History UsefulNotes / BritishTouristAttractions

** Highclere Castle in Hampshire, seat of the Earls of Carnarvon (they still live in part of it), was designed by Sir Charles Barry like the Houses of Parliament, and it shows. It was previously noted as being a bit poorly maintained, but has [[ColbertBump gotten a lot of tourism and therefore improvements lately]] as the result of ''Series/DowntonAbbey'' (Highclere is used for exterior shots of the titular house). (It was on the roster of stately homes available for filming long before, but, say, Series/JeevesAndWooster was just not ever as much of a phenomenon as ''Downton''.) It's also home to a small but well-regarded museum of ancient Egyptian artifacts, consisting largely of the personal collection of the 5th Earl (a major patron of Egyptological expeditions in general and of Howard Carter in particular; he's the "Lord Carnarvon" who bankrolled the expedition that discovered the tomb of UsefulNotes/{{Tutankhamun}}).

** Highclere Castle in Hampshire, seat of the Earls of Carnarvon (they still live in part of it), was designed by Sir Charles Barry like the Houses of Parliament, and it shows. It whs previously noted as being a bit poorly maintained, has [[ColbertBump gotten a lot of tourism and therefore improvements lately]] as the result of ''Series/DowntonAbbey'' (Highclere is used for exterior shots of the titular house). It's also home to a small but well-regarded museum of ancient Egyptian artifacts, consisting largely of the personal collection of the 5th Earl (a major patron of Egyptological expeditions in general and of Howard Carter in particular; he's the "Lord Carnarvon" who bankrolled the expedition that discovered the tomb of UsefulNotes/{{Tutankhamun}}).

** Blenheim Palace is probably the biggest and the best, while Ightam Mote in Kent is one of the most interesting and most intimate.
** Highclere Castle in Hampshire (designed by Sir Charles Barry like the Houses of Parliament, and it shows), previously noted as being a bit poorly maintained, has [[ColbertBump gotten a lot of tourism and therefore improvements lately]] as the result of ''Series/DowntonAbbey'' (Highclere is used for exterior shots of the titular house).

* The Tate galleries in London (Tate Modern and Tate Britain). Tate Britain shows mostly historic art (along with some more contemporary stuff), while Tate Modern has, well, modern art. Both of them have some really good pieces of art, including a really good permanent exhibition of the works of J.M.W. Turner at the Tate Britain, but as a word of warning, do '''''not''''' go to the Tate Modern if you're not prepared for some [[TrueArtIsIncomprehensible truly bizarre and disturbing stuff]].

* The Pennines, and the views from the top, are absolutely brilliant if you don't mind the wind, near-vertical sections you can scramble, and sheep poo. You also need to approach sideways, so the drive is a little longer if you're going North or South (which you will be, because of the road structure). There are several main roads and 1 motorway which cross the Pennines.
One in particular is the A66[[note]] The A66, which, to be fair, is a LOT safer than it used to be since it was upgraded twice, once in the 80's, then again in the 10's [[/note]] which is a little, shall we say, dangerous if you're not familiar with the roads OopNorth. Sheep also have right of way, so you have to wait for them to move out of the road. All this plus the fact that Britain's food waste recycling plant is on this road caused people only to use it when absolutely necessary - farmers, the people driving the honking food trucks, and those who go to school on the other side. Great market town on the Yorkshire side, though, and right into Bronte (and sheep) country.

* The Pennines, and the views from the top, are absolutely brilliant if you don't mind the wind, near-vertical sections you can scramble, and sheep poo. You also need to approach sideways, so the drive is a little longer if you're going North or South (which you will be, because of the road structure). The only road [[note]] The A66, which, to be fair, is a LOT safer than it used to be since it was upgraded twice, once in the 80's, then again in the 10's [[/note]] which goes over the Pennines is a little, shall we say, dangerous if you're not familiar with the roads OopNorth. Sheep also have right of way, so you have to wait for them to move out of the road. All this plus the fact that Britain's food waste recycling plant is on this road caused people only to use it when absolutely necessary - farmers, the people driving the honking food trucks, and those who go to school on the other side. Great market borough on the Yorkshire side, though, and right into Bronte (and sheep) country.