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Old Harry Rocks, Jurassic Coast, Dorset, England
Old Harry Rocks are three chalk formations, located on the most southern tip of the Jurassic Coast in Dorset. The…
Durdle Door, Dorset, England
Durdle Door is a natural limestone arch on the Dorset Jurassic Coast near Lulworth, England. The main feature of this…
Dunnotar Castle, Stonehaven, Scotland
Dunnottar Castle (Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Fhoithear, “fort on the shelving slope”) is a ruined medieval fortress located upon a rocky headland on the northeastern…
Shetland Islands, Scotland
Shetland (Old Norse: Hjaltland; Scots: Shetland), also called the Shetland Islands and formerly Zetland is a subarctic archipelago in the Northern Isles of Scotland, situated in the Northern Atlantic, between Great…
Orkney Islands, Scotland
The Orkney Islands, a group of more than 70 islands and islets, only about 20 of which are inhabited—in Scotland, lying…
John o’ Groats, Scotland
John o’ Groats (Scottish Gaelic: Taigh Iain Ghròt) is a village 2 1⁄2 mi (4 km) northeast of Canisbay, Caithness,…
Middle Fell & Greendale Tarn, Lake District, England
Located opposite Scafell Pike (England’s highest mountain), Middle Fell (an Old Norse word for ‘mountain’) at 582 m (1,909 ft)…
Blencathra (Scales Fell), Lake District – England
Blencathra is a mountain situated to the East of Keswick and part of the Northern fells (an Old Norse word…
Great Langdale Valley, Lake District, England
Great Langdale situated in England’s Lake District valley is a popular location amongst walkers and climbers alike. The valley covering…
Tarn Hows, Lake District, England
Located in the Lake District National Park, Tarn Hows is a man-made charming tarn (an old Norse word for ‘small…
