It is the world’s biggest ferris wheel. On the top of the London Eye you can see things about 25 miles away. More than 3 and a half million people every year go on the London Eye and it can carry 800 passengers at a time on a 30-minute ride. 

It is located in Wiltshire, UK.   Stonehenge is the most famous prehistoric monument in Britain. It is a circle of stones. People began building Stonehenge about 5,000 years ago. One legend says that the stones were placed there by the Devil. Another legend says that Merlin the Magician created the huge stone circle.

The reason Stonehenge was built remain a mystery. Ideas suggested include: a burial site for important people, a temple to the sun or place for ceremonies.

The Angel of the North is the biggest sculpture standing 20 meters tall.  It was completed in 1998 and is situated in Gateshead in the north of England. It is said to represent the transition from an industrial age to an information age, as well as symbolizing people’s dreams.

Big Ben is the name of the huge bell, but most people use it to refer to the clock and the tower as well. It is the world’s largest chiming clock with four faces. It is located at the top of the 320-foot-high The Elizabeth Tower, on the north side of the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, London.

It is located in London. The dome of St Paul's Cathedral is the second biggest dome in the world, after St Peter's in Rome and one of the largest churches in the world.

The Tower of London was originally built by William the Conqueror in 1066. It is better known as a prison. In the centre of the Tower of London is the famous White Tower. It is the oldest part of the fortress. The Tower, or Bloody Tower, has been host to many famous executions. Today the Tower of London houses the Crown Jewels and is open to the public as a museum.

The United Kingdom, also called the U.K., consists of a group of islands off the northwest coast of Europe. It is a unique country made up of four nations: England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. England, Wales, and Scotland also make up Great Britain.

 

Much of the north and west of the U.K. is covered in high ground, knife-edged mountain ridges separated by deep valleys. This terrain was shaped in the last Ice Age, when thick glaciers covered the land.

 

In the south of England, the countryside is mostly rolling hills.
In northwest England and the Scottish Highlands are dozens of lakes, called lochs. These were left behind when the Ice Age glaciers melted. They tend to be long and narrow, and some are very deep. Legends say that a giant monster called Nessie lives in Loch Ness in Scotland.