Located off continental Europe's north-west coast, the United Kingdom consists of four countries – England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland - that are surrounded by the waters of the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel and the Irish Sea. It has always been a land of mariners and despite its fairly small size, the UK has played a large role in world history. Its topography is diverse, with lakes, mountains, ancient forests, rolling moors, cliffs and stunning sandy and rocky beaches. Between having four different nationalities and immigrants from around the world, the United Kingdom is also culturally diverse.

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The capital of England and the United Kingdom is London, but Belfast, Cardiff and Edinburgh are the respective national capitals of Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland. With its two large international airports and wealth of attractions, London makes a logical starting point for cheap holidays to the United Kingdom. The capital offers the Big Ben, the Tower of London, Buckingham Palace and its Changing of the Guard ceremony, Westminster Abbey and cultural offerings like the National Gallery and the National History Museum. London also features a dizzying variety of shops, pubs and restaurants.

For wild, windswept coastlines there's no better place than the Pembrokeshire coast of Wales, although Skye, Shetland and Orkney, three Scottish isles, come close. The tamer beaches at seaside resorts like Brighton and Bournemouth are always sure to please, as is a visit to one of the quaint harbour villages in Cornwall, Dorset or Devon. The Cotswolds provide classic rural scenery and picturesque villages with thatched cottages, while Manchester is known for its fine arts and modern architecture. York has a Viking heritage but also features mediaeval city walls and a spectacular cathedral, and everyone's heard of Stonehenge, the United Kingdom's most significant monument from prehistoric times.

Scotland features historic Edinburgh and Glasgow, but its wild offshore islands and Scottish Highlands receive their share of attention, too. There's plenty worth seeing in Northern Ireland, and Belfast is the gateway to its rural retreats. But Belfast has its own attractions, including traditional Irish music in a local pub. No traveller on cheap holidays to the United Kingdom should miss Northern Ireland's spectacular Giants Causeway, a mysterious seaside geological formation set amidst rugged cliffs.

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