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England there are England there are many beautiful sightsmany beautiful sights

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Loch LomondLoch Lomond is a freshwater Scottish loch, lying on the is a freshwater Scottish loch, lying on the Highland Boundary Fault.Highland Boundary Fault.

It is the largest loch/lake in Great Britain, It is the largest loch/lake in Great Britain, by surface area, and contains many islands.by surface area, and contains many islands.

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Ben NevisBen Nevis the highest mountain in the United Kingdom and the whole of the highest mountain in the United Kingdom and the whole of the British Isles. It is located at the western end of the Grampian Mountains the British Isles. It is located at the western end of the Grampian Mountains

in the Lochaber area of the Scottish Highlands, close to the town of Fort William.in the Lochaber area of the Scottish Highlands, close to the town of Fort William.

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The RiverThe River Thames Thames is a major river flowing through southern England. While it is best is a major river flowing through southern England. While it is best known because its lower reaches flow through central London, the river flows alongside known because its lower reaches flow through central London, the river flows alongside several other towns and cities, including Oxford, Reading, Henley-on-Thames, Windsor, several other towns and cities, including Oxford, Reading, Henley-on-Thames, Windsor, Kingston Upon Thames and Richmond.Kingston Upon Thames and Richmond.

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Abbotsford

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Albert Dock

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Big Ben is the nickname for the great bell of the clock at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London, and is generally extended to refer to the clock or the clock tower as well.

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Blenheim Palace is a large and monumental country house situated in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England. It is the only non-royal non-episcopal country house in England to hold the title of palace. The palace, one of England's largest houses, was built between 1705 and circa 1724. UNESCO recognised the palace as a World Heritage Site in 1987.

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The British Museum is a museum of human history and culture in London. Its collections, which number more

than seven million objects, are amongst the largest and most comprehensive in the world and originate from all

continents, illustrating and documenting the story of human culture from its beginnings to the present.

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Buckingham Palace is the official London residence of the British monarch. Located in the City of Westminster, the palace is a setting for state occasions and royal hospitality. It has been a rallying point for the British people at times of national rejoicing and crisis.

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The Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, which is almost always referred to popularly and informally as Westminster Abbey, is a large, mainly Gothic church,

in Westminster, London, England (UK), located just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is the traditional place of coronation and burial site for English, later British

and later still (and currently) monarchs of the Commonwealth Realms. The abbey is a Royal Peculiar and briefly held the status of a cathedral from 1546 to 1556.

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Windsor Castle is a medieval castle and royal residence in Windsor

in the English county of Berkshire, notable for its long association with the British royal family and its architecture

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Ballindalloch Castle is a castle between Dufftown and Grantown-on-Spey, in the Moray region of Scotland.

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Blair Castle stands in its grounds near the village of Blair Atholl in Perthshire in Scotland It is the home of the Clan Murray family, who hold the title of Duke of Atholl, though the

current (11th) Duke, John Murray, (born 1929) lives in South Africa.

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Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows. Trinity considers itself to be "a world-leading academic institution with an outstanding record of education, learning and research".

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Queen Mary's Dolls' House is a dollhouse built in the early 1920s, completed in 1924, for Queen Mary, the wife of King George V.