Windsor Castle, west of London, is the oldest and largest occupied castle in the world. William the Conqueror built the first castle here in the 11th century. It is a residence of the British monarch. Its State Apartments and St George's Chapel, where many royals are buried and married, are open to visitors.

Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, built in stages from about 3000 to 1500 BC. Huge sarsen stones and smaller bluestones from Wales are arranged in rings. It is aligned with the sunrise on the summer solstice and sunset on the winter solstice. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The Roman Baths in Bath were built around the 1st century AD over natural hot springs, the only ones in Britain. The Great Bath, lined with lead, is still filled with steaming water, surrounded by later terraces with Roman statues. A museum shows finds from the temple of Sulis Minerva. Bath Abbey stands next to it.

The Royal Crescent in Bath is a curved terrace of 30 Georgian houses built between 1767 and 1774 by John Wood the Younger. Its sweeping facade of honey-coloured Bath stone with columns looks over a large lawn and park. Number 1 is a museum showing Georgian life. Bath is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Durdle Door is a natural limestone arch on the Jurassic Coast in Dorset, formed by the sea eroding softer rock behind it. A steep path leads down from the cliff to beaches on both sides. Nearby Lulworth Cove is a round bay. The Jurassic Coast is a UNESCO World Heritage Site known for fossils.

St Michael's Mount is a tidal island in Mount's Bay, Cornwall, crowned by a medieval church and castle. At low tide it can be reached by a stone causeway; at high tide, by boat. It has been home to the St Aubyn family since the 17th century. It resembles Mont-Saint-Michel in France, with which it was once linked.

Brighton Palace Pier stretches over the sea from Brighton's seafront and opened in 1899. It has funfair rides, arcades and food stalls. Brighton is also famous for the Royal Pavilion, a palace in Indian and Chinese style built for King George IV, and its pebble beach and lively Lanes.

The Seven Sisters are a series of white chalk cliffs on the coast of East Sussex between Seaford and Eastbourne. Their wave-like tops rise and fall along the English Channel. The best views are from Seaford Head or Cuckmere Haven. Beachy Head, with its red and white lighthouse, lies at the eastern end.

Canterbury Cathedral is the mother church of the Anglican Communion and seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury. It was founded in 597 and rebuilt after 1070. Archbishop Thomas Becket was murdered here in 1170, making it a great place of pilgrimage, as in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The White Cliffs of Dover are chalk cliffs up to about 110 metres high on the coast of Kent, facing France across the narrowest part of the English Channel. They have long been a symbol of Britain. Walking paths run along the top. Dover Castle, one of the largest castles in England, stands above the harbour.