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United Kingdom

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Northwest Europe

United Kingdom54.70 · -3.28Abrir mapa

Four countries on two islands, where the weather changes faster than the landscape.

Ver

  1. 01Stone circlesRings raised on open moorland four thousand years ago.
  2. 02Castle coastlinesWalls on headlands, built where the land ends.
  3. 03Hedged farmlandSmall green fields divided by hedge and dry stone wall.
  4. 04Industrial canalsLocks and towpaths cut through hills for cargo, now walked.

Hacer

  1. 01Walk a long pathWaymarked routes cross moor, coast and farmland for days.
  2. 02Stop for teaAny hour, anywhere; the kettle is the local institution.
  3. 03Market town dayOne street, a square, and a market that predates the road.
  4. 04Sit out the rainThick walls, low ceiling, a fire and a long afternoon.

Comer

  1. 01Full breakfastOne plate carrying most of the morning's cooking.
  2. 02Fish and chipsFried, salted, vinegared, eaten from paper by the sea.
  3. 03Aged cheeseHard, crumbly, named after the village that made it.
  4. 04Sunday roastMeat, potatoes and gravy, eaten in the early afternoon.

Artesanía

  1. 01Woollen clothWoven in mill towns that grew up around the water.
  2. 02PotteryBone china and stoneware from the clay counties.
  3. 03BookbindingLeather, thread and gold, still done by hand.