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The fountain in Trafalgar Square, London, UK.

LONDON
       
The Beatles
The Beatles
Liverpool
The Beatles
The Beatles
Liverpool
The Beatles
The Beatles
Liverpool
Cenotaph, Lime Street, Liverpool, UK
Cenotaph,

Lime Street, Liverpool
Mini Superlambananas, Liverpool, UK
Mini Superlambananas,
Liverpool
Church of St.Luke, Liverpool
Church of St.Luke,
Liverpool
       
Messenger of Peace by Barbara Pearson, in Manchester
Messenger of Peace

by Barbara Pearson, in Manchester
Manchester Townhall, UK.
Manchester Townhall,

UK
John Ryland Library, Manchester.
John Ryland Library,

Manchester
Manchester, UK.
Manchester,

UK
 
The Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Bath Abbey, Bath, UK
The Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Bath Abbey, Bath
 The Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Bath Abbey, Bath, UK
The Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Bath Abbey, Bath
Bath to Winchester Railway, UK
Bath to Winchester Railway


Roman Baths, Bath, UK.
Roman Baths,
Bath
Roman Baths, Bath, UK.
Roman Baths,
Bath
The streets of Bath, UK.
The streets of Bath

Pulteney Bridge, completed in 1773, crosses the River Avon, in Bath, England.
Pulteney Bridge,  crosses the River Avon, in Bath
St Michael's Church, Bath, UK
St Michael's Church,
Bath
   
King Alfred, statue in Winchester.
Satatue of King Alfred,
Winchester
Winchester, UK.
Winchester,
UK.
     
York, UK.
York
Oxford
Oxford
     
Canterbury, Kent, UK.
Canterbury, Kent, UK.

Canterbury Castle, Kent, UK.
Canterbury Castle, Kent, UK.

Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Christ at Canterbury.
Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Christ at Canterbury
Dane John Gardens, Canterbury, UK.
Dane John Gardens, Canterbury, UK.
Canterbury Heritage Museum, Canterbury, Kent, UK.
Canterbury Heritage Museum, Canterbury, Kent, UK.
Westgate Gardens, Canterbury, Kent, UK.
Westgate Gardens, Canterbury, Kent, UK.
Canterbury city wall, Kent, UK.
Canterbury city wall, Kent, UK.
Gatehouse, Canterbury, Kent, UK.
Gatehouse, Canterbury, Kent, UK.
   
Leeds Kirkgate Market
Leeds Kirkgate Market
Grand Arcade, Leeds
Grand Arcade, Leeds
Leeds City Museum, Leeds, UK
Leeds City Museum,
Leeds
Edward, the Prince of Wales, (The Black Prince) his statue is in the heart of Leeds, UK.
Edward, the Prince of Wales,
statue in the heart of Leeds
 
Kirkstall Abbey, Leeds, UK
Kirkstall Abbey,
Leeds
Kirkstall Abbey, Leeds, UK
Kirkstall Abbey,
Leeds
Kirkstall Abbey, Leeds, UK
Kirkstall Abbey,
Leeds
   
 WINDSOR CASTLE
Windsor Castle

Stonehenge
Stonehenge


Salisbury Cathedral, Cathedral of Saint Mary, Salisbury, UK.
Salisbury Cathedral, Cathedral
 of Saint Mary, Salisbury
   
3D Map of the city centre, Cambridge, UK.
3D Map of the Cambridge
city centre
Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, Cambridge, UK.
Cambridge American Cemetery
 and Memorial
, Cambridge
Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK
Fitzwilliam Museum,
Cambridge
The Polar Museum, Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge, UK.
The Polar Museum, Scott Polar
Research Institute, Cambridge
University Museum of Zoology Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
University Museum of
Zoology Cambridge
         

Captain Matthew Webb, Dover

Drop Redoubt, Dover

The Grand Shaft
, Dover

White Cliffs of Dover
 

Charles Stewart Rolls, Dover

Transport mural, Dover


Spitfire over Dover


Merchant Navey Memorial, Dover

Ruins in Dover

The UK is a preferred destination as language and customs present no problems for Australians. Communication is a major issue when travelling however with the proliferation of new software and translation devices planned travel to remote places is possible.

We found a fantastic rail system in the UK. The rail staff were incredibly helpful, the trains well maintained and the service schedule made for the tourist. Rail was our number one preferred method of travel. We did not prepurchase rail tickets in Australia deciding to buy the ticket in the UK when we arrived. The ticket deals online did not fit into our plan of staying in places for longer than a few days. We went to the Cambridge Railway Station Tourist Office and with the aid of their very helpful staff planned our travel arrangements.  The stress of the process of organising many tickets was completely removed by  the awareness of rail staff.  Seniors concessions and booking as far as possible in advance reduces the cost of rail travel greatly.

The availability of great accommodation in the centre of each location enhanced our ability to tap into many tourist sites quickly.  So many sites are within walking distance of each other. We did make the typical tourist mistake of taking a set tour - "one day" - "three locations" - "value for money". No, no, no, great locations, fantastic history, British icons however it was run, run, run, run and run some more. Be careful, look at the tour you are offered, look at it on a map, review the distances between places, review the sites on one of the photographic map sites online, look at the history of the sites. Too much "value for money" is not a quality tour experience, it ends up being a bus ride experience.

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