Слайд 2Parks in England
England is an indispensable part of the United Kingdom
with its beautiful nature and friendly people. England is covered with parks: some of them are situated in cities providing wonderful territory for walks and rest.
Слайд 3Parks in England
There are also many national parks with the objective
to conserve wildlife, natural beauty and culture of the region and theme parks to let your hair down on the most terrifying rollercoasters. All of them are popular tourist destinations and local people also adore them.
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London is full of wonderful parks and Hyde Park is
one of them. It is situated in the center of London. Hyde Park covers over 1,4 square kilometers or 350 acres.
Слайд 5Hyde Park
It has a finest landscape and is often used for
political meetings or festive celebrations. A long time ago the park belonged to Westminster Abbey and it got its name from an ancient unit of area.
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Now it has become one of the beloved places of
Londoners who just wants to have a rest or walk.
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The main attraction of the park is Serpentine Lake which
opens for swimmers, and the gallery of the same name.
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Other interesting sights in Hyde Park are Apsley
Houses with the Wellington Museum and Wellington Arch. These objects remind about the parade in 1815 in honor of Wellington’s victory over Napoleon.
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Another sight is the statue of Achilles, which became the
first almost naked statue in London and caused uproar of citizens.
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Hyde Park is also famous for its Speaker’s Corner. It’s
the place where different orators and preachers demonstrate their eloquence. That’s why Speaker’s Corner is considered to be the place where anyone can freely proclaim and state their ideas.
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Nowadays Hyde Park is also often used for different
rock concerts and many famous bands, among them Queen, Rolling Stones and others.
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Queen Victoria chose Hyde Park for holding the first
World Exhibition in 1851.
Слайд 13National Park
National Parks of the UK are usually managed by government
with some substantial human settlements. There are about 10 of them in England attracting visitors with their recreational and conservational functions. One of the most famous national parks in England is the Lake District.
Слайд 14National Park
It is a mountainous region with lakes and forests with
a total area of over 885 square miles, annually more than 15 million people come there.
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Lake District National Park was founded in 1951. Picturesque
interlocking lakes, valleys, forests and meadows, making it one of the best places in Britain for outdoor activities: whether it's a leisurely bike ride or a day-long walking tour of the hills.
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Its impressive scenery can be hardly compared with any other
one, while its wildlife is rather various. It is also a place of theatrical performances and gorgeous gastronomy.
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Weather in
the area completely unpredictable. Locals say that you can see all four seasons in one day.
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The
Lake District was a source of inspiration for many artists and writers. For example, such as William Wordsworth, John Ruskin, Beatrix Potter.
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The work of John Ruskin
Слайд 20The Richmond Park
Richmond Park is the largest royal park, surrounded by
a high fence with a gate. Its length is about four kilometers. It was founded by Charles I in the XVII century and opened to the public in 1872.
Слайд 21 The Richmond Park
Habitat is over 600 deer and fallow deer.
Слайд 22The Richmond Park
The Richmond Park covered with
forest and lawns has about 30 ponds.
Слайд 23The Richmond Park
There are more than 130 thousand trees
in the park. The age of some oaks is more than 750 years.
Слайд 24The Richmond Park
These trees decorate the park and preserve
nature. There's a great variety of trees, shrubs and magical colors, providing a soothing vacation.
Слайд 25The Richmond Park
From the hills of the park you can
see the center of London.
Слайд 26The Richmond Park
Tourists and locals go there to rest
in the fresh air, walk with the kids and show them all the wild animals.
Слайд 27Regent's Park.
Regent's Park is a beautiful park in Central London. It
includes many venues for outdoor activities and sports. The area of the Park is 188 hectares.
Слайд 28Regent's Park.
Regent's Park is one
of the Royal Parks of London. It lies within north-west London, partly in the City of Westminster and partly in the London Borough of Camden. It contains Regent's University London and the London Zoo.
Слайд 29Some facts from history of Regent's Park
Many years ago it
was created as Henry VIII’s hunting park.
In 1810 it became an amusement place for royal family .
The architect John Nash created a masterplan for the area.
Nash originally envisaged a palace for the Prince and a number of grand detached villas for his friends, but when this was put into action from 1818 onwards, the palace and most of the villas were dropped.
In 1838 it was opened for those who wanted to see and visit this place.
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In 1836 on the
territory of the park there was Bishop's Observatory.
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There is the London Central
mosque in Regent's Park.
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Regent’s Park is a
wonderful and popular place among the citizens of London and visitors from all over the world.
In the park you can rent pitches for playing football and rugby and tennis courts. In summer people usually rent a boat.
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Regent's Park is one of the most famous parks
in London and draws particular attention to its accuracy and beauty.
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There are a
lot of birds in the lakes of Regent’s Park
In the middle of the park you can see a rosary.
Слайд 36Interesting facts from literature
The Regent's Park
is the setting for several scenes in Virginia Woolf's novel, Mrs. Dalloway (1925)
In J.K. Rowling's first novel Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (1997) and the eponymous film, Harry goes to the London Zoo for his cousin's birthday.
Слайд 37The North York Moors
One more national park is the North York
Moors with its largest expanses of the UK heather moorland.
Слайд 38The North York Moors
Its landscape is rather various with impressive cliffs
in the north, steep slopes in the west and green lowlands in the south.
Слайд 39The North York Moors
Only there you can appear in the purple
or brown heaven, as moorlands seem to have such colors, while coastal belt has a magnificent view of the sea.
Слайд 40The Peak District
The Peak District is a diverse upland area
being the first one to become a national park of England.
Слайд 41The Peak District
Its landscape has rounded hills and grit stone
edges, numerous rivers and beautiful valleys.
Слайд 42The Peak District
It is also famous for its first long-distance
footpath of the UK and valuable leisure resource including hill walking, hiking, horse-riding, cycling, rock climbing or discovering of potholes.
Слайд 43The Peak District
There are several health resorts and incredible ancient
buildings dating back to the 13th century.
Enjoy your holiday!
Thank you.