The homes of Robinhood and Tolkien
Have you been to the homes of Robinhood and Tolkien ? Well, you may know only the history of these two famous personalities of the United Kingdom in movies but you don’t know exactly where they came from. Other people call this country the place of kings and queens because it is where Queen Elizabeth II rules as the queen. At least for now you know already what country does Robinhood and Tolkien lives during their younger years.
Here are at least top 5 great places of destination you will love visiting in United Kingdom. Once you get there proceed immediately to these places and you will find them exciting.
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Nottingham – one of the cities where Robinhood lives and where his exciting story as a young boy begins. Here in this city you will find the Robinhood statue pointing his bow and arrow. Robonhood become a byword among kids and adult alike all over the globe when his vagabond to hero-of-the-poor-story was written in millions of books and became bestsellers and most importantly when his bio-epic story was made into a full motion picture shown all over the globe.
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Birmingham – Home of the major art exhibitions, this city is childhood home of the famous Tolkien. John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, who was born 3 January, 1892 was a writer and a university professor. His famous writings include The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Both the books also became best sellers and The Lord of the Rings became a worldwide hit when it was made into a motion picture. In 1972 before Tolkien died a year later, Queen Elizabeth II appointed Tolkien Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
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London – Who could ever forget the famous London, home of the of the many high-fashioned profile women. London was always in magazines and story books for highly decorated fashion shows displaying the recent works of modern fashion designers.
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Jurassic Coast – located in Dorset and Devon it is named as World Heritage Site by UNESCO. It boasts of its 180 million years of geologic history on the existence of the cretaceous, Triassic and Jurassic era. Many Paleontologists visit this area and made observations and study on the fossil remains of big animals million years ago.
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Center Parcs – The park is visited by millions of vacationers and travelers every month, especially from Germany, Europe and other parts of the world. The park consists of many holiday parks most loved area of destination by many families. Located in Netherlands, the park started as a forest park which is now very developed and had become a wonderful place for family weekend getaways. Vacationers can stay at the park’s villas and bungalos beautifully landscaped by bushes and trees. Facilities inside the park include slides and flumes, pool for children, wild water rapids, outdoor pool. The center has bars, and restaurants
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These are only few of the hundreds of amazing sites and locations you can see in the United Kingdom. But with these five, you are assured of great adventure weekend. Plan your travel holidays and be counted among the 27 million visitors of United Kingdom.