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United Kingdom

Abbeys, palaces and castles, Stonehenge, Shakespeare’s Stratford, York Minster, royal Edinburgh and Titanic Belfast.

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The twin western towers of Westminster Abbey above Broad Sanctuary, with a tall memorial column in front
Westminster Abbey, London

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Start in London at Westminster Abbey, St Paul’s, the Tower and the London Eye, with royal palaces from Kensington to Hampton Court and days out to Windsor Castle and the Warner Bros. Studio Tour. Visit Blenheim Palace near Oxford and Stonehenge on Salisbury Plain, Warwick Castle and Shakespeare’s Birthplace, Chester Zoo and York Minster, then Edinburgh’s royal palace, Camera Obscura and zoo, and Titanic Belfast.

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Things to do in United Kingdom.

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Abbey & coronations

Westminster Abbey

London · The Gothic church of coronations, royal tombs and Poets’ Corner, beside Parliament Square.
from £64per adult
Cathedral & dome

St Paul’s Cathedral

London · Christopher Wren’s domed cathedral on Ludgate Hill, with its galleries and crypt.
from £54per adult
Fortress & Crown Jewels

Tower of London

London · The Norman fortress on the Thames, with the Crown Jewels, the White Tower and the Yeoman Warders.
from £76per adult
Observation wheel & views

London Eye

London · A 135-metre wheel on the South Bank, with glass capsules and views over the Thames and Westminster.
from £78per adult
Royal palace

Kensington Palace

London · The royal home of William and Mary and Queen Victoria’s birthplace, in Kensington Gardens.
from £38per adult
Royal palace

Hampton Court Palace

London · Henry VIII’s Tudor palace and Wren’s Baroque apartments, with gardens and a maze, on the Thames.
from £66per adult
Aquarium & ocean life

SEA LIFE London Aquarium

London · Sharks, a coral reef, jellyfish and penguins in County Hall, beside the London Eye.
from £78per adult
Wax museum

Madame Tussauds London

London · Wax figures of famous faces in themed zones on Marylebone Road, near Baker Street.
from £78per adult
Zoo & wildlife

ZSL London Zoo

London · The world’s oldest scientific zoo, with gorillas, big cats and penguins in Regent’s Park.
from £71per adult
Historic ship & museum

Golden Hinde

London · A full-size reconstruction of Francis Drake’s Elizabethan galleon, moored at Bankside by London Bridge.
from £12per adult
Baroque painted hall

Painted Hall

London · Sir James Thornhill’s Baroque painted hall, in Wren’s Old Royal Naval College by the Thames.
from £38per adult
Castle & royal residence

Windsor Castle

Windsor · The State Apartments and St George’s Chapel in a royal castle founded by William the Conqueror.
from £72per adult
Film & studios

Warner Bros. Studio Tour London

Leavesden · Original sets, costumes and props from the Harry Potter films, at the studio where they were made.
from £122per adult
Palace, gardens & park

Blenheim Palace

Woodstock · The Baroque palace of the Dukes of Marlborough, birthplace of Winston Churchill, in a Capability Brown park.
from £88per adult
Prehistoric monument

Stonehenge

Amesbury · The prehistoric stone circle on Salisbury Plain, raised in stages from about 5,000 years ago.
from £64per adult
Castle & heritage

Warwick Castle

Warwick · A castle above the River Avon founded by William the Conqueror, with towers, a Great Hall and daily shows.
from £78per adult
Literary heritage & history

Shakespeare’s Birthplace

Stratford-upon-Avon · The timber-framed Stratford house where William Shakespeare was born in 1564, with its garden and New Place.
from £54per adult
Zoo & wildlife

Chester Zoo

Chester · A conservation charity’s zoo of more than 130 acres near Chester, from Asian elephants to Islands.
from £77per adult
Cathedral & heritage

York Minster

York · A working Gothic cathedral completed in 1472, with the Great East Window and a 275-step tower climb.
from £40per adult
Royal palace & abbey

Palace of Holyroodhouse

Edinburgh · The monarch’s official residence in Scotland, with Mary, Queen of Scots’ rooms and Holyrood Abbey.
from £54per adult
Illusions & city views

Camera Obscura and World of Illusions

Edinburgh · A Victorian rooftop camera obscura and floors of hands-on illusions at the top of the Royal Mile.
from £52per adult
Royal yacht & maritime history

Royal Yacht Britannia

Edinburgh · Five decks of the former Royal Yacht, from the State Apartments to the engine room, in Leith.
from £50per adult
Zoo & wildlife

Edinburgh Zoo

Edinburgh · Penguins, chimpanzees, koalas and big cats on the wooded slopes of Corstorphine Hill.
from £59per adult
Maritime history & museum

Titanic Belfast

Belfast · The story of RMS Titanic, told beside the Belfast slipways where she was built, with SS Nomadic.
from £54per adult
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