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lies near vital North Atlantic sea lanes; only 35 km from France and now linked by tunnel under the English Channel; because of heavily indented coastline, no location is more than 125 km from tidal waters

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Capital:	London
Currency:	British pound (GBP)
Languages:English, Welsh (about 26% of the population of Wales), Scottish form of Gaelic (about 60,000 in Scotland)
Population:	60,270,708
Area:	244,820

Ski

Glenshee, Cairngorn, Nevis Range, Glencoe, The Lecht.

December to April

Golf

SCOTLAND: St. Andrews, Muirfield, Royal Dornoch, Turnberry, Carnoustie, Royal Troon

Golf

N. IRELAND: Royal County Down, Royal Portrush

Golf

ENGLAND: Royal St. George`s, Royal Birkdale, Sunningdale, Woodhall Spa, Royal Lytham & St. Annes

Golf

WALES: Celtic Manor

Dive

For further information see the British Sub Aqua Club site

Surf

England

For further information visit GlobalSurfers

Surf

Scotland

For further information visit GlobalSurfers

Surf

Wales

For further information visit GlobalSurfers

Heritage

Major heritage sites include:

Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd
Durham Castle and Cathedral
Giant`s Causeway and Causeway Coast
Ironbridge Gorge
St Kilda
Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites
Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey
Blenheim Palace
City of Bath
Frontiers of the Roman Empire *
Westminster Palace, Westminster Abbey and Saint Margaret`s Church
Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine`s Abbey, and St Martin`s Church
Henderson Island
Tower of London
Gough and Inaccessible Islands
Old and New Towns of Edinburgh
Maritime Greenwich
Heart of Neolithic Orkney
Blaenavon Industrial Landscape
Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications, Bermuda
Derwent Valley Mills
Dorset and East Devon Coast
New Lanark
Saltaire
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Liverpool � Maritime Mercantile City

See the UNESCO website for more details

City

London

An important settlement for 2000 years, London is one of the world's most important business, financial, cultural, entertainment, media, fashion, sport and arts centres.

City

Cardiff

The youngest capital in Europe, this vibrant blossoming city is under-going continual development. Visit the Millennium Stadium, the finest rugby venue in the world, the beautiful Civic Centre and the Bay area for nightlife and restaurants.

City

Edinburgh

Divided between the old and new towns, Edinburgh contains some stunning architecture. Walk up the Royal Mile to the castle for some splendid views of the city and its surroundings.

City

Glasgow

The largest city in Scotland on the banks of the River Clyde, great shopping, theatres, galleries and restaurants mean you`ll never be at a loss for things to do and see.

City

Belfast

Near the mouth of the River Lagan the largest city in Northern Ireland and the province of Ulster. Emerging from years of industrial decline and the Troubles in Northern Ireland, the cities residents came out of a recent survey as the most contented city-dwellers in the UK.

City

Manchester

The world`s first industrialised city, now a major retail, media and arts centre. With its famous curry mile, Chinatown, top class restaurants and local breweries you`ll not go hungry or thirsty and with its sporting venues (football, rugby, cricket) you`ll not be bored.

WEATHER DATA FOR UNITED KINGDOM

Av
Max
Min
Rain

jan

4
-
-
101

feb

4
-
-
74

mar

6
-
-
73

apr

8
-
-
58

may

11
-
-
59

jun

14
-
-
57

jul

15
-
-
69

aug

15
-
-
82

sep

13
-
-
86

oct

10
-
-
105

nov

6
-
-
101

dec

5
-
-
105

Temperatures are in degrees Celsius (º)

Rainfall is in millimeters (mm)

Regional weather data available for...ABERDEEN/DYCE BELFAST/ALDER BIRMINGHAM/AI BOURNEMOUTH A EDINBURGH AIR ESKDALEMUIR GLAMORGAN/RHOUSE AP GLASGOW AIRPO GUERNSEY AIRP LARKHILL LEEMING LERWICK LONDON/GATWIC MANCHESTER AI PLYMOUTH WC SOUTHAMPTON/ STORNOWAY TIREE VALLEY WADDINGTON

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Artist (provocative, commercial) – Damien Hirst

Britain declares war on food waste - Green Living, Environment - The Independent

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UK site for the entertainment industry. Includes news, reviews, blogs.

The Saatchi Gallery - Contemporary Art in London

"The Saatchi Gallery aims to provide an innovative forum for contemporary art, presenting work by largely unseen young artists or by established international artists whose work has been rarely or never exhibited in the UK."

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Spydus 8.4 online databases in catalogue

Agency (design) – Spin Studio

The British Occupational Hygiene Society

Sources of social statistics: education

Guide to UK education statistics

Oxford Hypnotherapy

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The Torpedo Range was operational on Loch Long from 1912 to 1986, and the abandoned Admiralty buildings, pier and slipway remained visible on the west shore of the loch, opposite Arrochar.

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