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United Kingdom
Culture, places to visit and food in United Kingdom, all in one place.
Culture guide56 museums, galleries and venues
Places to visitTop 100 places and attractions
Food20 classic dishes
RestaurantsTop 50 places to eat
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Top places to visit
London, United KingdomTower of LondonMedieval fortress on the Thames, home to the Crown Jewels, the Yeoman Warders and the White Tower.London, United KingdomBritish MuseumVast collection of world history and art, including the Rosetta Stone and the Parthenon sculptures.Amesbury, United KingdomStonehengePrehistoric stone circle on Salisbury Plain, begun around 5,000 years ago and a World Heritage Site.Edinburgh, United KingdomEdinburgh CastleFortress on an extinct volcano holding the Honours of Scotland and the Stone of Destiny.London, United KingdomHouses of Parliament and Big BenGothic Revival seat of the UK Parliament, with the Elizabeth Tower and its famous great bell.London, United KingdomWestminster AbbeyGothic abbey church where English and British monarchs have been crowned since 1066.County Antrim, United KingdomGiant's CausewayAround 40,000 interlocking basalt columns formed by ancient volcanic activity on the Antrim coast.Bath, United KingdomRoman BathsWell-preserved Roman bathing complex built around natural hot springs in the centre of Bath.From the Atlas
Museums, galleries and venues
- Tate ModernArt · London
- British MuseumMuseum · London
- V&A South KensingtonMuseum · London
- Natural History MuseumMuseum · London
- Science MuseumMuseum · London
- Design MuseumMuseum · London
- The National GalleryArt · London
- Tate BritainArt · London
- SerpentineArt · London
- Sir John Soane’s MuseumArchitecture · London
- St Paul’s CathedralArchitecture · London
- Royal Opera HouseMusic · London
Taste
Food of United Kingdom
United KingdomRoast beef and Yorkshire puddingRoast joint with batter puddings, gravy and horseradish.United KingdomFish and chipsBattered white fish with thick-cut fried potatoes.United KingdomFull English breakfastBacon, eggs, sausage, beans, tomato and toast.United KingdomShepherd's pieMinced lamb baked under mashed potato.United KingdomCornish pastyCrimped pastry filled with beef, potato and swede.United KingdomBangers and mashSausages with mashed potato and onion gravy.United KingdomToad in the holeSausages baked in Yorkshire pudding batter.United KingdomSteak and kidney pieSlow-cooked beef and kidney under pastry.Eat out
Restaurants in United Kingdom
Bray, United KingdomThe Fat DuckHeston Blumenthal's multi-sensory tasting menu of playful, science-led British dishes in a Thames village.London, United KingdomRulesLondon's oldest restaurant, founded in 1798, serving classic British game, pies and puddings.Cartmel, United KingdomL'EnclumeFarm-to-table tasting menus built on produce from its own Lake District farm, in a former smithy.London, United KingdomSt. JohnNose-to-tail British cooking in a former smokehouse, famed for roast bone marrow and parsley salad.London, United KingdomRestaurant Gordon RamsayIntimate Chelsea dining room serving refined French cuisine by Gordon Ramsay's flagship team.London, United KingdomThe Ritz RestaurantOpulent Louis XVI dining room offering classic haute cuisine and tableside service.Great Milton, United KingdomLe Manoir aux Quat'SaisonsRaymond Blanc's French cooking in an Oxfordshire manor house with extensive kitchen gardens.Bray, United KingdomThe Waterside InnClassic French gastronomy on the banks of the Thames, founded by the Roux brothers.Travel
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