The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (usually shortened to the United Kingdom, the UK and Britain) is a country Countries within a country, Number 10. Accessed May 29 2006 Member States: United Kingdom, UK Presidency of the EU 2005. Accessed May 29 2006. "United Kingdom", Encyclopædia Britannica Accessed May 29 2006 and sovereign stateUK or GB?, Directgov (UK government website); accessed May 29 2006 occupying Great Britain and the northeast of Ireland off the northwest coast of mainland Europe. Its territory and population are primarily situated on the island of Great Britain, but it also shares a land border with the Republic of Ireland on the island of Ireland. The United Kingdom is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean and its ancillary bodies of water- the North Sea, the English Channel, the Celtic Sea, and the Irish Sea.
The United Kingdom is a political union made up of four constituent countries: England, Scotland, and Wales on the island of Great Britain, and Northern Ireland. The United Kingdom also has several overseas territories, including Gibraltar and the Falkland Islands. The Crown has a relationship with the dependencies of the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands; they are part of the British Islands but not part of the United Kingdom. A constitutional monarchy, the United Kingdom has close relationships with fifteen other Commonwealth Realms that share the same monarch — Queen Elizabeth II — as head of state.
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Coast to Coast Guide - Stretching from Whitehaven on the West Coast to Sunderland on the North East Coast of England.
Colin and Fiona Langdon's web site - Includes details of cycle tours past and future. Specialise in the Land's End to John O'Groats tour.
Cycle Routes - Descriptions of cycle routes in South East Scotland and North East England.
Meta Description: [ Cycle Routes in SE Scotland & NE England ]
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Cycle Tour of Scotland - A 5 week, 1500 mile tour of Scotland.
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Cycling from Derby - A selection of cycling routes that either start from or travel around Derby, England. Links, images, and an open forum.
Cycling from Derby (Spondon) to York - First in a series of cycling adventures by Richard Howe. The site contains information about the route, images, and links.
Cycling in Scotland: Munros, Ferries and Suicidal Sheep - Travelogue of a two and a half week cycling trip in the Scottish Highlands and Western Isles.
Meta Description: [ Travelogues from Greenland, Iceland, Ireland, Scotland and Italy, this is the cycling in Scotland travelogue ]
Cycling Sideways - Cycletouring and tourist information for cyclists visiting Wales and UK. Travel information and train timetable links.
Meta Description: [ The Bicycle Touring Resource for cyclists visiting Wales and the Welsh Borders of England, UK. Information about cycle-touring in Wales. ]
Guide to cycling in Stirling, Scotland - A guide to day and weekend rides, in addition to longer tours. General information, day rides, tours, and links.
Hikerbiker - Information for the touring cyclist in the UK, including accommodations, listing of routes, and bike shop directories.
Meta Description: [ On line information for the touring cyclist ]
Land's End to John O'Groats - Description of a cycling trip from Land's End to John O'Groats over 16 days in Septenber 2000.
Meta Description: [ To cycle from Land's End to John O'Groats in September 2000 because it's there, to mark the Millennium, to achieve an ambition, to see if we can do it, as an incentive to get fit, to enjoy the scenery, to get to know a bit more about our country and to raise money for charity. ]
Land's End to John o'Groats - An East of Pennines Route - Describes route and planning by two novice cyclotourists. Gives hints and tips from what we found out by starting from scratch.
Meta Description: [ A cycle tour from Land's End to John o'Groats, UK. Describes route and planning by 2 people new to cycle touring. Gives hints and tips from what we found out by starting from scratch. ]
Land's End to John O'Groats on an Overloaded Recumbent - A tale of hellish hills, howling headwinds and heather-clad highlands on a recumbent.
Meta Description: [ Land's End to John O'Groats on an overloaded recumbent cycle ]
Land's End to John O'Groats, CTC Hostels Route - A nineteen day bicycle ride from Land's End to John O'Groats in Spring 2000. Useful tips and suggestions for those following in our tracks.
Lands End to John o'Groats - A tour during 1998 in aid of Whizz-Kidz.
Outer Hebrides Cycling Tour - Illustrated account of a cycle tour through the Outer Hebrides.
Meta Description: [ Illustrated account of a cycle tour through the Outer Hebrides ]
P.J.'s Cycling Scotland Pages - Bicycle tour in Scotland from May 25, 1996 to June 16
Meta Description: [ Ein Seite mit Fotografien der unterschiedlichsten Bereiche, einem Reisebericht aus Schottland ]
Rural Rides - Descriptions of three journeys from Lands End to John O'Groats plus other cycle rides in the south and east of England, with routes, hints and tips.
Meta Description: [ Cycle rides: including three
journeys from Lands End to John O'Groats, day and weekend trips in S and E England, and National Cycle Network routes: routes, hints,and tips. ]
The Lakeland Loop Trip Report - This is the story of my off-road cycling trip by MTB around England's Lake District.
Meta Description: [ This is the story of my off-road cycling trip by MTB around England's Lake District ]
Will Watsons Journal - A report of an End to End cycle tour.
Yet another Lands End to John O'Groats trip report - A short account and pictures from an 11 day end to end ride in late summer 1999.
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Cycling from Derby - A selection of cycling routes that either start from or travel around Derby, England. Links, images, and an open forum.
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