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>Commentary.<br />
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Near the village of Burwash in the East Sussex Weald,<br />
of sandstone ridges and clay vales, stands a substantial sandstone mansion, known as “Bateman’s.”<br />
It was one of several homes owned by the poet and author, Rudyard Kipling.<br />
He lived in this dignified dwelling, in a rural location, for 34 years.<br />
The splendid grounds include flower borders, lawns, kitchen garden, rose garden and pond feature.<br />
Successful authors could probably live anywhere.<br />
It is testimony to the quality of life provided here,<br />
that he chose this location, just south-west of the village.</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/144291588@N06/55595927893/" title="Incredible summit view from Sgurr Alasdair, Isle of Skye, highest point on the 6,000 offshore islands of Britain. Left to right, Isles of Eigg, Soay, Rum, Sanday, Canna and Outer Hebrides. Glenbrittle and beach, bottom right."><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55595927893_7a6351ebc3_m.jpg" width="240" height="71" alt="Incredible summit view from Sgurr Alasdair, Isle of Skye, highest point on the 6,000 offshore islands of Britain. Left to right, Isles of Eigg, Soay, Rum, Sanday, Canna and Outer Hebrides. Glenbrittle and beach, bottom right." /></a></p>

<p>                                    Commentary.                <br />
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08:00, my son, James, and I left base-camp at Glen Brittle beach.<br />
Ninety minutes in and the gentle foothills are behind us.<br />
As we stare into Coire Lagan, Sgurr Alasdair looks awesome, impenetrable, and unclimbable.<br />
As we summit the corrie’s smooth-rocked, ice-scoured lip to the corrie lake the basalt and gabbro wall of rock shows a thin grey streak of ice-shattered scree.<br />
The two thousand foot, “Great Stone Shoot,” gives a narrow but climbable rocky desert.<br />
Three hours in and we reach the col at the base of the summit.<br />
One final scramble and this view south welcomes us at 11:22.<br />
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On top of the world, level with powder-puff clouds we peer down on a balmy Hebridean Sea, Rum, Soay, Rubha an Dunain peninsula, Loch Brittle and the beach campsite.<br />
Further on the horizon the southern end of the Outer Hebrides, as far as Barra, can be seen, over fifty miles distant.<br />
How this feels like a God-like throne –<br />
Shared by us <br />
– mere mortals.<br />
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Panorama from Sgurr Alasdair, 993 m. (3,258 feet), Isle of Skye.<br />
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Poem.<br />
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A seat with the Gods.<br />
Brush the clouds.<br />
Touch the sky.<br />
Nigh on one thousand metres up on precipitous ridges of gabbro, basalt and bands of quartz.<br />
On the serrated, pinnacled, fragmented remnant ridge<br />
of a long-time extinct and exploded super-volcano.<br />
Having clambered past the Fairy Pools,<br />
The Cioch, Coire Lagan, the Inaccessible Pinnacle and two thousand foot of sharp, shattered scree making up the Great Stone Chute and the final summit arête, this is the view southwards.<br />
To stand here.<br />
And see this.<br />
It is surreal.<br />
Spiritual.<br />
An honour. <br />
A privilege.<br />
A sight that relatively few have seen.<br />
But those that have seen it, will not forget.<br />
To see for 80-100 miles in all directions.<br />
To see Ben Nevis, An Teallach,<br />
Ben More on Mull,<br />
Canna, Rum, Eigg, Muck and Soay.<br />
And to see a large part of the incredible Isle of Skye, itself,<br />
and the Outer Hebrides.<br />
It is too much to take in, too much to believe.<br />
I shall have to return and confirm that it was real,<br />
not, merely, a wonderful dream!</p>
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<p>Huntingdon Town Hall is illuminated in vibrant purple light at night, overlooking parked cars and the town war memorial on Market Hill in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England.</p>
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<p>History of Fairhaven Lake Gardens<br />
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The site covers an area of 19.5 hectares (including the lake) and was created in the 1890’s by Fairhaven Estates Company who had very grand ideas. The original intention was to extend the sea wall and the gardens as far as St Anne’s, however this was abandoned after heavy seas flooded the lake in 1896. The next twenty years were years of gradual progress.<br />
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A landing stage and the Pagoda shaped boathouse were constructed. This was designed to contain living quarters for the Manager and an area where boats could be built. In 1926 at a cost of £34,000.00 the lake and surrounding park were bought from the Fairhaven Estates Company and presented to the Corporation of Lytham St Anne’s by Lord Ashton of Lancaster.<br />
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Fairhaven Lake has proved to be very popular with regatta, water skiing displays and hydroplane racing attracting crowds of up to fifteen thousand in the 1950’s and 60’s. More recently activity on the lake has declined although a new pleasure craft – ‘Jubilee’ – was launched in 2002 and provides lake cruises.<br />
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The Council was successful in securing an investment of £1.48M from the National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) Parks for People Programme in 2018 which provided funding to deliver an overall £2.9M project to restore Fairhaven Lake and Gardens to its former glory as one of the most popular parks on the Fylde Coast. The project outcomes were to restore buildings, reintroduction of historic landscaping, installation of new pathways, creation of new leisure facilities and the introduction of an annual volunteer programme and activity / event programme. The evaluation report here details the delivery of this restoration project.</p>
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