Exmoor
Exmoor is loosely defined as an area of hilly open moorland in west Somerset and north Devon in South West England. It is named after the River Exe, the source of which is situated in the centre of the area, two miles north-west of…
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Derwent Valley Mills is a World Heritage Site along the River Derwent in Derbyshire, England, designated in December 2001. It is administered by the Derwent Valley Mills Partnership. The modern factory, or 'mill', system was born here in…
Gruinard Island
Gruinard Island (; Eilean Ghruinneard) is a small, oval-shaped Scottish island approximately 2 km long by 1 km wide, located in Gruinard Bay, about halfway between Gairloch and Ullapool. At its closest point to the mainland, it is about 1…
North Uist
North Uist (Uibhist a Tuath) is an island and community in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.
Goodwood Festival of Speed
The Goodwood Festival of Speed is a British annual motorsports festival featuring modern and historic motor racing vehicles taking part in a hillclimb and other events, held at Goodwood, West Sussex, England, in late June or early July.…
Scuttling of the German fleet at Scapa Flow
On 21 June 1919 the Imperial German Navy's High Seas Fleet was scuttled by its sailors while held off the harbour of the British Royal Navy base at Scapa Flow, in the Orkney Islands of Scotland. The fleet was interned there at the end of…
Mainland, Shetland
The Mainland is the principal island of Shetland in Scotland. Covering an area of 899 km2, the island contains Shetland's only burgh, Lerwick, which is the main administrative centre, and major point of Shetland's ferry and air…
Julius Caesar's invasions of Britain
In the course of his Gallic Wars, Julius Caesar invaded Britain twice: in 55 and 54 BC. On the first occasion, Caesar took with him only two legions, and achieved little beyond a landing on the coast of Kent. The second invasion was more…
Monsters of Rock
Monsters of Rock was a hard rock and heavy metal music festival. It was originally held annually in Castle Donington, England, from 1980 to 1996, taking place every year except 1989 and 1993. It later branched into other locations such as…
Astoria (houseboat)
Astoria is a grand houseboat moored on the River Thames at Hampton in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, between Garrick's Temple to Shakespeare and St Alban's Riverside. Astoria was built in 1911 for impresario Fred Karno,…
Auchentoshan distillery
Auchentoshan distillery is a Lowland single malt Scotch whisky distillery in Dalmuir, Scotland.
Fair Isle
Fair Isle (; Friðarey) is the southernmost of the Shetland Islands, Scotland. It is situated at the approximate midpoint between the southern tip of Mainland in Shetland and North Ronaldsay, the northernmost of the Orkney Islands, in an…