Discover 6 of Britain's most interesting buildings with Six Things 🏠 From the highest pub to the smallest house, explore Britain's unique architectural heritage 👉 https://t.co/iNxP5SM3En
#TodaysBuildings#uniqueplaces#britain
#TodaysLandscape 👉 Brimham Rocks - Bizarre rock formations in Yorkshire
The natural spectacle of Brimham Rocks, with its giant rock formations, was created by an immense river 100 million years before the first dinosaurs walked the earth ➡️ https://t.co/Ms33dXGjd6
#TodaysBook 👉 Frankenstein - the first Science Fiction novel? 📚
The 1818 novel is considered a gothic horror novel, but some have argued that Frankenstein should be considered the first Science Fiction novel, as it relies on science, rather than magic➡️ https://t.co/55JgghNUhO
#TodaysEvent 👉 Bristol International Balloon Fiesta🎈
Teams from around the world bring their hot air balloons and participate in mass ascents where as many as 100 balloons may launch at a time. With crowds of over 100,000 on each day of the festival. ➡️ https://t.co/rzK5tt7Yev
#Todays 👉 Loch Morar - deep and mysterious Highland waters🌊
The deepest freshwater lake in Britain is #LochMorar in the Western Highlands of #Scotland, at 1017 feet deep. It's also the home of a mysterious monster... Find out more on Today's 6 Things ➡️ https://t.co/WtuAA5mQx8
#TodaysMythandLegend 👉 Friday 13th❗️
#FridayThe13th happens at least once every year but can occur up to 3 times in the same year. It occurs in any month that begins on a Sunday. But why is it considered a day of ill omen? Find out more here ➡️ https://t.co/Hwfn16X3jA
#TodaysInsect 👉 Woolly bear - child of the tiger! 🐛
From August to June this extremely hairy #caterpillar can sometimes be seen 🐛 Commonly known as the "woolly bear", it is the larval form of an orange and brown moth - the #GardenTiger ➡️ https://t.co/cFoSu0CkEo
#TodaysBeautySpot 👉 Tobermory
#Tobermory, on the Isle of Mull, #Scotland is a picture-postcard of a place with brightly painted buildings along the edge of the harbour, beneath high woodland-fringed hills surrounding the bay ➡️ https://t.co/x123zWKB27
#TodaysHistory 👉 The 7 Founding Fathers of the RHS 🌳
The aim of the RHS is to enrich everyone’s life through plants & to make the UK a greener & more beautiful place 🌸 It was founded by 7 remarkable men in 1804 as the Horticultural Society of London ➡️ https://t.co/maKEw7T2rL
#TodaysSportingStory 👉 Fred Perry - Britain's best-ever tennis player 🎾
The former World No. 1, Perry won 10 Majors including 8 Grand Slam tournaments and 2 Pro Slams single titles. Perry won 3 consecutive Wimbledon Championships from 1934-1936 🎾
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#TodaysBuilding 👉 Point of Ayr Lighthouse🏖
Also known as the #TalacreLighthouse, it was built in 1776 to protect shipping along the Welsh coast. Long since decommissioned, it is said to be #haunted by a ghost called Raymond, the last lighthouse keeper➡️ https://t.co/VodnpyOVCD
#TodaysBeautySpot 👉 Malvern Hills - romantic retreat and spring water source🏞
The #Malvern Hills in #Worcestershire and #Herefordshire are a range of pleasing low hills known for their soft beauty and as a source of spring water ➡️ https://t.co/7eRCWZTDq9
#TodaysStatelyHomeandGarden 👉 RHS Rosemoor - 65 acres of glorious greenery 🌹
RHS Garden #Rosemoor is a public display garden in north Devon, close to Great Torrington - it features a rose garden with about 2,000 rose plants🌹➡️ https://t.co/9ldf0gbXYo
#TodaysHistory 👉 The London Beer Flood of 1814 🍺🌊
On 17 October 1814, a bizarre industrial accident resulted in the release of a beer tsunami onto the streets around Tottenham Court Road, taking the lives of 8 people. Discover the full story here ➡️ https://t.co/AhT7h6rWsV
#TodaysLivingHistory 👉 Windmills in Britain 🍃
The first recorded #windmill in Britain is dated 1185 and was situated in #Yorkshire, in the former village of Weedley, which stood at the southern tip of the Yorkshire Wolds.➡️ https://t.co/VbOPvFvBXn
#TodaysAnimal 👉 Dolphins in British waters 🐬
Around 30 different species of #whales and #dolphins have been seen around the UK #coastline 🐬 The species most commonly sighted are bottlenose dolphins and harbour porpoises ➡️ https://t.co/62ofbb0Dho
#NationalMarineWeek
#TodaysPlant 👉 The subtle beauty of Cow Parsley 🍃
The delicate white flowers and fernlike leaves of the cow parsley are a familiar sight in early summer. The plant is important for a variety of insects, including bees and hoverflies 🐝➡️ https://t.co/UH4gVN22qh
In today’s Six Things video we take you through 6 Animals who live by and depend on British coasts, lakes and rivers. Check it out here 👉 https://t.co/gQgAkJ6Enf
#TodaysNostalgia 👉 Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway - Kent's miniature train set 🚂
Since 1927 the Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway, in the #RomneyMarsh in Kent, has offered a unique miniature railway service along 13-and-a-half miles of the coast ➡️ https://t.co/uie1ZJIbtg
#TodaysIndustryandInvention 👉 The World Wide Web - a Briton's free gift to the world 💻
The #WorldWideWeb is generally acknowledged to have been invented by British computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee. He also created the first website ➡️ https://t.co/sk3kkQ5C9E
#TodaysHeritage 👉 Lynton & Lynmouth Railway 🚂
Funicular railways have provided important links on steep inclines around Britain for the past couple of centuries. Famous amongst these is the #Lynton and #Lynmouth Railway on the coast of #Exmoor ➡️ https://t.co/CNNpNX82bI