Above is a picture of Central London- Our capital city!
Ten Fantastic Facts about England!
1. England is 74 times smaller than the USA, 59 times smaller than Australia and 3 times smaller than Japan! (Small but still brilliant!!)
2. London is our capital city and boasts awesome attractions such as the London Eye, Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, The Tower of London and the Shard, as well as having interesting inhabitants like Beefeaters and Paddington Bear.
3. Stonehenge is a prehistoric druid structure built in 2600 BC, no one knows how it was built!
4. The largest natural lake in England is Windermere, located in Cumbria (North West), and is a very popular holiday destination.
5. England is the most populated country in the UK, the other countries are Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
6. The highest mountain in our country is Scarfell Pike.
7. Sir Tim Berners-Lee created the world wide web, where would we be without the internet?!
8. William Shakespeare is one of our influential authors, others include JK Rowling, Roald Dahl, Phillip Pullman (from NORWICH!!!) and CS Lewis.
9. Football is the most popular sport in England, but others such as cricket and rugby have large followings.
10. We have great Stephens - Stephen Fry and Stephen Hawkins.
Ten Amazing Places to visit in Norwich and Norfolk!
1. The Sainsbury Centre for Visual Art is one of the most prominent university art galleries.
Here's a link to the official website
2. Norwich market was founded in the late 11th Century to supply Norman merchants and settlers moving into the area. The market site moved 900 years ago and has been there ever since.
http://www.norwich-market.org.uk/
3. Norwich castle was built between 1066 and 1075. It is now a museum and art gallery which still contains many of it's original exhibits as well as more recent items.
http://www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk/Visit_Us/Norwich_Castle/index.htm
4. Norwich has two cathedrals and Norwich Cathedral has the second tallest spire in the country.
http://www.historicalnorwich.co.uk/old_norwich/cathedral.html
5. In many places around the city you can still see parts of the original city wall and some towers dating back to the 14th Century.
This website shows what Norwich used to look like.
http://www.themurderers.co.uk/pub-history/history-of-timberhill.html
6. The Forum in Norwich is the home of the local BBC news team for radio and tv. It was built in 2001 to replace the old library, which had burnt down in 1994
.http://www.theforumnorwich.co.uk/
7. Sandringham in Norfolk, is one of the Queen of England's homes and was built in the 1770s. In 1862 Queen Victoria bought the estate and it has belonged to the Royal Family ever since.
https://www.sandringhamestate.co.uk
8. Norfolk's most popular coastal town is Great Yarmouth and has been a resort since 1760. The town has lots of shops, a swimming pool, beach, rides, arcades and a circus!
http://www.great-yarmouth.co.uk
9. The Broads are a network of rivers and lakes in Norfolk and Suffolk. The total area is 117 square miles, most of which is in Norfolk. The Broads are home to a lot of wildlife and birds.
http://www.norfolkbroads.com
10. The coastline of Norfolk is beautiful and is 45 miles long. Here you could try our world famous fish and chips.
http://www.visitnorfolk.co.uk/things-to-do/Beaches.aspx
4. The largest natural lake in England is Windermere, located in Cumbria (North West), and is a very popular holiday destination.
5. England is the most populated country in the UK, the other countries are Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
6. The highest mountain in our country is Scarfell Pike.
7. Sir Tim Berners-Lee created the world wide web, where would we be without the internet?!
8. William Shakespeare is one of our influential authors, others include JK Rowling, Roald Dahl, Phillip Pullman (from NORWICH!!!) and CS Lewis.
9. Football is the most popular sport in England, but others such as cricket and rugby have large followings.
10. We have great Stephens - Stephen Fry and Stephen Hawkins.
Ten Amazing Places to visit in Norwich and Norfolk!
1. The Sainsbury Centre for Visual Art is one of the most prominent university art galleries.
Here's a link to the official website
2. Norwich market was founded in the late 11th Century to supply Norman merchants and settlers moving into the area. The market site moved 900 years ago and has been there ever since.
http://www.norwich-market.org.uk/
3. Norwich castle was built between 1066 and 1075. It is now a museum and art gallery which still contains many of it's original exhibits as well as more recent items.
http://www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk/Visit_Us/Norwich_Castle/index.htm
4. Norwich has two cathedrals and Norwich Cathedral has the second tallest spire in the country.
http://www.historicalnorwich.co.uk/old_norwich/cathedral.html
5. In many places around the city you can still see parts of the original city wall and some towers dating back to the 14th Century.
This website shows what Norwich used to look like.
http://www.themurderers.co.uk/pub-history/history-of-timberhill.html
6. The Forum in Norwich is the home of the local BBC news team for radio and tv. It was built in 2001 to replace the old library, which had burnt down in 1994
.http://www.theforumnorwich.co.uk/
7. Sandringham in Norfolk, is one of the Queen of England's homes and was built in the 1770s. In 1862 Queen Victoria bought the estate and it has belonged to the Royal Family ever since.
https://www.sandringhamestate.co.uk
8. Norfolk's most popular coastal town is Great Yarmouth and has been a resort since 1760. The town has lots of shops, a swimming pool, beach, rides, arcades and a circus!
http://www.great-yarmouth.co.uk
9. The Broads are a network of rivers and lakes in Norfolk and Suffolk. The total area is 117 square miles, most of which is in Norfolk. The Broads are home to a lot of wildlife and birds.
http://www.norfolkbroads.com
10. The coastline of Norfolk is beautiful and is 45 miles long. Here you could try our world famous fish and chips.
http://www.visitnorfolk.co.uk/things-to-do/Beaches.aspx