Plymouth, the port from which the Mayflower sailed, as did Drake's and Cook's and Darwin's voyages of discovery, and the
colonizers of New Zealand. After he returned from sailing around the globe, Drake sailed again from Plymouth
harbor in command of the fleet that took on and beat the Spanish Armada. And Plymouth's history also includes, among
other important events, being the place where the first ever transatlantic flight, by the NC4 seaplane, touched down.
Portsmouth, where
you can visit Admiral Horatio Nelson's flagship, H.M.S. Victory, the first iron, steam-driven battleship, H.M.S. Warrior, see
the remains of the Mary Rose, a tudor war ship, and visit the harbor where the D-Day invasion was planned and from which a large part
of the invading flotilla departed.
Rochester, home to a historic cathedral and castle and buildings used as models by novelist
Charles Dickens in several novels.
Shrewsbury, birthplace of Charles Darwin, and the location of his childhood home and also
the world's first iron-framed building, a structure that makes the construction of modern skyscrapers possible.
Thirsk, home
town of Alf Wight, a.k.a. James Herriot, veterinarian and author of "All Creatures Great and Small"
York, once a Roman settlement,
and then a Viking settlement, where you can visit a reconstructed Viking settlement based on archeological evidence.
Places where you are very close to history, P3
