Breakaway Destination Guides (International)

The United Kingdom, steeped in bloody history, songs and poems have been written about it, postcards reflect the beauty of the country side, in all it's greenery, or blanketed in white. Towns with cobbled streets, the Inn's on English coasts used to smuggle in illicit goods. A land of castles, knights and fair maidens. Here in a modern world of hustle and bustle, football and big business, a land that once ruled most of the world, lies the old World. The old worlds of England, Scotland and Wales.

Scottish Highlands - Spectacular mountains, glens, lochs and rivers. This is the British Isles' most unspoilt and dramatic landscapes.

Edinburgh - Scotland's capital is known for its imposing castle that dominates the city, its August festival of music, drama and entertainment.

The Lake District - Stark mountains and shimmering lakes that have inspired writers like William Wordsworth and Beatrix Potter.

York - A fascinating walled city, well served by museums reveling both its Roman and Viking past, has a medieval web of narrow streets.

Blenheim Palace - (near Oxford) Marking his defeat of the French in 1704 this lavish Baroque palace was given to the Duke of Marlborough. Winston Churchill was born here.

Bath - Famed before Roman times for its therapeutic waters and since the eighteenth century for its Georgian buildings.

  Breakaway- Stonehenge

Stonehenge - On an already ancient site this massive stone circle was constructed around 1,500BC. Its purpose is still unknown.

Caenafon Castle - Constructed around 1382 to subdue the Welsh, this is considered by many as the greatest of Edwards I's Castles

  Breakaway- London

London - Pageantry combined with history and culture in this great city. the Tower of London, British Museum and London Eye are highlights.

Dublin - James Joyce's city as famous for its pubs as for Trinity Collage and the Book of Kells

  Breakaway- Ireland Giant's Causeway

Giant's Causeway - According to legend this extraordinary expense of hexagonal stone columns was the work of giants.

Walk the Pennine Way, from Edale in the Peak District 400km (250miles) to Kirk Yetholm by the Scottish border.

Shop at London's inimitable Harrods, then adjoin to the Ritz for tea.

Take the scenic railway to the top of Snowdon, Wales's highest peak.

Search for the fabled monster on Scotland's famous Loch Ness.

Attewnd the Braemar Highland Games and witness the best in Scottish pipe and drum bands, dancing and caber-tossing.

Try oysters, a local delicacy at the Galway Oyster Festival (September).

Kiss the Blamey Stone at Blarney Castle near Cork and get the gift of the gab, but beware of falling off the battlements.

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