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6 Things About the UK Today
- Bridgnorth Cliff Railway - linking the top and bottom of a town November 9, 2025For over a century Bridgnorth Cliff Railway has been transporting the people of the Shropshire town up and down the 111 ft sandstone cliffs that separate the High Town from the Low Town, on the River Severn.
- Primrose - a sign of Spring flourishing November 9, 2025The Primrose (Primula Vulgaris) is a native plant in Britain, and its pale yellow flowers can be a common sight across the UK. The name derives from the Latin 'prima rosa' ('first rose of the year'), and so they are a sure sign that spring is on its way.
- The Crystal Palace - Victorian wonder which gave its name to a London suburb November 9, 2025The remarkable Victorian structure known as the Crystal Palace was built to house the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London's Hyde Park.
- Water vole - more lovable, but much less common, than its cousin the rat November 9, 2025Next time you are enjoying watching the ducks at a local park and then notice what appears to be a rat slipping into the water, you might actually have been lucky enough to see Britain's fastest disappearing mammal - the water vole.
- Festival of Britain 1951 - national celebration on the South Bank November 9, 2025The Festival of Britain in 1951 was designed to celebrate the nation's industry, arts and science, and promote a feeling of recovery following the aftershock of the Second World War. Held on a 27-acre former industrial site on London's South Bank, the Festival opened on the centenary - almost to the day - of the […]
- Helford River, Cornwall November 9, 2025The Helford River is one of the most unspoilt regions in Cornwall. It is a flooded river valley, fed by streams into its seven creeks. These creeks include Frenchman's Creek, made famous by Daphne du Maurier in her novel of the same name.
