Why choose a holiday home in England?
The Tower of London, bangers and mash, William Shakespeare to J.R.R. Tolkien, from Byron to the Beatles - there is much to experience along the River Thames. Legendary myths survive in harmony with a modern country and while the personality has changed over the centuries the history lives on.
The British Empire is a small nation of epic proportions. England may be the most influential country on Earth. Culture, customs, law, government, business, literature, military, entertainment, and arts have affected governments and people around the globe.
The Thames River carves a path through London with 20 tunnels beneath and over 200 bridges spanning above. Big Ben is the 26,000 pound bell in St. Stephens Tower where starlings crowded onto the minute hand in 1945 setting time back a full five minutes. It is easy for London to keep you balanced on the cutting edge of today or send you back in time.
The trove at the British Museum encompasses 2 million years of the evolution of civilization. You can spot nearly 60 London landmark attractions from your seat on the Millennium Ferris Wheel or "The London Eye" as the highest observation wheel in the world is called. The Rothschild art collection at Waddeson Manor outreaches the Louvre and New York Metropolitan Museum.
Stonehenge and surfing, dining at the corner of the four farthings or a four star restaurant, walking in the footsteps of the character Sherlock Holmes or Celtic explorers make West Country a diversion of endless mixtures.
Elaborate castles, the summit of England's tallest mountains, and the spirit of Shakespeare are key elements of travel in the famed Cumbria and Lake District National Park Properties. Whether you fancy yourself the tortoise or the hare you will find activities to match your interests, hobbies, curiosities, and intellect.
The magnetic lights of Birmingham, the courage of the merry men of Nottingham, and the walls of Oxford and Cambridge echoing with the words of Byron and Keats draw millions of visitors to Central England each year.
England delivers a contemporary and realistic experience that one expects in a country that shares its capitol city with all of the United Kingdom. Cinderella sang "A dream is a wish your heart makes when you're fast asleep...". Allow yourself to dream and to wish with eyes wide open of England throughout the centuries as you balance the experiences of time gone by with tomorrow's adventures.
A Holiday Home in England holds the promise of fairytale memories and a happy ending.
Contribution post: 18 January 2011
