DISCOVER THE UK AND EUROPE

Discover the UK & Europe

When living and working in the UK, you won’t be spending all your hours working. There’s also your downtime to consider. What better way to make the most of your time than exploring the cities, towns and countryside of the UK? With Europe just a stone’s throw away (almost), there’s a whole host of fun, interesting and exciting things to do and amazing things to see right on the doorstep. 

World-class museums 

The UK is a pretty cultured place, let’s be honest. It has history up the wazoo!  To that end, there are a whole bunch of incredible museums and galleries right up and down the UK – many of them completely free of charge. In London alone, you’ll find the V&A, Natural History Museum, the Science Museum, Tate Modern and British Museum. Perfect places to spend a rainy day soaking up art and history all at once. 

Town and country 

Aside from where you’re based in the UK, the countryside and small towns of the British Isles are completely charming and breathtaking, and often in very easy reach of cities. From the dramatic Cornish coastline and Northern Ireland’s Giants Causeway, to the villages of the Cotswolds, the cobbled lanes of Oxford, and the far-flung beauty of the Outer Hebrides, you’re never too far from some truly idyllic scenery. 

History galore 

The UK is an ancient nation. You’ll find monuments, ruins, and castles all over the land.  Edinburgh’s famous castle, Arthur’s Seat, is impressive, while (maybe) King Arthur’s castle can be visited in Tintagel, Cornwall. For Neolithic wonder, don’t forget a visit to Stonehenge,  or the lesser-known 6,000-year-old site of Skara Brae in the Orkney Isles, Scotland.  

Hop on the Eurostar 

This high-speed international rail service plunges under the sea from London to Paris, making day trips and weekends away in the French capital a breeze, but that’s not all.  Eurostar services also reach as far north as Belgium and the Netherlands, terminating in  Amsterdam. The Eurostar also runs all the way down to Marseille, with a branch line to Lyon, too, and stops along the way. French Riviera, here we come. 

Jet off somewhere sunny 

A slice of sun, sea and sand is just a short flight away. Low-cost airlines fly regularly from London and other UK airports to summer hotspots around the Mediterranean. You could leave work, jump on a plane, and be in sunny Spain, a luxe Greek island, or on a Game of Thrones tour in Dubrovnik in a matter of hours. Europe is your oyster. 

Music festivals 

Speaking of summer, once June rolls around, the UK makes the most of warmer weather as  Brits come out to play in a long line of summer festivals and musical events. There’s London’s celebration of Caribbean culture with the Notting Hill Carnival (late August), for one thing. The music festivals are almost endless: Glastonbury takes place in June, but there’s also Green Man, Latitude, and more festivals to name just a few.

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