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General sites
Britannia
Surfin' England Einen interessanten Einblick in englische Alltagskultur bietet dieses Angebot des WDR und von planet wissen
Britain at your Fingertips Concise information on a large variety of aspects concerning everyday life, institutions and British history. Includes a rich photo gallery. Mainly for younger students.
Road Trip from Birmingham to Brighton
BBC Learning English is on a journey to find out about England, the people and the towns and cities.

Visit these pages each day and read our blogs to find out how we get on and to improve your English and knowledge of the towns and cities that we're visiting.

History
The British Empire
All British Monarchs The full line of succession of all British monarchs from Egbert (802-39) to Elizabeth II (1952-present), plus biographical details for each one of them.
London
London City Net   Weather, hotel guide, sights
Virtual London 
Oxford Street 
Tower of London 
Westminster Abbey
LondonFreeList LondonFreeList lists all the events and attractions in London that you don't need much money to go to. They are all either free or cost no more than £3 maximum
1000 entries, updated daily. Just choose a category and click the Go button -
Society
Kids in British Schools Jürgen Wagner has created ten activities called "Kids in British Schools", that he has tested with his students.
Each task includes a worksheet that you can download for free and several links to articles and websites to work from. The topics are varied, but all related to kids in British school : life in present schools and in Victorian schools, uniforms, discipline, truancy, term-time holidays,
bullying, mobile phones, texting, etc.
For each activity you will find excellent links, mostly from the BBC, including for example a video to teach kids to react to bullying or a dictionary to translate text lingo.

Theatres & Museums
Virtual London   theater world, exhibitions,
concerts, see also Virtual London 2

Visit the UK's first 24-Hour-Museum on the Internet!                     

Treasures from 2000 British museums and galleries
Tate Gallery
Geography and Tourism
An end-to-end walk Pictures and diary entries of a walk from Land's End in Cornwall to John O'Groats in the north of Scotland - 1388 miles in 120 days!
British Tourist Authority
English Heritage 
Gloucestershire & The Cotswolds 
Government
Politische Landeskunde Großbritannien A selection of interesting links to British political institutions
Explore Parliament What happens in Parliament? Have you ever wondered what goes on inside the Palace of Westminster? Do you know what the House of Commons or House of Lords look like?
Downing Street 10
Government Departments  
The Labour Party
The Conservative Party
Houses of Parliament 
The Royal Family
Reforming the Lords: A BBC Special Report

 Scotland

Scotland on the web

 

The Scottish National Party

 

The Traditional Scottish Language  
Scottish Sites of Interest  

  Wales

Data Wales

 

Wales/Cymru - Land of Inspiration

 
The Castles of Wales  
A Welsh Course  
National Eisteddfod  
   

 Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland Government
Sinn Fein Homepage
Ulster Unionist Party
Northern Ireland (Guardian special report)