Staithes - where Captain Cook fell in love with the sea
Clinging to a hillside, Staithes has winding cobbled streets and pretty cottages. This North Yorkshire seaside resort, 10 miles from Whitby, is the quintessential charming fishing village.
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Selfridges - making a spectacle of shopping
Entrepreneur Harry Selfridge pioneered the concept of the department store in Britain with his grand flagship enterprise on London's Oxford Street (whose sculpture over the entrance is pictured), which is still the second largest shop in the UK - after Harrods. It opened on 15th March 1909.
The Bramley Apple - British to its core
The Bramley is a well-known and very popular British apple cultivar, usually used as a cooking apple. A peculiarity of the variety is that when cooked it becomes golden and fluffy. Its origin goes back to 1809.
Skye Terrier - a plucky loyal breed
The little Skye Terrier has had mixed fortunes over the years. Ancestor of many terrier breeds, this plucky hunting dog became a favourite of queens and great ladies, but now is an uncommon sight even in Scotland from whence it originated.
Morris Dancing - a May-time tradition
Morris dancing, an English folk tradition particularly associated with May Day, is based on rhythmic stepping and the execution of figures by a group of dancers, usually wearing bell pads on their shins to musical accompaniment. Implements such as sticks, swords and handkerchiefs may also be wielded.
The Big Grey Man of the Cairngorms - not to be mist?
Rising to 4,295 feet, Ben Macdui is the highest peak in the Cairngorm plateau and the second highest mountain in Scotland. Whilst the terrain is rugged, and the weather often capricious, the greatest fear of climbers tackling Ben Macdui can be meeting up with a mysterious being said to haunt the upper regions of the mountain.
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