Britain

Britain Overview
Bobbies on the beat and double-decker buses, thatched cottages and country houses, village pubs and cream teas, eccentric aristocrats and people constantly shaking hands, saying “How d’you do?� and discussing the weather. Until recently England was generally thought of as a gentle, fabled land freeze-framed sometime in the 1930s, home of the post office, country pub and vicarage. It’s now better known for vibrant cities with great nightlife and attractions, contrasted with green and pleasant countryside.
From an exciting week in London to a leisurely drive through the Scottish Highlands, from castles and cathedrals to shops and pubs, the Britain has it all. The rapid growth of flights (and low-cost airlines) to ever-expanding regional airports means that the UK’s cities have never been more accessible.
Britain is sprinkled with ruins of castles, rubble from the centuries of her existence. Castles are tangible relics of a remarkable past, a lengthy heritage etched in stone, as well as with the blood and sweat of those who built, labored, fought, and died in their shadow.
Although Britain is highly populated and urbanized country, it still can offer many unspoilt rural and coastal areas. Britain’s ten National Parks (Dartmoor, Exmoor, the Lake District, the Peak District, Northumberland, the North York Moors and the Yorkshire Dales in England and the Brecon Beacons, the Pembrokeshire Coastline and Snowdonia in Wales) are breathtaking. Britain is also home to a great variety of wildlife, with an estimated 30,000 animal species as well as marine and microscopic life, about 2,800 species of ‘higher’ plants.