Popular Destinations in Europe - Great Britain and Ireland

Central England abounds with rolling hills and luscious green valleys, where rivres slowly meander to form a rich verdant and fertile landscape. This central area stretches from the industrious Staffordshire and Peak district to the edge of Wales and down to the affluent south.

At the western extremity of England, the counties of Devon and Cornwall encompass everything from genteel, cosy villages to vast Atlantic-facing strands of golden sand and wild expanses of granite moorland.

The Lake District, in England's Northwest, is a vast national park, includes Scafell Pike - its highest mountain, Wastwater - its deepest lake and thriving communities like Keswick and Bowness-on-Windermere.

Shires in England bearing the '-shire' suffix include: Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Cheshire, Derbyshire, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Herefordshire, Hertfordshire, Huntingdonshire, Lancashire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Wiltshire, Worcestershire, and Yorkshire. These counties, on their historical boundaries, cover a little more than half the area of England. The counties that do not use ""-shire"" are mainly in three areas, in the south-east, south-west and far north of England.

The Celtic love of arts and song is alive in modern Ireland, where a taste for theatre, music, literature and history are key to our national identity.

There are a million ways to fill your holiday in Scotland with many things to see and do. Step onboard a historic boat, take a train ride through a former film set, or taste stunning local food and drink - there are many places to visit in Scotland, whatever your interest. Northumbria was a mediæval kingdom of the Angles, in what is now Northern England and South-East Scotland, becoming subsequently an earldom in a united Anglo-Saxon kingdom of England.

Enjoy a vast variety of things to see and do in Edinburgh and the Lothians and fill your perfect break with trips to castles and distilleries, country parks and excellent restaurants.

The magnificent diversity of Scotland’s mountain landscapes is equally matched by the breathtaking scenery and rich wildlife. From the gentle rolling hills of the Lowlands and Central Belt to the majestic beauty of Scotland’s mountains in the Cairngorms and Highlands, there are trails, routes, hill climbs and mountain adventures to suit walkers of all levels.

Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west.

Situated between the coastlines of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, in the middle of the Irish Sea, you’ll find our beautiful Island.

London thrives on its diversity; treasuring thousands of years of history while embracing creativity.

The Netherlands is a densely populated country in part reclaimed from the sea with about half of its land lying below sea level. 

Pendine, 13 miles from Carmarthen on the A4066, is best known for its vast expanse of Blue Flag status beach, stretching seven miles from Gilmore Point to Laugharne Sands.