Buxton, Derbyshire's elegant spa town
The spa town of Buxton is in Derbyshire, on the edge of thePeak District National Park. It is England's highest market town, sited at some 1,000 feet (300 m) above sea level.
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Queen Street Mill, Burnley - the last surviving steam weaving shed
Queen Street Mill, a former weaving mill in Harle Syke near Burnley, is the world's only surviving operational steam-driven weaving shed, with its looms intact. It is a Grade I listed building, and has been maintained as a working textile museum since it closed as a commercial proposition in 1982. After a three-year closure due to spending cuts, the mill reopened in 2019, but has also subsequently been hit by the pandemic restrictions.
The House in the Clouds - a towering illusion in Suffolk
The House in the Clouds is an amazing building in Suffolk, created to disguise an ordinary water tower. The delightfully located property is now self-catering holiday accommodation. Just the thing for the family that wants to get away from it all without actually needing to take to the air...
Billy Butlin - King of the Holiday Camp
Sir Billy Butlin did not invent the British holiday camp, but it was Butlin who turned holiday camps into a multi-million pound industry and an important aspect of British culture from the 1930's through to today, but now a shadow of their scale and appeal from the heyday of the 1950's and 1960's. The Butlin's Redcoats also became famous and launched many a showbusiness career.
Forth Bridge - Scotland's rivetting engineering triumph
The world's first major steel structure, the Forth Bridge across the Firth of Forth in Scoland, is a milestone in railway civil engineering. Completed in 1890 and designed by Sir John Fowler and Sir Benjamin Baker, it is 2,467 metres long. It became Scotland's sixth UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2015, and its construction resulted in a continuous East Coast railway route from London to Aberdeen.
Lulworth Cove - much-loved feature of the Jurassic Coast
Lulworth Cove on the Jurassic Coast in Dorset is a spectacular curved bay created where the waves from the sea have cut through weaknesses in the coastal limestone and then eroded the softer clays beyond. It is a World Heritage Site and tourist location with approximately 500,000 visitors every year.
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