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BORGER – HunebedcentrumA hunebed is a type of single-chamber megalithic tomb, usually consisting of three or more upright stones supporting a large flat horizontal capstone. These imposing thombs were raised by communities of farmers, more than 5000 years ago, and h [...]
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HAARZUILENS – Kasteel De Haar – Little PrincesDe Haar Castle in Haarzuilens is the largest castle in the Netherlands. The Gothic castle was built from 1892 till 1912 with incorporation of the large 15th century ruins of the original castle.In 1892 the rebuilding of the castle started in a [...]
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HAARZUILENS – Kasteel De HaarDe Haar Castle in Haarzuilens is the largest castle in the Netherlands. The Gothic castle was built from 1892 till 1912 with incorporation of the large 15th century ruins of the original castle. De Haar Castle was first mentioned in 1391. Orig [...]
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VOLENDAM – HollandVolendam is a popular tourist attraction in the Netherlands, well-known for its old fishing boats and the traditional clothing still worn by some residents. The women's costume of Volendam, with its high, pointed bonnet, is one of the most rec [...]
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WADDENZEE – UNESCO World Heritage 2009The Wadden Sea is an intertidal zone in the southeastern part of the North Sea. It stretches from Den Helder in the Netherlands in the southwest, past the great river estuaries of Germany to its northern boundary at Skallingen north of Esbjerg [...]
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RAMATUELLE – RamatuelleRamatuelle is situated in the South of the conglomeration of Saint-Tropez and in the center of the peninsula. The exceptional territory opens on the Mediterranean Sea by its famous Pampelonne's bay.The village is closed in by ramparts and one [...]
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SAINT – TROPEZ – Saint-TropezIn the 1920s, Saint-Tropez attracted international stars from the world of fashion. After World War II, it became the French existentialists' summer quarter. But it was in the 1950s - partly thanks to Brigitte Bardot - that Saint-Tropez receiv [...]
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KINDERDIJK – BezoekmolenThe Netherlands is famous for its windmills. Today there are still more than 1.000 mills. Nowhere in the world you will find as many windmills as near Kinderdijk. Around 1740 no less than 19 sturdy mills were built here. They have been well pr [...]
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PARIS – Sacré CoeurThe Sacré-Coeur Catholic basilica was built at the end of the 19th century at the top of the Montmartre hill in Paris. Its famous white pastry like architecture is dominating the city. The Sacré-Coeur is a holy place and a flagship of Catholic [...]
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NORTH YORKSHIRE – NYMRThe North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR) is a heritage railway in North Yorkshire, England. This 29 km railway runs across the North York Moors from Pickering via Levisham, Newton Daleand Goathland to Grosmont.The NYMR is owned by the North Yo [...]
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ANDERTON – Anderton boat liftThe impressive Anderton Boat Lift near the village of Anderton, Cheshire, in north-west England provides a 15,2 m vertical link between two navigable waterways: the River Weaver and the Trent and Mersey Canal. Built in 1875, the boat lift was [...]
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NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE – Normanby Hall & North Lincolnshire MuseumNormanby Hall is a classical English mansion located near Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire. The present Hall was built in 1825–30 and replaced a previous 17th century building. The Hall is now in the care of the North Lincolnshire Council. The f [...]
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BRADING – Brading Roman VillaBrading Roman Villa was a Roman courtyard villa which has been excavated and put on public display in Brading on the Isle of Wight. It is one of the finest Romano-British archaeological sites in the UK. The award-winning Exhibition and Visitor [...]
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LONDON – Golden HindeThe Golden Hinde was an English galleon, best known for its global circumnavigation between 1577 and 1580, captained by Sir Francis Drake. She was originally known as the Pelican, and was renamed by Drake in mid-voyage in 1577, as he prepared [...]
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BO’NESS – The Scottish Railway Preservation SocietyThe Scottish Railway Preservation Society was founded in 1961, at a time when rapid change was sweeping away much of the infrastructure of the Victorian railways.Railways had a particular effect on Scotland, allowing her to develop from a rath [...]
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ROCHESTER – Rochester CastleThe great keep of Rochester Castle towers over the River Medway in Rochester, Kent. It is one of the best preserved and finest examples of Norman architecture in England. There has been a castle on this site since Roman Times, though it is the [...]
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MAIDSTONE – Leeds Castle & the Dog Collar MuseumOver the centuries Leeds Castle has been a Norman fortress, a royal residence to six of England's medieval Queens, a palace to Henry VIII and, subsequently, a private home until as recently as 1974. Lord Conway described Leeds Castle as 'The L [...]
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ROCHESTER – Charles DickensCharles Dickens (1812-1870) is considered to be one of the greatest English novelists of the Victorian period. Dickens's works are characterized by attacks on social evils, injustice, and hypocrisy. Rochester and the surrounding countryside ar [...]
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SOMERSET – East Somerset Railway CompanyThe East Somerset Railway (ESR) is an ex-Great Western Railway branchline running through the Mendip hills near Shepton Mallet, Somerset. Steam trains run all year, with a 5-mile round trip through the rolling countryside. It was inaugurated i [...]
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LINCOLNSHIRE – Batemans BreweryA landmark on the southern side of Wainfleet is the disused windmill which now forms part of George Bateman and Son's Brewery at Salem Bridge. Over a century ago, George Bateman gave up farming and tried his hand at brewing. It has become a ve [...]
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