"Inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site just two years ago, the Flow Country sprawls across Caithness and Sutherland in a manner that resists easy comprehension. This is Europe's largest blanket bog: a fervent ecosystem of sphagnum moss, black lochans and peat so deep it locks away more carbon than all the UK's forests combined. There are no peaks to conquer and no obvious focal points; what the Flow delivers is vastness, silence, oyster-shaped clouds and, if you're lucky, the occasional saffron coloured sun at dusk."
"Smaller than California, we may be, and with a population dwarfed by Turkey and Vietnam, but the United Kingdom (if we do say so ourselves) continues to punch way above its diminutive size and comparatively modest population when it comes to how much we pack in for visiting and native travellers alike. It's well worth seeking out at least a few of our 2026 list of the finest seven wonders this island offers; all of which lie beyond the more obvious (yet still delightful) attractions of Oxford, Bath and the Cotswolds. Because these are the beguiling, charming corners that Britain chooses not to shout about, but rather to whisper about in the ears of those open to the idea of venturing just a little off the more well-trodden paths."
The United Kingdom packs diverse natural landscapes and historic engineering into a compact area, offering surprising discoveries beyond familiar tourist spots like Oxford and Bath. The Flow Country in Caithness and Sutherland is Europe's largest blanket bog and a recent UNESCO World Heritage Site, featuring sphagnum moss, black lochans and peat that stores more carbon than all UK forests combined, with boardwalk access from remote Garvault House. Menai Bridge connects Anglesey and mainland Wales as a 19th-century cast-iron suspension bridge by Thomas Telford, opened exactly 200 years ago and once the longest suspension span of its kind.
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