England Things to Do

From July 6th until July 8th this year, the green and pleasant lands of Northamptonshire, England will rumble to the sound of Formula One cars racing it out in the British Grand Prix.

This is one of the races on the FIA Formula One World Championship calendar and has been run on this historic Silverstone Circuit on and off since 1950. Once the world’s fastest F1 track, the circuit has been modified for safety and to suit modern racing. Recently Silverstone secured the deal to host the race until 2026.

Yes, the weather’s often not great in Manchester but don’t let that put you off, Manchester is a lively, historic northern city which has spawned some excellent music (Oasis, The Smiths, Manchester’s Factory music label). Once a great manufacturing power, the city still has the buildings to show its affluent past.

One of the most significant Roman ruins in England and one of the most visited tourist sites in northern England, Hadrian’s Wall bisects the country from the North Sea in the east to the Irish Sea in the west. It was constructed in AD 122 when the Roman Emperor Hadrian took over the empire and was keen to protect Roman Britain from the barbarians in the north. Many people wrongly believe that the wall marks the border between England and Scotland but it doesn’t – that lies a mile north of the western end of the wall and over one hundred miles north of the eastern end of the wall.