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London is great as it contains so many different things to do. A personal favourite is the O2 stadium as it is the best place to see huge artists from around the world do their thing the whole country.Perhaps only second to Wembley.

There are many museums to enjoy in London. Two of the best that London has have got to be the Imperial War Museum and the British Museum.

The Tower Of London is famous for holding the crown jewels. Of course the Tower is most famous for housing prisoners that were once tortured and killed.

Sure London has some of the top places to visit if you are coming to England, from Big Ben to the Waxworks but it also has the busy streets, and the feel of a world capital, which doesn’t tend to feel that good. Is London just somewhere to go on one of those family days out?

London is brilliant for someone coming over to see a bit of Britain’s awsome history but show the current beauty of Britain, and that is of course, the countryside.

Wales is a fantastic place to see the real Britain. Of course cities such as Cardiff are busy but again that is one of Britain’s biggest cities, head just outside for a beautiful countryside stay in a cottage. Wales also has many other things to offer such as Abseiling, climbing, surfing, diving, fishing and golf. The Welsh also have many foods in which to try. Salt marsh lamb, Welsh black cattle and farmhouse cheeses are just some that you should seriously think about trying.

So if you are thinking about UK family holidays then instead of choosing London, Edinburgh or Dublin, why not give Wales a try?

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Blackpool is an amazingly popular seaside resort built on the North West coast of England, which is amazingly popular with tourists arriving from the nearby cities and towns which include Warrington, Liverpool, Warrington and more. The resort is also deeply popular with the Scottish people who appear in large numbers in a similar way to the groups of factory workers of the past on their factory holiday. At times it seems that the seaside resort is smothered in guest houses and visitor attractions and although there is a great deal of bed & breakfasts in Blackpool it is advisable to make early reservations to be safe. Accommodation varies from cheaper lodgings to first class. Many are situated on the sea front alternatively, if you would rather book somewhere less busy there are a few further away.

People first started to visit Blackpool in the eighteenth century who had arrived to enjoy the new craze of sea bathing. When the railway arrived, from 1846, the town witnessed more folk arriving to “take the cure” as it was called. These days visitors can travel to Blackpool by rail, road or air arriving there much faster than the early Victorian factory workers who would travel for up to 48 hours from Manchester.

The Famous Blackpool Pleasure Beach

The most busy attraction in the seaside town of Blackpool, in Lancashire on the north west coast of England, which receives approximately 7 million customers every twelve months, is Blackpool Pleasure Beach. Blackpool’s Pleasure Beach is a static funfair with mind blowing big rides, for example Valhalla, Grand National, Ice Blast, the Pepsi Max Big One, Zipper Dipper and Wild Mouse, and including many more thrill rides, roller coasters, sideshows, entertainments, children’s rides, games and sidestalls. The most recent addition is Infusion, the first ride in the world to have a suspended looping type of coaster completely over water.

 A useful tip: If you are traveling as a family or group you can save a substantial amount of cash by purchasing an unlimited ride ticket especially if you will going on every ride because the cost of each ride soon starts to add up.

How To Get There And Bed And Breakfast 

Blackpool is, as mentioned earlier, very easy to get to these days as you can get to the resort by air, rail or road. Using rail you will, probably, arrive at Blackpool’s main rail station, which is called Blackpool North found on Talbot Road. A few minutes away, still on Talbot Road is situated Blackpool National Express Coach Station, Blackpool’s main coach station. The other train station, Blackpool South, is at Waterloo Road, which is better if you want the Pleasure Beach. Blackpool’s International Airport is found approximately two miles south of the center of town and was previously called, Blackpool Squires Gate Airport, one of the UK’s oldest airports.

Blackpool bed and breakfast accommodation is often available at reasonable rates. Accommodation is much cheaper in the off season and not such a bargain at the weekend. Hotels in Blackpool are at their most costly while the Illuminations are on, which is really the seaside town’s peak season.

Please remember: Some B & B’s can suffer from noise especially those near to North Pier and Central Pier. If you rather stay at a place which is not so busy take a look beyond the North Pier.

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Once the second city of the British Empire, Liverpool has, since the Second World War been in decline. In recent years there has been a remarkable increase in investment with the city centre undergoing regeneration. In 2008 Liverpool was the European Capital of Culture for the full twelve months there were countless events ranging from music concerts featuring world renowned artists to exciting exhibitions of art. Now the dust has settled what is there to attract tourists to this lively city? Well there are many new Liverpool hotels catering for all tastes. In the article below I introduce the reader to three tourist attractions in Liverpool.

Tate Liverpool

Found at the waterfront in Liverpool, as part of the Albert Dock complex, is Tate Liverpool. Since opening in 1988, the Tate, for a short period of time, was the largest gallery of contemporary and modern art in the United Kingdom, outside London. The Tate is a very popular visitor attraction in Liverpool, seeing over 600,000 visitors through its’ doors each year. The gallery is in one of the five converted warehouses orignally converted by James Stirling. However, the building had to undergo further refurbishment in1988 to create more gallery space. In 2007 the foyer was redesigned, giving the gallery a  more modern appearance and better proportions in the reception area.

Albert Dock

Liverpool’s Albert Dock was named after Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg, who opened the docks in 1846. The docks were very busy over the years,, but eventually had to close to shipping in 1972. For many years the docks lay derelict and quiet, until the 1980’s when they were redeveloped with funding from the Merseyside Development Corporation. The dock consisted of five warehouse buildings, all of which are Grade I listed, making the Albert Dock complex the largest set of Grade I listed building in the United Kingdom. The docks are now home to a number of tourist attractions, including the Merseyside Maritime Museum and the Tate Liverpool.

Liverpool Anglican Cathedral

Liverpool is renowned for having two cathedrals: the Liverpool Anglican Cathedral and the Roman Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral. When John Charles Rye was appointed Bishop of Liverpool in 1880, ironically there was no cathedral in Liverpool as that time. Soon, after a lot of discussion, the powers that be decided that a cathedral was required. In 1902, they chose to hold an open competition for the design of the cathedral. The winning design was chosen in 1903, and surprisingly, was a proposal by student Giles Gilbert Scott, who had no former construction experience. Another architect, George F. Bodley, was nominated to work with Scott, and oversee all building works and designs. King Edward VII laid the foundation stone in 1904, and in 1910, the first part of the cathedral, the Lady Chapel, was finished.

Besides the 3 visitor attractions examined above Liverpool has a great many more. As well as this there are a huge number more not too far from the city, perfect for a day visit. If you are planning to spend time in Liverpool you may wish to take a look at our web site which has a comprehensive list of Liverpool bed & breakfast as well as a selection of serviced and unserviced apartments in Liverpool.

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