Symonds Yat
Symonds Yat is a village beside both sides of the River Wye in Herefordshire, within a few miles of Monmouthshire and the Welsh border.
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Princess Diana's London memorial fountain
The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial is a fountain dedicated to the memory of the much-loved former royal.
The wren - diminutive King of the Birds
The European wren delights in the bizarre scientific name of Troglodytes troglodytes, and is one of the smallest birds in the UK. It is also thought to be the most common breeding bird in the UK with 8.5 million breeding pairs.
999 - the world's first emergency telephone number
The world's first emergency telephone service was introduced on 1st June 1937 In London - allowing callers to dial 999 to make an emergency call to the police, fire or ambulance.
Capability Brown - a pioneer in English landscape design
Lancelot 'Capability' Brown was an 18th-century English landscape architect, who designed over 170 parks - many of which survive. Famous designs include Kew Gardens in West London, Hampton Court Palace in Surrey and Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire.
Tan Hill Inn - Britain's highest hostelry
The Tan Hill Inn, in the Yorkshire Dales, is the UK’s highest altitude pub at 1,732ft above sea level, and dates from the 17th Century. For many centuries there were shallow coal mines here, resulting in several miners' cottages, and the inn. The cottages have since been demolished, but the Tan Hill Inn remains, providing bed and beer for walkers, travellers and tourists on the Pennine Way between Kendal and Newcastle.
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