0373 Great Britain - England, The Dales Way

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The Dales Way runs from Ilkley in West Yorkshire to the shores of Lake Windermere. The majority of the walk passes through the Yorkshire Dales National Park, over moors, across limestone pavements, through valleys and alongside rivers. It gives a unique taste of this famous park to the walker. The walk leaves the dales for its final quarter as it crosses into Cumbria, fringing the Howgill Fells before culminating in the Lake District National Park on the banks of Lake Windermere. This long distance walk is particular memorable and its length of just over 76 miles is the perfect introduction to first time long distance walkers.

0191 Great Britain - Scotland

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The highest point in Scotland is Ben Nevis, at 1343m. The deepest loch in Scotland, Loch Morar, reaches 328m. down and is ranked the seventeenth deepest lake in the world. It is home to the oldest tree in Europe, a twisted yew which has stood in Fortingall for 3,000 years. According to local legend, Pontius Pilate was born in its shade and played there as a child

0175 Great Britain - Scotland

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Scotland is the second largest country in the United Kingdom of Great Britain. Edinburgh, the country's capital and second-largest city, is one of Europe's largest financial centres. Edinburgh was just like Rome, built on seven hills. 

Scotland is considered the home land of golf and the most famous actor from Scotland is probably Sean Connery. The official animal of Scotland is Unicorn. Scotland is well known in the world for its whisky. :)

0162 The Isle of Man

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The Isle of Man pronounced, otherwise known simply as Mann, is a self-governing British Crown Dependency, located in the Irish Sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland.
For centuries, the island's symbol has been the so-called "three legs of Mann", a triskelion of three legs conjoined at the thigh. The symbol appears in the island's official flag and official coat of arms, as well as its currency. The Manx triskelion may be reflected in the island's motto and mean a stability.

0139 Great Britain - South Devon

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Devon is the third largest English county y in England. The largest towns in Devon are Plymouth, Exeter and Torquay. There is the Dartmoor National Park – one of Britain’s Breathing Spaces, and a member of the 15-strong National Park family. Dartmoor is the largest and wildest area of open country in Southern England but it is much more than that. Dartmoor - the film location. January 2012 saw the release of the Spielberg blockbuster, Warhorse. Dartmoor was chosen for its stunning light and landscape. (about this film)

0112 Great Britain - Walk Coast-to-Coast

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England's Coast-to-Coast Walk: From the Irish Sea to the North Sea!!! This is England's most popular walk and has been described as one of the finest walks in the world. Cross England on foot, trekking from the Irish Sea to the North Sea through three incredible national parks: mystical landscapes of the Lake District, where gemlike lakes reflect England’s highest mountains; in the Yorkshire Dales and climb into the wild, heather-covered highlands of the North York Moors. Along the way, discover ancient stone circles, medieval castles and monasteries, and the legendary charm of northern England.

0111 Great Britain - Suffolk

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Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east. The county town is Ipswich; other important towns include Lowestoft, Bury St Edmunds and Felixstowe, one of the largest container ports in Europe. (info)

0110 Great Britain - Pembrokeshire

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Pembrokeshire is a county in the south west of Wales. It borders Carmarthenshire to the east and Ceredigion to the north east. The county town is Haverfordwest where Pembrokeshire County Council is headquartered. The county is home to Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, the only coastal national park of its kind in the United Kingdom and one of three national parks in Wales, the others being Snowdonia and Brecon Beacons national parks.

0109 Great Britan - Pennine Way

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The Pennine Way is a National Trail in England. The trail runs 431 km  from Edale, in the northern Derbyshire Peak District, north through the Yorkshire Dales and the Northumberland National Park and ends at Kirk Yetholm, just inside the Scottish border. The Pennine Way is generally regarded as the toughest, most demanding, and most challenging long-distance walk in Britain. There is nothing technically difficult about the Pennine Way - you won't find yourself dangling off ropes, clinging to rock faces or staring down terrifying abysses And there are really only three ascents worthy of special mention. Your adversaries on this walk are the terrain, the climate and the awesome sense of loneliness.

0108 Great Britain - North Wales

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Seven Wonders of North Wales:

“Pistyll Rhaeadr and Wrexham steeple

Snowdon’s mountain without its people,

Overton Yew trees, St Winefred’s Well,

Llangollen Bridge and Gresford bells”

 This verse was written by an unknown poet and apart from Snowdon itself all the ‘wonders’ are in the north east of Wales, with Flintshire's wonder being St Winifred’s Well.

0107 Great Britain - Gwynedd, Anglesey

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Gwynedd is an area in north-west Wales, named after the old Kingdom of Gwynedd.

Anglesey is an island off the north west coast of Wales. Two bridges span the Menai Strait, connecting it to the mainland: the Menai Suspension Bridge designed by Thomas Telford in 1826 and the Britannia Bridge. 

0106 Great Britan - Wales

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Wales, otherwise known as Cymru, is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. 

0018 Great Britain - Dorset

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Дорсет - графство Англии, расположенное на побережье Ла-Манш.
This beautiful map card together with a really nice stamp "Harry Potter"!!!