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Compiled from the TV and video series "Travel in Europe with Rick Steves

• Time-travel to a few of London's premier sited including historic Westminster Abbey, the fascinating Cabinet War Rooms, and meticulously reconstructed Globe Theater.
• Visit the village of Stratford-Upon-Avon, the birthplace of William Shakespeare, just a two-hour train ride from London.
• Explore the medieval city of York, then climb aboard for a scenic rail excursion through the windswept moors which dot the rolling countryside.

North England:

• After an education on England's Industrial Revolution at the Iron Bridge Gorge, relax on the vast stretch of beach in northern Blackpool.
• Enjoy the lush, green mountainous area that inspired the writings of Wordsworth.
• Rest for a few days at a quaint bed-and-breakfast nestled in the valley, which also functions as a working farm.