United Kingdom

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Territory number:
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The United Kingdom is a state made up of the historic countries of England, Wales and Scotland, as well as Northern Ireland. It is known as the home of both modern parliamentary democracy and the Industrial Revolution.
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Wales - Merlin and Magic

Wales signifies castles, steam railways (The Great Little Trains of Wales), mountains, sheep and rugby. It's every man’s dream trip.
Wales signifies castles, steam railways (The Great Little Trains of Wales), mountains, sheep and rugby. It's every man’s dream trip.
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Anguilla - Every Year's Hot Island - Rest of the Caribbean 3

Anguilla boasts that it has the best beaches on the Caribbean. And that’s a mighty boast. It has 33 of them. So my task...
Anguilla boasts that it has the best beaches on the Caribbean. And that’s a mighty boast. It has 33 of them. So my task is to check out this claim.
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Scotland - The Awesome North Coast 500 (NC500)

The North Coast 500 (NC500) is a tourist route created out of existing roads that loop round the very northern part of the Highlands....
The North Coast 500 (NC500) is a tourist route created out of existing roads that loop round the very northern part of the Highlands. it’s been touted as Scotland’s answer to Route 66 – which is pushing it rather.
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The Wondrous Western Isles of Scotland

It takes me just ten hours to drive from Brighton to Oban, known as The Gateway to the Western Isles. So I’m happy, but...
It takes me just ten hours to drive from Brighton to Oban, known as The Gateway to the Western Isles. So I’m happy, but utterly exhausted.
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Orkney - The Prehistoric Wonderland of Scotland - Northern Isles Part 2

Orkney is a historian’s dream. There are more archaeological sites here per square mile than anywhere else in the United Kingdom.
Orkney is a historian’s dream. There are more archaeological sites here per square mile than anywhere else in the United Kingdom.
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Shetland - The Furthest Part of Scotland - Northern Isles Part 1

Another day in Shetland, another island. This one is St Ninian’s Isle, reached via one more of the splendid sand tombolos
Another day in Shetland, another island. This one is St Ninian’s Isle, reached via one more of the splendid sand tombolos
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The Best Beach in the World?

Here are my best 15 beaches in the world - I couldn't cut it down to 10 - it's really hard to choose
Here are my best 15 beaches in the world - I couldn't cut it down to 10 - it's really hard to choose
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England - Country Number 1

England deserves a special page. It's country number 1. I was born here. I've lived here most of my life....
England deserves a special page. It's country number 1. I was born here. I've lived here most of my life....
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Jersey, Home of the Toads - in a Nutshell

The Bailiwick of Jersey is the largest and most southerly of the Channel Islands in the English Channel, plus some other rocks and uninhabited...
The Bailiwick of Jersey is the largest and most southerly of the Channel Islands in the English Channel, plus some other rocks and uninhabited islands, closer to the Normandy coast than England.
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