GEOGRAPHIE :
Le ROYAUME-UNI
The UNITED KINGDOM
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(Updated on 22/08/2010)
Maps : 
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Related pages :
UK
(maps)
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- Grande
Bretagne : photos aériennes de châteaux,
sites archéologiques, cathédrales... & carte des comtés
(lexilogos.com)
- United
Kingdom map
"Move the pieces from the left to the box on the right to make
a map of the United Kingdom."
(British Council)
- The London Map
has "over 100 panoramics of Central London linked to
an interactive Map. It shows many attractions, historic sites
and open spaces."
(the-london-map.co.uk)
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Photos :
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- Grande
Bretagne : photos aériennes de châteaux,
sites archéologiques, cathédrales... & carte des comtés
(lexilogos.com)
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Airports :
The Channel 
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- Swimming the
Channel
"Watch this video and try to understand as much as you can."
- with an activity : Jumbled Words
(Niveau 4ème / 3ème)
Activity created by: Renée Maufroid
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Blackpool (in
the county of LANCASHIRE) : 
(Click on the map.)
Bath (in the county
of SOMERSET) : 
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- Visit
Bath (ukstudentlife.com)
City tours - Bath Abbey - The baths
Georgian architecture & life
Town centre - Riverside - Boat trips - Teatime - Farmers market
- Bath,
Somerset (Wikipedia)
1 Geography
2 Politics
3 Demographics
4 History
5 Culture
6 Sport
7 Business
8 Tourism
9 Transport
10 Architecture
11 Education
12 Media
13 Places of interest
14 Famous Bathonians... |
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SOUTH WEST :
Brighton (in
the county of SUSSEX) : 
- Brighton
(Wikipedia)
1 History
2 Landmarks
3 Culture : 3.1 Beaches - 3.2 Night-life & popular music
- 3.3 Public events - 3.4 Brighton Festival - 3.5 Museums and galleries
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3.6 Theatre and cinema - ... - 3.8 Ethnicity
4 Commerce
5 Education
6 Politics
7 Sport
8 Transport
9 Miscellanea
10 See also
11 External links : 11.1 General - 11.2 Photographs - 12 References
and notes
- Visit
Brighton and Hove : PHOTOS (ukstudentlife.com)
Brighton pier - Royal Pavilion - Beach - Lanes - Gay Brighton
- Marina - West pier - Devil's Dyke - Nightlife
- The
Lanes - Photos (tripadvisor.fr) - LIEN MODIFIE
- A
quiz - 10 questions about Brighton (BBC)
- Destination
Portsmouth - a Scavenger hunt
- en passant par Brighton,
Beaulieu, Winchester, Arundel Castle, Beachy Head
- avec un cahier d'activités
(Thierry Arthaud - Académie de Nancy-Metz)
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KENT : 
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- Canterbury (in the county of KENT) :
- Visit
Canterbury (ukstudentlife.com)
Roman Museum - St Martin's Church - St Augustine's Abbey -
Canterbury Cathedral - Canterbury Tales - Christopher Marlowe
Canterbury Castle - Old Weaver's House
Museum of Canterbury - West Gate
- Canterbury (Wikipedia)
1 History
2 Demographics
3 Government
4 Transport
5 Educational establishments
6 Local radio
7 Trivia
- The Canterbury Tour - with a clickable map (hillside.co.uk)
- Canterbury
Cathedral (canterbury-cathedral.org)
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CAMBRIDGE, in the county
of Cambridgeshire 
(Click
on the map.)
- Shape
WALKS
 
Interactive destination guide to the magnificent city of Cambridge,
UK
"Explore our interactive maps
Look at buildings in microscopic detail..."
+ Podcast / MP3 Audio Walks
(strideguides.com)
- Cambridge
(Wikipedia)
1 History 1.1 Prehistory 1.2 Roman times 1.3 Saxon and Viking
age 1.4 Norman times 1.5 Beginnings of the university 1.6 Cambridge
today
2 Government 2.1 Local government 2.2 Westminster
3 Transport 3.1 Roads 3.2 Rail 3.3 Air 3.4 Cycling 3.5 Park and
ride 3.6 Guided bus
4 Sport 4.1 Football 4.2 Rugby 4.3 Other sports 4.4 Varsity sports
5 Health
6 Population
7 Religion 7.1 University
8 Cambridge in fiction
9 Music 9.1 Popular music
10 Festivals and events
11 Other information
12 See also
13 Panoramic photo gallery
14 References
15 External links
- University
of Cambridge (Wikipedia)
1 Organisation 1.1 Central administration 1.2 Colleges 1.3 Research
and teaching 1.4 Finances
2 Reputation 2.1 League Table Rankings
3 History 3.1 Early history 3.2 Foundation of the Colleges 3.3
Mathematics 3.4 Contributions to the advancement of science 3.5 Women's
education
4 Admissions
5 Sport and other extracurricular activities
6 Myths, legends and traditions
7 Miscellaneous
8 Selected notable members
9 Cambridge University in literature and popular culture 9.1 Fiction
9.2 Non-fiction
10 University activities 10.1 History and traditions 10.2 Organisations
and institutions associated with the university 10.3 See also
11 References
12 External links 12.1 Images and maps links
- The Boat Race
(Wikipedia)
It "is a rowing race between the Oxford University Boat
Club and the Cambridge University Boat Club.
It is rowed annually each Spring on the Thames in London..."
1 Course 1.1 Previous Courses
2 History
3 The Competitors 3.1 Academic Status 3.2 Standard of the Crews
3.3 Sponsorship
4 Oxford Mutinies 4.1 1959 4.2 1987
5 Recent years
6 Other Oxford/Cambridge Boat Races
7 Build-up
8 Trivia
9 Results 9.1 Overall Race Wins 9.2 Reserve Race 9.3 Unofficial
wartime races 9.4 Full Results by Year
10 Statistics 11 See also 12 Notes and references 13 External links
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The Cotswolds (predominantly
located in Gloucestershire) 
(Click
on the map.)
- The
Cotswold Hyperguide
Towns | Villages | Places to Stay | Travel | History | Things to See
| Leisure | Business | Maps
(digital-brilliance.com)
- Cotswolds
(Wikipedia)
1 Description
2 Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
3 Noteworthy historical structures
4 Transport
5 Note on counties...
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Lake District
- Lake
District (Wikipedia)
1 Geography
2 Geology
3 Climate
4 Wildlife
5 Industry and agriculture
6 Development of tourism
7 Literature
8 Nomenclature... |
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- The
Lake Poets (icons.org.uk)
William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and Robert Southey
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Portsmouth (in
the county of HAMPSHIRE) : 
(Click on the map.)
- Destination
Portsmouth - a Scavenger hunt - en passant par Brighton,
Beaulieu, Winchester, Arundel Castle, Beachy Head
- avec un cahier d'activités
(Thierry Arthaud - Académie de Nancy-Metz)
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Stonehenge (in
the county of WILTSHIRE) : 
(Click on the map.)
- Stonehenge
'a long-term cemetery' - with a video
"Stonehenge served as a burial ground for much longer than
had previously been believed, new research suggests...
Archaeologists have said the cremation burials found at the site might
represent a single elite family and its descendents - perhaps a ruling
dynasty. "
(BBC)
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'Breakthrough'
at Stonehenge dig - with VIDEOS
"They believe that the bluestones, which were transported
250km from the Preseli Hills in Wales to the Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire,
were brought to
site because the ancient people believed they had healing properties.
Professor Geoffrey Wainwright said the site could have been a "Neolithic
Lourdes"."
(BBC)
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Unlocking
Stonehenge's secrets - with VIDEOS
(BBC)
- Stonehenge
- a webquest (Ac. Paris) :
"Séquence proposant une entrée très progressive dans la lecture
d'un texte authentique, pour une classe encore peu habituée à lire.
Le professeur mène les élèves de l'élucidation de l'explicite à l'interpération
de l'implicite.
Le projet comprend la description de la séquence, les documents iconographiques
utilisés, et les exercices proposés en parallèle."
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River Thames, in
southern England 
(Click
on the map.)
WINDSOR (in the
county of BERKSHIRE) 
(Click
on the map.)
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- Windsor
Castle (Wikipedia)
1 Environs : 1.1 Layout 1.2 Park and gardens
2 History
3 Big Royal Dig
4 Security...
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York (in the county
of YORKSHIRE) : 
(Click
on the map.)
- Shambles, York, named Britain's 'most picturesque'
"A cobbled lane in York which dates from the Middle Ages has been voted Britain's most picturesque street...
The Royal Crescent in Bath and Grey Street in Newcastle came second and third respectively in the vote.
Hampshire's Stockbridge High Street was voted "best foodie street" and Milsom Street, in Bath, "best fashion street"."
(BBC)
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York
(visityork.org)
- Visit
York (ukstudentlife.com)
York Minster
The streets of York
Vikings
City walls, gates and fortifications
National Railway Museum
River Ouse
Chocolate
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Cartoons :
Pictures to colour :
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