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England
  • Brighton is a popular holiday resort and is famous for the Royal Pavilion. Its backdrop is the Sussex countryside and the South Downs.
  • Windsor is popular place to visit. The town is dominated by the castle, which is one of the official resident of the Queen.
  • Canterbury is  the religious capital of England. Its cathedral is the seat of Archbishop of Canterbury who is head of the Church of England.
  • Cambridge is famous for its University, which started during 13th century, until today there are more than twenty colleges.
  • Norwich is Britain's oldest recorded town.
  • Oxford is famous for its University, which began to establish itself in the middle of the 12th century.
  • Birmingham is the most important city in the Midlands, one of English's most productive region.
  • Warwick is famous for its great castle.
  • Stratford-upon-Avon is the birthplace of William Shakespeare.
  • Plymouth is famous for Sir Francis Drake's game of bowls and this is from where the Pilgrim Fathers set sail.
  • Liverpool is one of Britain's major ports and has long had an important ship-building industry.
  • York is historic city with Viking and Roman associations and many mediaeval remains.
  • Manchester and Sheffield are large industrial centres. Sheffield is famous for steel.

Scotland

  • Edinburgh is the centre of government and commercial life as Scotland's capital. it is famous for castle and international festival.
  • Glasgow is Scotland's largest city and the centre of the ship-building trade.
  • Aberdeen is Scotland's chief fishing port.
  • Dundee is famous for cakes and marmalade, which are exported all over the world.

Wales

  • Cardiff has been the official capital of Wales since 1955.
  • Caernarfon is the ancient capital of Wales, where the British monarch's eldest son is traditional crowned Prince of Wales.

Northern Ireland

  • Belfast is the capital city of Northern Ireland. In the 17th century it was only a village.
  • Londonderry is one of the two most important cities in Northern Ireland.

Ireland

  • Dublin is the capital of Ireland. It was the second city of an Empire, this time centred in London.
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