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Welcome to Britain celebrated by poets and writers.
Richard II, Act 2, Scene 1: William Shakespeare
This royal throne of kings, this sceptred isle,
This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars,
This other Eden, demi-paradise,
This fortress built by Nature for herself
Against infection and the hand of war,
This happy breed of men, this little world,
This precious stone set in the silver sea...
Come and explore this
land of Shakespeare, Burns, Milton,
Shelley, Keats, Tennyson, Thomas and
Wordsworth. A land of extraordinary
beauty and variety with unique cultural
and historic heritages on display in its cities, towns and
villages, and its museums, palaces,
castles, cathedrals, stately
homes, and industrial landscapes. |
Some of the best attractions...... |
Exhibition:
Sensational Butterflies at the Natural History Museum until 15 September 2013
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Exhibition:
Toy Stories, York Castle Museum until
December 31 2013
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Exhibition:
The Age of Improvement, Scottish
National Portrait Gallery until 31
December 2013
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Exhibition:
Secrets of the
Royal Bedchamber,
Hampton Court Palace until 3
November 2013
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| Ancient Site:
Stonehenge |
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| Garden:
Kew Gardens |
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| Heritage Railway:
Bluebell Line |
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| Historic
Property:
Wentworth Place. "........to see if this will assist in dismissing you from my
mind for ever so short a time. Upon my soul, I
can think of nothing else. ... I cannot exist without
you. I am forgetful of everything but seeing you
again my life seems to stop there I see no further.
You have absorb'd me." So wrote Keats to the love of his life, Fanny Brawne, in 1819,
his neighbour at
Wentworth Place. |
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