All About The United Kingdom

ALL ABOUT THE United Kingdom 50 FACTS It's all about... SIZE 01 02 Longest River: River Severn, 354 km (220 miles) long. It rises in Wales and flows Highest Point: Ben Nevis in Scotland at 1,343m (4,406 ft) to the Bristol Channel. http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/ questions/ukfacts.htm http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/ customs/questions/ukfacts.htm LESDEN KILBURN 03 04 Largest Lake: Lough Neagh 396sq.km (153 sq miles) in Northern Ireland Highest Waterfall: Eas a'Chual http://resources.woodlands-junior. kent.sch.uk/customs/ questions/ukfacts.htm The London Eye is the tallest observation wheel in the world and Aluinn from Glas Bheinn in the Highlands 06 Windsor of Scotland with Castle is the each rotation takes a drop of 20o m (660 ft) largest royal home * in the world. about 30 minutes. http://www.venere.com/blog /uk-fun-facts/ http://britishpatriotssociety.info/ index.php?option=com_content&view= article&id=202: trivia-and-weird-strange -fun-facts-about-the-uk&catid=36:our -articles<emid=53 http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent. sch.uk/customs/questions/ukfacts.htm 09 07 The Channel You can view a very special type of colouring pencil in Keswick at the Cumberland Pencil Museum - at nearly eight metres; it's the longest in the world. Tunnel connects 08 England is 74 times smaller than the UK to France. It is the world's longest underground tunnel (38 km underwater). CO the USA. http://www.tescomagazine.com/the -great-family-road-trip/kids-comer/27 -fun-facts-and-trivia-about-the-uk.html http://www.eupedia.com/ england/trivia.shtml http://www.mydestination.com/orlando/ regionalinfo/6178696/interesting- facts-about-orlando It's all about... THE PEOPLE 10 11 Every day UK people drink 165 million cups of tea! About 25% of Londoners were born outside of the UK Over 20 times more than http://britishpatriotssociety.info/index.php?option= com_content&view=article&id=202:trivia-and-weird- strange-fun-facts-about-the-uk& catid=36:0our- articles& Itemid= 53 the average American http://projectbritain.com/food/drinks.htm 12 The 13 There are 14 People have been living in the UK for about 30 thousand years. population of England in 2011 over 300 languages spoken in England was around 53 million http://confessedtravelholic.com/ 2012/08/69-fun-facts- about-the-uk.html http://primaryfacts.com/ 1488/united-kingdom-facts -and-interesting-information/ http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sclencefacts/ countries/england.html 15 16 The UK has almost Bristol is known as the 3 times the population of Australia "Seattle of England" because of its youth culture and fashion http://www.travelingeast.com/europe/england /ten-interesting-facts-about-england/ http://confessedtravelholic.com/2012/ 08/69-fun-facts-about-the-uk.html It's all about.. GEOGRAPHY Balmoralo EallaterBañchory 17 The 409 escalators in the London subway cover a distance every week which is approximately equivalent to several trips around the globe! http://www.venere.com/blog/uk-fun-facts/ Stirlin 18 19 There is only a 34 kilometre (21 mile) gap between England and France and the countries are connected by the Channel ke Tunnel which opened in 1994 Nowhere is more than 742 miles from the sea reenlay Coldstrea Cas Sedbu http://britishpatriotssociety.info/ index.php?option=com_content& view =article&id=202:trivia-and-weird-strange- fun-facts-about-the-uk& catid=36 :our-articles& Itemid=53 http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/countries/england.html Ricarto átlycastle Dumfries N.Shields Britain is the ninth-largest and third most populous island in the world. It is surrounded by over 1,000 Antri smaller islands and islets http://www.mapsofworld.com/united-kingdom/britain/facts.html agh rgan wh patrick tby Richniond VNorthalletor JET Lof Man Merino ANIT Durg 21 22 Ufielc ipto forg London is home to 4 World Heritage Sites h oghea suerle Hul The Palace of Westminster, the Tower of Balbri Imming London, Maritime Greenwich, and Kew The er Botanical Gardens Jalmsb highest Yord http://confessedtravelholic.com/2012/08/69-fun-facts-about-the-uk.html temperature Lane ever recorded in England was 38.5 degrees in Kent in 2003 Conway Bangor St.AaSK Asaph W 23 The one-and-a-half mile journey from Westray to Papa Westray in the Orkney islands is the shortest scheduled flight in the 0 world. The trip takes less than two minutes Irklow tor http://confessedtravelholic.com/ 2012/08/69-fun-facts-about- the-uk.html ERY http://www.tescomagazine.com/the-great-family-road-trip/ kids-corner/27-fun-facts-and-trivia-about-the-uk.html Mett Aboraerone Trengron Radhor hinsterwoter aditn Monilt25 Wellingo ONorthah Waruick Veamt 24 Britain's most remote According to rer pub is The Old Forge on Inverie, Scotland, and is the Ordinance Lutu Survey the centre of Britain is a 107 miles from the nearest city, Inverness, and has no road access Watf prid town called Cotton-in-the-Elms, Derbyshire Bari dsorde Mim Bri The Guinness Book of Records by Peter Matthews (1995) I The BBC / UK Ordinance Survey Yeouil& GLOVE SherborneSouthamptorn fareham CIDE Tioertor PRKAJE Midhurst Riande 26 Over 200 bridges and 20 tunnels criss-cross the river Thames KEAD Serthem It's all about... FOOD & DRINK 27 Champagne 28 was invented in England by scientist Christopher Merret in 1662 Britain has the highest consumption of cider per capita http://www.eupedia.com/ england/trivia.shtml http://www.eupedia.com/england/trivia.shtml 29 30 Eating mince pies on Christmas Day is actually illegal Scotland produces more than 250 million litres of whiskey every year which is enough to fill http://pocketcultures.com/ 2012/02/24/5-interesting- facts-about-the-uk/ 4,546 average size swimming pools 31 Britain really does have an annual cheese rolling competition that involves running down Coopers Hill http://www.britainexplorer.com/ strange-british-facts.html after a Double Gloucester Round. (The winner gets the cheese.) 32 Beer http://www.britainexplorer.com/strange-british-facts.html was a common 33 accompaniment to the medieval The highest pub in England is the Tan Hill Inn located English breakfast on the desolate moors http://www.travelingeast.com/europe/england/ ten-interesting-facts-about-england/ of North Yorkshire and is 1732ft above sea level Tales from the Country Pub by Brian Martin (1998) It's just RANDOM 34 There are more chickens than humans in the UK http://britishpatriotssociety.info/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id%3202: trivia-and-weird-strange-fun-facts-about-the-uk&catid=36:our-articles&Itemid=53 35 36 London has been called Big Ben does not refer Londonium, Ludenwic, and to the famous clock, but actually the bell Ludenburg in the past http://britishpatriotssociety.info/index.php? option-com_content&view-article&id -202 trivia-and-weird-strange-fun-facts-about- the-uk&catid=36:our-articles&Itemid=53 http://britishpatriotssociety.info/index.php?option= com_content&view-artide&id-202:trivia-and-weird-strange- fun-facts-about-the-uk&catid=36:our-artides<emid- 53 37 Everyone calls it the Tower of London, but the building's full official name is "His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress the Tower of London" http://britishpatriotssociety.info/index.php?option-com_content&view-artide&id -202:trivia-and-weird-strange-fun-facts-about-the-uk&catid-36:our-articles<emid-53 38 39 England brought the world soccer, rugby and polo London hosting the 2012 Olympics is the first time a city has ever hosted the Olympics three times http://confessedtravelholic.com/2012/08 /69-fun-facts-about-the-uk.html http://britishpatriotssodety.info/in dex.php?option-com_content&viewwarticle&id=202: trivia-and-weird-strange-fun-facts-about-the-uk&catid-36:0ur-articles&Itemid-53 41 Tyneside's Angel of the North 40 It is an offence to impersonate a Chelsea Pensioner statue is made from 200 tonnes of steel, has a wingspan of 54 metres, and is 20 metres tall – that's the height of four double decker buses http://britishpatriotssociety.info/index.php?option=com content&view-article&id-202:trivia-and-weird-strange- fun-facts-about-the- uk&catid=36:our-articles<emid-53 http://www.tescomagazine.com/the-great-family-road-trip /kids-corner/27-fun-facts-and-trivia-about-the-uk.html James Bond's code "o07" was inspired by the author lan Fleming's bus route from Canterbury to London http://confessedtravelholic.com/2012/08/69-fun-facts-about-the-uk.html 43 44 The London Bridge is rumoured to be haunted... people have claimed to see a woman in black roaming in the night There have been over 10 reported sightings of 'Nessie' venturing around Loch Ness in Scotland http://confessedtravelholic.com/2012/ 08/69-fun-facts-about-the-uk.html http://www.nessie.co.uk/htm/ nessies_diary/nessie.html 45 The most famous of all British pop bands "The Beatles" were once known as "Johnny and the Moondogs". Johnny was, of course, John Lennon http://www.britainexplorer.com/strange-british-facts.html 46 There are 9 royal 47 thrones to date. 1 at the A QUICKER WALK House of Lords, 2 at Westminster Abbey and 6 in the Throne Room at Buckingham Palace. In London the tube route from Leicester Square to Covenant Garden is the http://projectbritain.com/theQueenfacts.htm 48 Britain is the only most popular tube route for tourists despite the fact that it country in the world which doesn't have the country's is actually quicker to cover this distance on foot. name in its postage stamps http://lattitude.org.au/blog/2012/ 07/fun-facts-about-the-uk/ http://lattitude.org.au/blog/2012/07/fun-facts-about-the-uk/ 49 50 You can see and study at least two million years In 1945, a flock of starlings landed on the minute hand of Big Ben and put the time back by five minutes of world civilization in the British Museum http://www.thefreeresource.com/ 10-fun-facts-about-the-united kingdom http://www.buyfromtheuk.co.uk/Facts/UKFadts.htm DIRECT HOLIDAY www.directholidaycottages.com Cottages