known prehistoric sites in Britain, it contains the largest megalithic stone circle in the world. It is both a tourist attraction and a place of religious importance to contemporary pagans.<br />
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Constructed over several hundred years in the third millennium BC, during the Neolithic, or New Stone Age, the monument comprises a large henge (a bank and a ditch) with a large outer stone circle and two separate smaller stone circles situated inside the centre of the monument. Its original purpose is unknown, although archaeologists believe that it might have been used for some form of ritual or ceremony. The Avebury monument is a part of a larger prehistoric landscape containing several older monuments nearby, including West Kennet Long Barrow, Windmill Hill and Silbury Hill.<br />
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By the Iron Age, the site had been effectively abandoned, with some evidence of human activity on the site during the Roman period. During the Early Middle Ages, a village first began to be built around the monument, eventually extending into it. In the late medieval and early modern periods, local people destroyed many of the standing stones around the henge, both for religious and practical reasons. The antiquarians John Aubrey and William Stukeley took an interest in Avebury during the 17th and 18th centuries, respectively, and recorded much of the site between various phases of destruction. Archaeological investigation followed in the 20th century, with Harold St George Gray leading an excavation of the bank and ditch, and Alexander Keiller overseeing a project to reconstruct much of the monument.<br />
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Avebury is managed by the National Trust. It has been designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument, as well as a World Heritage Site, in the latter capacity being seen as a part of the wider prehistoric landscape of Wiltshire known as Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites. About 480 people live in 235 homes in the village of Avebury and its associated settlement of Avebury Trusloe, and in the nearby hamlets of Beckhampton and West Kennett.<br />
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The walk around Avebury Henge and the Stone circles. There was four quarters to explore.<br />
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The Red Lion pub.<br />
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Grade II listed building<br />
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<a href="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1192990" rel="noreferrer nofollow">Red Lion Public House</a><br />
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AVEBURY HIGH STREET SU 16 NW (north side) 11/78 Red Lion Public House 22.8.66<br />
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Farmhouse, now inn. Late C16-early C17, and C20. Rendered sarsen with forward wing part timber framed. Thatched roof. Single storey and attic, raised in brick to 2 storeys. Three bays. Lobby entry plan with a forward wing of 2 bays added to left original service bay. Extensive C20 rear wing. Entrance in thatched glazed porch in original door position. Two and 3-light timber windows. Forward wing also 2 storeys, the upper floor now only framed, 2 panels high with corner braces and two blocked windows. Gable canted bay on ground floor. Roof half hipped. Central and gable stacks have brick flues. Interior: Much altered. Central hall bay has double ovolo moulded spine beam with bar stops. Inner room, a simpler chamfered beam.<br />
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Listing NGR: SU1019669969</p>
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<p>TO AND FROW</p>
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<p>KEEP ON TRUCKING</p>
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<p>KEEP ON TRUCKING</p>
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<p>KEEP ON TRUCKING</p>
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<p>Who says men can't multi-task? This chap was walking the dog AND reading a book as he crossed that dramatic diagonal line between sunshine and shadow. If I'm nitpicking, I'd prefer the dog to be white, to stand out more, but although the railings obscure the little fella, I like the way the shadow cuts through them on the right. Taken in Raynes Park, London.</p>
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Bonfire Night's purpose, along with the similarities between the firework designs, conveys a powerful message about displaying fireworks in different locations across England.<br />
Long-exposure photography captures moments and stretches of time that would otherwise disappear. It turns the present into history, making it memorable, readable, and appreciable to the audience.<br />
The beauty of fireworks flashes before the naked eye, creating a fleeting sensation. Their sound adds excitement and heightens the majesty of a large fireworks display.<br />
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Fireworks offer a temporary beauty, lighting up the night sky and illuminating the darkness with colour. For a moment, the audience forgets the past and the future and focuses on the present, watching each second come and go. People remember and record on video those precious seconds of fireworks—seconds that will never appear again in quite the same way.<br />
How many seconds of colour against the darkness do we choose to focus on and remember? How many moments of beauty flash before us, reminding us that beauty may fade if we choose to forget it, leaving the sky in darkness?<br />
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Technological advances allow us to capture moments of beauty and preserve them in images. Each line of light represents a memory of time and the seconds we witnessed, carrying the excitement of the present into the past before it becomes history. The photographs illuminate the night with light and beauty, seemingly defeating the darkness forever with colour and joy.<br />
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At bonfire fireworks events in England, the manipulated photographs display a near-perfect visual experience of fireworks through technological advancement. Besides, the structured fireworks within the photographic framework also illustrate the impossibilities of visual sensation through the naked eye.</p>
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