Whole Earth Guide
Let us be your tourist guide to the world. As we expand into new countries, we'll give you all the information that you need to know before you go and show you all the highlights of each country and region. Along the way we'll reveal places that you can stay with the service levels you thought had long since gone.
Whole Earth Guide in England
The Historic Market Town at the heart of North Yorkshire - Richmond
Richmond, North Yorkshire, is sometimes referred to as ‘the mother’ of all Richmonds worldwide. The town, on the banks of the River Swale, grew around its impressive castle, which dates from around 1071. Richmond is an historic Yorkshire market town, with Norman castle, Georgian architecture, cobbled market place, monuments and abbeys, the fast flowing river Swale, and breathtaking scenery. Situat...
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Last updated 07 Aug 2008
Follow the Herriot Trail in Herriot Country
The author and vet James Herriot received countless letters from his millions of fans all over the world; the most common remark in these letters he once stated was "I wish I could see the places that you write about".
Today the very places that James Herriot ( Alf Wight ) wrote so vividly about are visited by thousands of people each year. The small villages he worked in, the hills, valleys an...
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Last updated 12 Feb 2008
The prehistoric side of England - Stonehenge
Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument located in the English county of Wiltshire, about 8 miles (13 km) north of Salisbury. One of the most famous prehistoric sites in the world, Stonehenge is composed of earthworks surrounding a circular setting of large standing stones. The standing stones were erected around 2200 BC and the circular bank and ditch has been dated as far back as 3100 BC.
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Last updated 19 Jan 2008
Bournemouth - the Riviera of England's south
Bournemouth is the largest tourist town and resort in Enlgand. The town is also in an area of England with a mild climate and a section of the coast that enjoys some of the warmest, driest and sunniest weather in Britain, especially in the summer. Because of this and the town's proximity to the New Forest, Jurassic Coast, Devon and the Dorset and Hampshire countryside, Bournemouth is a historicall...
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Last updated 16 Jan 2008
The Historic Walled City of York
York is an historic walled city in North Yorkshire England. Almost all of it's ancient history is Roman and it was from here that the entire Roman Empire was governed for two years. The city itself is nearly 2000 years old.
York Minster, the largest Gothic cathedral in northern Europe, stands at the city's centre. York's centre is enclosed by the city's medieval walls.
The Shambles is a narr...
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Last updated 15 Jan 2008
