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TOWER BRIDGE: BRITISH ICON AND STEAMPUNK MASTERPIECE
Tower Bridge on the river Thames is a London icon, its image instantly recognisable across the globe and synonymous with London itself....
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KEILLS CHAPEL: BEAUTY AND HISTORY ON THE WEST COAST OF SCOTLAND
One of those magical places which stays with you long after your visit – this little chapel on the west coast of Scotland evokes the past...
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THE CLINK PRISON MUSEUM: 900 YEARS OF TORTURE AND MISERY IN SOUTHWARK, LONDON
With only a few rooms, a visit to The Clink is short but sweet. With a rather shlock-horror layout of torture equipment, displays...
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VISITING STONEHENGE: YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED
There is a lot of misinformation out there about visiting this top tourist site - I've seen gems such as 'the visit is free if you buy a...
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A NIGHT BEHIND BARS: SHEPTON MALLET PRISON EXPERIENCE
Shepton Mallet prison closed in 2013 and since then has been open as a heritage site whilst developers wrangle over its future. People...
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LOVELOCKS, COINS AND CLOUTIES: TOURISTS AND THEIR TRAIL OF DESTRUCTION
To many tourists, leaving behind coins in a fountain, lovelocks on a bridge or clouties (offerings) at sacred sites is a symbol of luck,...
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THE FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE MUSEUM IN LONDON
Florence Nightingale was a pioneer for Victorian women, rejecting the expectation that she would look after the home and a family....
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IS IT WORTH VISITING BREAMORE HOUSE IN HAMPSHIRE?
An Elizabethan Manor House in the tiny village of Breamore, Hampshire, Breamore House is part of a larger estate which includes the...
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LEPE: THE D-DAY BEACH, HAMPSHIRE
Lepe is a small hamlet on the shore of the Solent in Hampshire which was a secret manufacturing site for parts of the Mulberry Harbours...
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