Trafalgar Square

Trafalgar Square is one of the most beautiful and famous squares in the world. It is situated in London. It has been a central meeting place since the Middle Ages. There is the tall Nelson's Column At the center of the square. It was built to commemorate the victory of Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson over the French fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar on the 21st of October 1805. the column is 52 meters high.



The square is surrounded by different buildings. On the north side is the National Gallery. At the north-east corner is the St. Martin-in-the-Fields parish church. On the south side Whitehall is situated, on the east is Strand and South Africa House, and on the west - Canada House.Also there are two beautiful and bright fountains are situated.



Nowadays Trafalgar Square is the meeting place for many people. Every tourist who visit London come to the square. There is a tradition to celebrate holidays such as New Year and Christmas here. One of the most interesting traditions is A Norway Spruce. the people of Norway send a gift of an enormous Christmas Tree to Britain, which is erected in Trafalgar Square.

Piccadilly Circus

Piccadilly Circus is a famous road junction and public space of London's West Endin the City of Westminster. It was built in 1819. The Circus was created by John Nash. The Circus is close to major shopping and entertainment areas in the heart of the West End.



At the center of the Circus stands the Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain. It was built in 1893 to commemorate Lord Shaftesbury, a philanthropist known for his support of the poor.
The Circus is particularly known for its video display and neon signs mounted on the corner building on the northern side.

The name 'Piccadilly' originates from a 17th century frilled collar named piccadil. Roger Baker, a tailor who became rich making piccadils lived in the area. The word 'Circus' refers to the roundabout around which the traffic circulated.



On the south side of Piccadilly Circus stands Criterion Theatre, on the north - London Pavilion. And today Piccadilly Circus is a favorite place for people to congregate before going to the nearby shopping and entertainment areas. Soho, Chinatown, Leicester Square and Trafalgar Square are all within walking distance.

Hyde Park

Hyde Park is one of the most popular places in London. It is one of the largest parks in central London, England and one of the Royal Parks of London, famous for its Speakers' Corner. The territory of park (total area is 1.4 square km) is divided in two parts by the Serpentine lake.
Under Henry VIII it became a deer park. In the 17th cent there were held races. In 1730, Queen Caroline constructed there an artificial lake.



The park is also famous as a traditional location for mass demonstrations.
The park was the site of The Great Exhibition of 1851, for which the Crystal Palace was designed by Joseph Paxton.
In 1994 the park was added by a rose garden.


This park is a nice place to spend free time. Park sites of interest include Speakers' Corner, Diana, Princess of Wales memorial, Holocaust Memorial, botanical curiosity (Weeping Beech).
Opposite Hyde Park Corner stands one of the grandest hotels in London, The Lanesborough.
Also Hyde Park was the place for some famous rock concerts.
People come here to relax, to walk, for public speaking and other things. And Hyde Park is one of the symbols of UK.


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Oxford Street Shops

Oxford Street is one of the most popular streets in London. It’s famous for large quantity of shops. During its existence it has had different names (Tyburn Road, Uxbridge Road and Worcester Road) until it became Oxford Street. The street begins from Marble Arch at the north east corner of Hyde Park, through Oxford Circus to St Giles' Circus.

There are 548 shops in Oxford Street, it is Europe's busiest shopping street. This street is home to major department stores. Here you can find a lot of different famous brands, such as Moss Bros, Selfridges, John Lewis, Marks & Spencer, Debenhams, H&M, Zara, Adidas, Nike Wallis, Gap, Mexx and many others.

Each Christmas the street is decorated with bright festive lights. Every year the lights are turned on by a celebrity and they last until January 6.



Oxford Street Stores Opening Times

• Monday: 10am – 7pm
• Tuesday: 10am – 7pm
• Wednesday: 10am – 7pm
• Thursday: 10am – 8pm
• Friday: 10am – 7pm
• Saturday: 10am – 7pm
• Sunday: 12 pm – 6pm
*Some stores may vary.



A New West End Company Red Cap will help answer all your questions when you're visiting Oxford Street.
The Red Caps duties include:
• Reducing retail and street crime
• Improving the street environment
• Enhancing customer service

Big Ben

Big Ben is the name of the great bell of the clock at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London. A clock tower was built at Westminster in 1288 and the clock first ticking was on 31 May 1859. Big Ben is the biggest four-faced, chiming clock in the world. The clock is famous for its reliability.

A survey of 2,000 people was conducted in 2008 that came up with conclusion that the tower was the most popular landmark in the United Kingdom. It was designed by Charles Barry. The tower is 96.3 metres high. Nowadays the Tower leans slightly towards northwest by 220 millimetres.



The bell of 'Big Ben' weighs 16.3 tonnes. The bell of Clock Tower did not stop working even during World War 2. At the base of each clock face is a Latin inscription, in gilt letters. It reads - DOMINE SALVAM FAC REGINAM NOSTRAM VICTORIAM PRIMAM, which means "O Lord, keep safe our Queen Victoria the First".
On 5th of August in 1976 there was the first and only major breakdown - the speed regulator of the chiming mechanism broke.



On 29 of October in 2005 he mechanism was stopped for about 33 hours.
It celebrated its 150th anniversary in May 2009. The Clock Tower is a focus of New Year celebrations in the United Kingdom, with radio and TV stations tuning to its chimes to welcome the start of the year. The clock has become a symbol of the United Kingdom and London, particularly in the visual media.

London Eye

The London Eye (sometimes called Merlin Entertainments London Eye) is an extremely large passenger-carrying Ferris wheel situated on the banks of the River Thames in Central London in the United Kingdom. The London Eye was formally opened by the then Prime Minister Tony Blair on 31 December 1999, but it was closed to the public until March 2000 because of technical problems. Its height is 135 metres (equivalent to 64 red telephone boxes piled on top of each other) and it is the largest Ferris wheel in Europe. From its top you can see the territory around 40 km. The London Eye welcomes an average of 3.5 million customers every year. You would need 6,680 fully booked British Airways Boeing 747-400 jumbo jets to move that number of fliers! It can carry 800 passengers per revolution (25 passengers per each capsule) - equivalent to 11 London red doubled-decker buses. Each of the 32 capsules weighs 10 tones. To put that figure into perspective, it's the same weight as 1,052,631 pound coins. Each rotation takes about 30 minutes, meaning a capsule travels at a stately 26cm per second, or 0.9km per hour.



Opening times
•October to March daily 10.00am - 8.00pm
•April daily 10.00am - 9.00pm
•May and June Sundays to Thursday 10.00am - 9.00pm
Friday and Saturday 10.00am - 9.30pm
•July and August daily 10.00am - 9.30pm
•September daily 10.00am - 9.00pm




Tickets & Prices:
Adult (16 plus) £17.88
Child (4-15 years) £9.50
Child under four FREE
Senior (60 plus) £14.30
Senior (60 plus) £14.30
Family of four** £49.28

EF Language School Bournemouth

Traveling and Education

England is one of the most beautiful countries in the world. Millions of tourists come here every year. Some of them simply travel and some study at schools or colleges.
Bournemouth is a nice place for traveling and getting education. Bournemouth is one of Europe’s premier seaside resorts. This charming town is famous for its award-winning beaches, lush parks and busy nightlife, attracting more than 5.5 million visitors each year. And, with its modern university, Bournemouth has a lively student population.



There are many different language schools for foreign students to improve their English. EF International English School is one proof of it. It was found in 1965. EF School in Bournemouth has a great location, a short walk from the beach and town centre. There available many outdoor activities like waterskiing and horse riding. This small Victorian school makes for an intimate environment where students receive individual attention and meet new friends quickly. Students from different countries can practice their English with other international EF students in the private garden or play some table tennis. They can have lunch on the patio or relax in the residence lounge, which features free Internet access.



School Director - Matt Llewellin
Address - 11 Poole Road,Bournemouth BH2 5QR United Kingdom
Tel - +44 (0) 1202 767555
Fax - +44 (0) 1202 545000

Castlepoint Shopping Centre Bournemouth

Castlepoint is a huge shopping area located on the edge of Bournemouth. It’s the perfect place to go with friends and with your family to have a good time. Castlepoint has 40 stores and restaurants built over 645,000 sq ft of retail space.

Address: Castle Lane West, Bournemouth, BH8 9UZ
Phone: 01202 510050



Castlepoint Opening Times

Monday to Friday: 9 am to 8 pm
Saturday: 9 am to 7 pm
Sunday: 10:30 am to 4:30 pm



Castlepoint has the largest stores in the region for Next, Marks and Spencer and B & Q Warehouse. Gap at Castlepoint is their first to open in the region. Marks & Spencer trade on three floors, B & Q Warehouse and Next on two floors with Asda, Sainsbury's and the unit shopping trading on large single floors. Castlepoint is built on two levels with car parking on ground and deck levels. Castlepoint offers 3,000 car spaces with both disabled and parent and child spaces located on ground and deck level. The centre offers 4 hours free parking to customers. Genuine customers can request for such a restriction to be lifted for the duration of their visit and details of the vehicle will be recorded at the Castlepoint Management Suite, located on ground level, underneath Argos.



Some interesting facts:

* Castlepoint is built on a 41 acre site 'the equivalent of 16 football pitches!
* More than a million facing bricks have been used in the construction of Castlepoint.
* 3,500 tonnes of structural steel have been used!
* 40,000 cubic cubic metres of concrete with approximately 6,500 cubic metres of in-situ concrete (poured rather than already cast) have been used on the car park deck alone!
* 50,000 sp m of tarmac has been used throughout the project including the service yards and the car park!
* 43,000 sq m of roofing keeps the rain at bay!
* 13,000 sq m of cladding have been incorporated into Castlepoint!
* As part of the extensive planting scheme at Castlepoint, there are in the region of 200 trees including 8 Oak trees.

Castlepoint offers you a lot of stores:
- Clothes and Shoe shops:
casual or formal clothes
Barratts, H&M, River Island, Monsoon, Miss Selfridge, GAP, New Look, Evans, Dorothy Perkins, Burton, T.K.Maxx, Top Shop,Next, Wallis, Principles, Clarks, M&S

Sports Shops
JD Sport, SportsDirect.com

- Health and Beauty shops: cosmetics, medicine, perfume…
Boots, Optician

- Supermarkets: where you can buy everything you need: food, vegetables, clothes, bread…
Sainsbury’s, ASDA (24 hours), Mark & Spencer

- Book, DVD and Electrical shops: DVD, Video Games, CDs, electrical appliances…
Virgin Megastore, Waterstone’s, WH Smith, Argos Extra, Robert Dyas

- Places to eat:
McDonald’s (inside ASDA), Caffe Néro, Frankie & Benny’s, Nando’s, Thorntons Cafe

Stonehenge

Stonehenge doesn’t need introducing. It’s a world famous prehistoric monument located in the English county of Wiltshire, about 3.2 kilometres west of Amesbury, 13 kilometres north of Salisbury and 137 kilometers Southwest of London. It has a very old history. And many people have different opinion about its appearing.


The origins of the name Stonehenge is taken from the combination of 'stone' and 'henge', a tribute to the biggest henge in Britain. Though there is no specific evidence about who built the Stonehenge. It is believed that Druids, Greeks, or Atlanteans might have built the Stonehenge. Stonehenge was constructed somewhere between 3100 – 1100 BCE. Stonehenge is owned by the Crown and managed by English Heritage while the surrounding land is owned by the National Trust. The circle was aligned with the midsummer sunrise, the midwinter sunset, and the most southerly rising and northerly setting of the moon. The stones of Stonehenge were placed in such a way that they increase in size towards the centre and alternate in shape between tall, thin pillar-like stones and stones of a tapering obelisk shape. Stonehenge is the most well known among the nine hundred stone rings which exists in the British Isles. Most archaeologists believed that Stonehenge’s use had been limited to the ritual activities of different Neolithic chiefdoms before 1950. However, its use as an astronomical observatory was an equally important function of the Stonehenge. Nowadays millions of tourists visit Stonehenge every day. They can watch it walking paths round in a distance, because it is surrounded by the barrier.



Stonehenge Photos



*Stonehenge a nice day



* Stonehenge in the winter



* Stonehenge from google earth


Stonehenge Tours

If you go to this place you will find everywhere stonehenge tours for tourists and students. Dont worry.